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Lew Burdette's Decorated Home
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Crowd in front of the home of Lew Burdette after the Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Yankees to win the 1957 World Series. Pitcher Burdette won three games for the Braves in the '57 Series, the most dominant Series pitching performance since Christy Mathewson in 1905.
October 1957
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Lew Burdette on the Field
April 12, 1958
Milwaukee Braves player Lew Burdette in play during a ball game.
Fred Haney in Uniform
April 12, 1959
Portrait of Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney in uniform. Under his management In 1957, with a lineup that included future Baseball Hall of Fame members Henry Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spah...
Portrait of Lew Burdette
May 11, 1961
Portrait of Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette.
Portrait of Fred Haney
October 19, 1957
Head shot of Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney. Under his management In 1957, with a lineup that included future Baseball Hall of Fame members Henry Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn and Red ...
Lew Burdette
August 18, 1960
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette displays a baseball in the dressing room after pitching a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies, August 18, 1960.
Lew Burdette, Spring Training
May 16, 1958
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette and unidentified woman, probably taken during spring training 1958. Burdette is wearing silly eyeglasses.
