Gordons Homer Gives Braves 6 to 5 Victory Over Giants, Daily Racing Form, 1953-06-11

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Gordons Homer Gives Braves 6 to 5 Victory OverGiants OverGiantsNEW NEW YORK N Y June 10 UP Sid Gordon blasted a threerun eighthinning home run off relief ace Hoyt Wilhelms second pitch today to give the first place Milwaukee Braves a 65 victory over the New York Giants and their fifth consecu ¬ tive triumph triumphSeven Seven pitchers saw action and there were five home runs two by Hank Thompson and one each by Alvin Dark Mathews and Gordon Mathews homer came in the first inning and gave the Milwaukee third base ¬ man a league leading total of 18 for the season seasonReliever Reliever Lew Burdette received credit for his fourth victory although he needed help from Johnny Antonelli in the eighth in ¬ ning


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