Today in 1960 - Milwaukee Braves vs San Francisco Giants

August 26, 1960 – The Milwaukee Braves took on the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.

The Giants got on the board first with an RBI single by Willie Kirkland in the 4th.  The Braves answered in the 5^th with a 2 RBI triple by Eddie Mathews.  Milwaukee led 2-1.

In the bottom of the 6^th inning, Orlando Cepeda hit a solo shot to tie the game 2-2.  In a twist rarely seen today, starting pitcher Warren Spahn put the Braves on top for good with a solo homerun off of Giants starting pitcher Georges Maranda.  Milwaukee won 3-2.

Spahn went to 16-7 with the win.  He struck out 11 and batted 1-3 and an RBI, his game winning homerun.  Maranda dropped to 1-2.  He struck out 3 and batted 0-2.

The Braves went to 68-51 with the win.  They were 2^nd in the National League 5.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Giants fell to 59-60 and were 5^th in the National League, 14.5 games behind the Pirates.

Notables

• There were 5 Hall of Famers playing in this game: Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, and Warren Spahn for the Braves; Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda for the Giants.
  
• This was Chuck Dressen’s first year managing the Braves.  He would manage the team for only two seasons.  He managed the Brooklyn Dodgers to National League Pennants in 1953 and 1954, losing both World Series to the New York Yankees.
  
• Tom Sheehan replaced Bill Rigney as manager of the Giants during the 1960 season.  This was his only season as head coach.
  
• Dressen and Sheehan were teammates with the Cincinnati Reds for part of the 1925 before Sheehan was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Niehaus.  Niehaus only played that season and died in 1932 at the age of 32.  Sheehan won the 1925 World Series with the Pirates.
  
• Del Crandall went on to manage the Milwaukee Brewers from 1972-75 and the Seattle Mariners from 1983-84.
  
• Crandall’s teammate, Chuck Cottier, replaced him as manager of the Seattle Mariners in 1984.  He would manage the team from 1984-86.
  
• Felipe Alou was featured in the Notables section from Today in 1966 - Montreal Expos vs San Francisco Giants

Game stats and other data can be found on Baseball-Reference.com at Milwaukee Braves vs San Francisco Giants - August 26. 1960