1955 World Series
Next year finally came: Brooklyn beats the Yankees for its only title in Brooklyn.
The 1955 World Series was the Brooklyn Dodgers' first championship. They beat the New York Yankees in seven games, after losing their five previous World Series meetings with them, and it was the only title the franchise won while based in Brooklyn.
Quick Facts
- Country
- World
- Champion
- Brooklyn Dodgers (4)
- Champion manager
- Walter Alston
- Champion games
- 98–55, 98, 55, GA: 13, 1, 2
- Date
- September 28–October 4
- Venue
- Yankee Stadium (New York); Ebbets Field (Brooklyn)
- Announcers
- Mel Allen and Vin Scully
- Radio network
- Mutual
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Background
Walter Alston's Dodgers had gone 98-55 and finished 13 and a half games ahead of Milwaukee, with Roy Campanella edging Duke Snider for the NL MVP award. New York won the first two games at Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn swept the three games at Ebbets Field, and the Yankees took Game 6. Johnny Podres, who had also won Game 3, then shut out the Yankees 2-0 in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium on October 4, 1955, and he was named the series' Most Valuable Player in the award's first year.
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