Milwaukee Edges Out Yanks 4-3 In Tenth Inning of Series Opener

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1--Billy Bruton stroked a line drive single to right against fireballing Ryne Duren to give Milwaukee's Warren Spahn a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees today in a tense 10-inning opening World Series game.

Benched at the start because left-handed Whitey Ford was pitching for the Yanks, Bruton came in as a pinch hitter in the ninth but fanned. Given another chance after singles by Joe Adcock and Del Crandall in the 10th, he came through beautifully with a drive that probably would have been good for two bases if more were needed.

Spahn got better as he went along, justifying Manager Fred Haney's move in starting him over Lew Burdette, the three-time winner of last season.

In one stretch from the sixth until the 10th, Spahn retired 14 straight Yankees. Ford, who had the edge in the early going, stumbled in the eighth when he tired and gave way to Ryne Duren.

Duren was the hard-throwing speedster of early season when he first replaced Ford in the eighth. But the Braves kept after him and finally got to him in the 10th.

Hank Aaron, perhaps the Brave most feared by the Yankee staff, struck out, opening the 10th. Joe Adcock ripped a single to center and the fat was on the fire.

Wes Covington sent Elston Howard deep into left with the wind helping the ball but the Yankee outfielder caught his long drive. Del Crandall, a Duren strikeout victim on three pitches in the eighth, bounded a high hopper to short center for a single.

Game-Winning Single

That brought up Bruton, who used to be a speed demon before he injured his knee. Duren threw a strike and then two balls before Bruton lined the game-winning hit to the fence in right center.

Spahn, beaten by Ford in last year's opener at Yankee Stadium, lived up to his season .333 batting average as well as his 22-11 pitching record.

When Ford suddenly ran into trouble in the fourth on a first-ball hitting flurry by the Braves, it was Spahn who stroked the single to center that scored Crandall with the tie-breaking run.

Brave Rally in Ninth

Again in the ninth Spahn tried to start his own rally with a single to right. He got as far as second when Duren walked Red Schoendienst but both were left when pinch hitter Frank Torre and Eddie Mathews failed.

In tomorrow's second game, Burdette, the Yankee-killer of '57 will try to make it two in a row for the Braves. The 20-game winner will be opposed by another right hander, Bob Turley. Turley was the Yanks big winner with a 21-7 season.