1955 World Series Game 7 vs New York Yankees
Podres 2, Yankees 0: Brooklyn wins the 1955 World Series.
Game 7 of the 1955 World Series was played on October 4, 1955, at Yankee Stadium. Johnny Podres shut out the New York Yankees 2–0, and the Brooklyn Dodgers won the Series four games to three.
Quick Facts
- Date
- October 4, 1955
- Venue
- Yankee Stadium, New York
- Score
- Dodgers 2, Yankees 0
- Winning pitcher
- Johnny Podres
- Losing pitcher
- Tommy Byrne
- Rbis
- Gil Hodges (2)
- Series
- Dodgers won 4–3
Facts from the source article.
Background
Gil Hodges drove in both runs, with a fourth-inning RBI single after a Roy Campanella double and a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the sixth after a lead-off single by Pee Wee Reese. The Yankees scattered eight hits but managed only one hit with runners in scoring position. Tommy Byrne took the loss.
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