This day in baseball: 1957 NL pennant
Posted: September 23, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Braves, National League, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals Leave a commentThanks to Hank Aaron’s 11th inning home run, the Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cardinals 4-2 to clinch the 1957 National League pennant. It was the first time since the 1950 season that a team not from New York state finished first in the National League. From 1951 to 1956, NL pennants were split between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.

Hank Aaron (Baseball Digest)