1955 world series champions

Please dont interrupt, because you havent heard this one before. Brooklyn dodgers 1955 world series champions commemorative. When the brooklyn dodgers faced the new york yankees in the 1955 world series it was their sixth meeting in 15 years and when the dodgers dropped the first two games at yankee stadium it sure seemed like the results would going to be the same as they had been all of those previous times. After years of failure the finaly won it all vs the new york yankees in an epic 7 game battle. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october 4, 1955 at yankee stadium. At gametime, the 1955 world series is tied at 2 games apiece as dodger rookie roger craig makes his first w. From 1901 1954 the athletics played in philadelphia, and from 1955 1967. Yankees are shocked by the brooklyn dodgers in 1955 new. Snider was a star for the 1955 club which remains legendary because it was the only brooklyn team that ever won the world series defeating the hated new york yankees, no less. This was the fifth time in nine years that the yankees and the dodgers met in the world series, with the yankees having won in 1947, 1949, 1952. This dvd is an absolute must for all dodger fans, as 1955 will always be remembered as the year brooklyn finally won its only world championship after 7 previous tries. What is the value of a 1955 brooklyn dodgers world series. It would be the only series the dodgers won in brooklyn.

Socalled brooklyn bums win their first world series history. Psa 4 1955 brooklyn dodgers champ duke snider 2 hr berra world series ticket. With duke sniders death, only nine dodgers from 55. Brooklyn dodgers johnny podres is swarmed in seconds after the final out of the dodgers 20 victory over the new york yankees in final of the 1955 world series game.

In addition to the team roster, the bottom of the plate lists the dodgers combined regular and postseason record 10258 and scores from brooklyns world series victory over the yankees. The top of the plate is inscribed with the words 1955 world series champions beneath the official brooklyn logo. The dodgers won their first world series while still in brooklyn in 1955. Dodgers win world series 1955, this clip is available for licensing without time code and logo to inquire about licensing email us at. Rare and never before seen images from with the 2010 world series set to begin on wednesday, its time to look back at one of the most memorable championship series in the history of the game.

The first brooklyn dodgers world series championship in 1955 and subsequent brief encounters with both bobby thomson and ralph branca made things right again. Brooklyn dodgers world series ring, 1955 digital collection. How many of these players are still alive and how old are they now. I recently acquired a large quantity of vintage baseball apparel from the retired store owner of the yankees stadium store. But in 1955, in seven games, the dodgers finally won the series for its first world championship in history the only world series ever won by the brooklyn. New era 59fifty brooklyn dodgers 1955 world series nwt 7 14. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and. Len kasparovitch of the runnerup team was named the most valuable pitcher, and daryl spencer of the winners was voted the most valuable player. The 1955 little league world series was held from august 23 to august 26 in williamsport, pennsylvania. Compare 23 1955 brooklyn dodger world series roster products at shop. The ring has a round clear stone in a diamond shaped setting atopan oval blue stone. The brooklyn dodgers won their only world championship in 1955 because mickey mantle was hurt.

A 14k gold ring with a blue and white stone setting commemorating the 1955 world series champion brooklyn dodgers. Lot detail 1955 world series champions brooklyn dodgers. This amazing poster celebrates the glory of 55 in flatbush with legendary nostalgia and style. For the author, the 1951 national league playoff series could now become just a memory. The 1955 world series matched the brooklyn dodgers against the new york yankees, with the dodgers winning the series in 7 games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It has been laser engraved with the dodgers team logo and also the world series game and date information. F or the fifth time in nine years, the 1955 world series pitted the brooklyn dodgers against the new york yankees in what was known as a subway series. The pennant, nearly 17 feet long and 8 feet wide at its widest point, with the words world champions 1955 dodgers inscribed in blue on a white background, was. Louis cardinals, which is second on the alltime list behind that team in the bronx. Brooklyn dodgers 4 vs new york yankees 3 1955 world series fast facts.

Besides duke snider and don newcombe, there are clem labine, johnny podres, ed roebuck, george shuba, roger craig. The dodgers won their firstever world series in 1955 under the managing of walter alston. The world series as we know it today with the american league champions playing the national league champions began in 1903. The first four times, in 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953, the yankees triumphed over brooklyn. Theyd lost the championship seven times already, and theyd lost five times just to. The dodgers first won the world series as the brooklyn dodgers in 1955, beating the yankees in seven games. The 1955 world series matched the brooklyn dodgers against the new york yankees, with the dodgers winning the series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history. Sandy amoros, who dashed across the yankee stadium outfield in game 7 of the 1955 world series and caught a piece of baseball immortality. The 1955 world series was played between the brooklyn dodgers and the new york yankees. It was the dodgers first and only world series championship won.

Series mvp johnny podres threw two complete game wins to help the dodgers in a four games to three win over the yankees. Brooklyn dodgers fanatics authentic 1955 world series. But in 1955, in seven games, the dodgers finally won the series for its first world championship in history the only world series ever won by the. Yes, there are a total of 11 survivors of our 1955 world championship team. Brooklyn dodgers 1955 mlb world series championship ring. On october 4, 1955, the brooklyn dodgers win the world series at last, beating the new york yankees 20. The first world series the oakland athletics won was in 1972, but it was not the athletics franchise first world series.

The dodgers have won the world series six times in their franchise history. World series mvp johnny podres gets elston howard to ground out to end game 7 with the brooklyn dodgers winning it all check out. The loss was the yankees first since 1942 and their second since 1926, giving them a 152 series record. The brooklyn franchise appeared in nine world series years 1916 and 1920 as the robins and 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956 as the dodgers. These pins were sold at the ballpark and measure about 3 12 in diameter. Com, including johnny podres autographed photo 11x14 brooklyn dodgers 1955 world series celebration matted and framed, autograph warehouse 409456 8 x 10 in. After decades of frustration at the hands of the hated new york yankees, dem bums finally broke through in 1955, prevailing in game 7 to finally win their first world series.

The nl champion dodgers finished the regular season with a record of 9855. Mickey mantle costs the new york yankees the 1955 world. It was a struggle, but the wichita boeing bombers reigned as the 1955 global world series champions. Highlights from the 1955 world series which saw the brooklyn dodgers defeating the new york yankees in seven games. Lot detail 1955 world series champion brooklyn dodgers. Mickey was the american leagues top slugger in 1955, leading the junior circuit in home runs 37. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. Rare sports films vintage baseball video sports auto. The brooklyn dodgers defeated the new york yankees and the box score is ready to surrender its truth to. Description celebrate the 1955 brooklyn dodgers as world series champions with this commemorative display case. Mickey was the american leagues top slugger in 1955, leading the junior circuit in home runs 37, slugging. Each case features a gold colored glove ball holder, a black acrylic base and a clear acrylic removable lid.