Braves Baseball Blog

September 10, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 4, Pirates 3  (84-53)

Hank Aaron belted his 40th homerun of the season as the Braves tried to get back on track with a win over the Pirates.  It was the first time the young centerfielder had hit 40 in a season.  Eddie Mathews had the big day at the plate though.  He went three for three with a walk, his 31st homerun, a double, two RBIs and two runs.

Lew Burdette improved to 15-8 with the win.  He gave up three runs on twelve hits with three strikeouts in the complete game win.