It did not take long for the Dodgers to right the ship after their dismal 1958. But what a dramatic way to do it. The Giants were up by two games over the Dodgers and the defending NL champion Milwaukee Braves with eight games left on the schedule. The Dodgers went to SF Seals Stadium on September 18 and knocked off the Giants three straight, sending the Giants into third place. The Braves kept pace to tie, which set up a three game playoff to determine the pennant winner. The Dodgers won in two. Braves fans grieved a controversial September 15 loss to the Dodgers on a disputed call that took place at the LA Coliseum, a football stadium being used by the Dodgers while their new stadium was being built. The Braves Joe Adcock hit a ball over the left field screen that got stuck in a steel girder. The umpires called it a ground-rule double, but after some fans shook the screen, the ball landed over the fence and the call was changed to a home run. After the umpires had a consultation, the call was reversed back to the double, which kept Adcock from scoring and forced the game into extra innings in which the Dodgers prevailed. If the home run call had held, the Braves would have won the pennant.
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