But that hope would fade as the Yankees came to bat in the top of the eighth inning. With tiring Lew Burdette looking for another complete-game victory, they started an improbable two-out rally. After a McDougald fly out and Mickey Mantle looking at a called strike three, Berra doubled off the wall in the right-field corner. Howard followed with a run-scoring bouncer to center field. Andy Carey singled off Eddie Mathews' glove before Bill Skowron then delivered the crushing blow, a three-run homer to left-center field, to cap a storybook comeback. Milwaukee threatened in the ninth but fell short, giving the Yankees their 18th World Championship.