national_league tie breaker series national_league tie breaker series best playoff series conclusion major_league_baseball mlb regular season decide winner national_league pennant games played september los_angeles_dodgers game played milwaukee county stadium second took place playoff series necessary teams finished season identical win loss records dodgers won coin flip late season gave home field advantage series series reach game following rain delayed start dodgers won game close score home run providing margin victory dodgers won series pennant close victory game came run deficit tie game ninth ultimately defeated braves extra innings victory advanced dodgers world series defeated chicago_white_sox games baseball statistics tie breaker series counted regular season games teams events series added regular season statistics background dodgers poor season posting win loss record finishing seventh place teams holding league lead contrast braves won year record advanced world series new_york_yankees defeated seven games despite success braves changes leading season selected rule draft yankees december returned yankees braves traded philadelphia_phillies brien prior season finally braves traded cleveland indians selected season dodgers traded offseason acquired year race tight season braves dodgers san_francisco_giants giants braves fell games league leader dodgers faced deficit dodgers best record games played posting combined record tie breaker dodgers spent days share lead braves giants led league days giants led national_league games september dodgers braves tied giants swept dodgers games including los_angeles_times described breeze los_angeles giants starting pitcher threw hitter september cut short rain eighth inning 21st win season giants considered pitching game jones recent heavy pitching workload game shortened innings longer considered official hitter rain forced second game giants scheduled day moved leaving games play final day season giants needed win games braves dodgers lose tie lead giants lost jones hitter giants win season september team went span going game lead game deficit season end braves dodgers went period maintain tie included hit complete game win braves final game season 21st win season career breaking record wins left handed pitcher dodgers braves finished regularly scheduled game season tied records forcing tie breaker decide pennant winner team managers flipped coin decide home field advantage dodgers manager won dodgers opted play second necessary games home choosing play game milwaukee tie breaker scheduled 28th 29th 30th necessary required moving start world series 30th october giants falling pennant race avoided potentially situation involving home field park construction season giants begin play giants vice president said earlier season giants won pennant play world series home games potential problems suggested including lack seating lack toilet facilities insufficient access roads stadium dodgers braves overall season braves actually single run games braves betting favorite las_vegas september win pennant dodgers odds world series odds evenly split odds available time chicago_white_sox american_league champion eventual pennant winner series summary game box score monday september milwaukee county stadium milwaukee chicago white manager watched game pitching coach scout potential opponents world series start game delayed minutes rain leaving fans stadium game underway dodgers opened game quickly singled advanced second base ground scored single dodgers early lead dodgers starter held braves scoreless inning driven game second line open inning walked singled singled bring home logan tie game entered relief pitched innings braves pitcher reached base error load bases scored ground braves lead finished second dodgers tied game inning singled grounded force second base moon advanced second single scored single score hit single consecutive fourth inning load bases flew end inning scoring held braves scoreless opening inning walk inducing double play foul quickly close traded scoreless innings fourth fifth braves threatened innings allowing base runners time escaping runs led sixth inning home run dodgers lead hit home run day chicago_cubs game dodgers won force tie breaker batters quickly end inning damage pitched perfect sixth relieved frame dodgers add lead facing mcmahon held run total nearly perfect remainder game allowing single braves final innings los_angeles_times labeled heroes game horrible moment according times long fly ball deepest center field managed haul ninth game box score tuesday september los_angeles proposed playing game night allow longer rest period following travel milwaukee los_angeles braves took issue prior start series president insisted game played day afternoon crowd short seating capacity braves opened scoring inning drew walk hank aaron followed double aaron double drew argument outfielder recovered aaron ball quickly threw second dodgers second baseman believed easily tagged aaron umpire said missed tag entirely singled score runners braves early lead dodgers responded half inning hit deep fly ball right center field reaching base easily triple outfielder missed catching ball difficult play singled score caught stealing second struck end inning led second braves single outs logan scored odd error charged center field braves starting pitcher hit single middle logan attempted advance base play threw ball center baseman vision throw escaped allowing logan score advance grounded end inning braves lead game went scoreless inning led fourth home run score dodgers threatened inning getting runners second base score additional runs dodgers starter recorded fifth gave solo home run walked aaron relieved escaped scoring putting pinch hit sixth inning uneventful braves threatened seventh singled start offense aaron followed single trying advance base brilliant throw moon aaron moved second throw threw wild pitch batted allowing aaron finally walked replaced pinch hit hit end threat inning replaced slaughter defensively seventh singled leading hit ground ball double play end threat crashed logan braves shortstop trying break double play logan carried field second baseman moved play shortstop red entered play second struck end seventh braves scored fifth run eighth hit triple scored sacrifice fly pinch hit pitcher half inning dodgers order pitched ninth dodgers loaded bases successive walks aaron allow runs moon led frame successive singles pinch ran hit single load bases relieved allowed fourth consecutive single scored moon advanced leaving score relieved mcmahon pinch hit pinch ran tied game hitting sacrifice fly scored allowed single pulled favor grounded pinch hitter flew leaving game tied runs apiece forcing extra innings following heavy ninth dodgers defensive moves tenth entered pitcher came catcher moon moved right left field fairly took center right field respectively tenth went quickly single teams threatened eleventh walked half aaron grounded force second advanced second passed ball braves intentionally walked drew pinch hit walk load bases ground end half inning hit pitch walked open half outs walked loading bases relieved got ground ending inning braves went quickly twelfth retired order rush recorded outs twelfth walked advanced second single finally scored single followed throwing error shortstop dodgers walk victory national_league pennant chicago_tribune noted impact seventh inning injury replacement costly final error close tears game saying error ball took crazy bounce got braves manager insisted didn bad play lucky stop ball run scored delivered perfect throw aftermath dodgers win earned franchise 10th playoff berth team moved los_angeles previous year playoffs faced chicago_white_sox world series won games dodgers faced tie breaker lost giants lose new_york_yankees world series seven games dodgers appeared tie breakers tie breaker appearances franchise league dodgers recent playoff appearance came lost league championship series philadelphia_phillies braves high water mark milwaukee world series win appeared series losing yankees failing win pennant braves play championship moved atlanta returned post season play fourth season atlanta swept league championship series braves returned world series 1990s losing world series winning baseball statistics tie breakers count regular season games events added regular season statistics example overtook chicago_cubs league lead home runs hitting 46th season game banks won valuable moon finished 2nd 3rd 4th respectively voting aaron won gold gloves fielding ability mlb played star games braves dodgers named braves dodgers played second future hall braves roster aaron dodgers dodgers manager inducted hall manager
1959 National League tie-breaker series