1955 World Series Replay Game 3

Johnny Podres

1955 New York Yankees-2
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-4

Sept 30th, 1955-For the last ever World Series game to be played in September the smallest crowd of the series showed up to unenthusiastically celebrate the feat. 34,209 Brooklyn faithful showed up to watch their boys take a 2-1 series lead after a hard fought pitcher’s duel with both teams hurling over 10 strikeouts a piece and playing complete games. Again the Dodgers were outhit, but they strung together a big 6^th inning scoring 3 runs which would have been enough, but they added an insurance run in the 8^th to win by 2. Brooklyn’s pitcher Johnny Podres was the games star tossing 12 strikeouts and only surrendering 1 earned run. The Yanks scored 2 runs on 8 hits with 1 error. The Dodgers scored 4 on 6 hits with no errors.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 19 Oct 2016. In the original game 3, the Brooklyn Dodgers won by the score of 8-3. Also on this date in 1955, Actor James Dean is killed when his car collides with another car in California.

1955 World Series Replay Game 2

Duke Snider

1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-8
1955 New York Yankees-3

Sept 29th, 1955-Hoping to watch the Bronx bombers take a 2-0 lead, the series largest crowd came out to see game 2 at Yankee Stadium with 64,707 in attendance, but the Yankee faithful were to be disappointed as the Dodger offense came alive for a 5 run victory. Despite outhitting the Dodgers 15 to 10 and getting a hit every inning, they were unable to string them together to get enough runs on the board. The Dodgers were able to string ‘em together for 3 runs in the 4^th and 7^th innings and sandwiched their 3 run 4^th with 1 in the 3^rd and 5^th on their way to an 8-3 victory. The Dodgers had to go through 4 pitchers to get their victory, but get it they did behind a 3 for 3 showing by Duke Snider which included 2 doubles and a run. The Dodgers scored 8 runs on 10 hits with 1 error. The Yankees scored 3 runs on 15 hits with 1 error.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 19 Oct 2016. In the original game 2, the New York Yankees won by the score of 4-2.

1955 World Series Replay Game 1

Yogi Berra

1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-1
1955 New York Yankees-6

Sept 28th, 1955-The Brooklyn Dodgers came by subway to Yankee Stadium to take on the mighty Yanks in front of a crowd of 63,869. On the mound for the Yankees was all-star Whitey Ford facing 20 game winner Don Newcombe. Ford was to be the better pitcher this day, holding the Dodgers to just 1 run on 8 hits and never found himself in trouble. His opposite, Newcombe, was perfect for the first 3 innings before giving up a 3-run homer in the 4^th and another run in the 7^th and was then replaced by Bessent. On offense Yogi Berra proved to be the game’s hero going 2 for 4 with 4 Rbi’s and the game winning home run in the 4^th. The Dodgers scored 1 run on 8 hits with no errors while the Yanks scored 6 on 11 hits with 1 error.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 19 Oct 2016. In the original game 1, the New York Yankees won by the score of 6-5.

ST-1968 St. Louis Cardinals at 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers

orlando cepeda

1968 St. Louis Cardinals-3
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers-2

This one was a good game between two teams separated by 13 years as the Dodgers took a one run lead in the bottom of the 2^nd from a Carl Furillo bomber to center before St. Louis tied it in the top of the next frame. In the top of the next inning, the Cardinals added two more runs from a Maxvill double and the score remained 3 to 1 until the bottom of the 7^th inning. A double from Pee Wee Reese to begin the inning saw him score two batters later when Zimmer singled to drive him home and bring the Dodgers within a run. In the last 2 innings the Dodgers could only manage a single, no runs, and lost the game with 6 hits that scored 2 runs and a single error. The 1968 Cardinals won the game with 3 runs on 12 hits and no errors. Player of the game ball goes to the Cardinals Orlando Cepeda who went 4 for 4 with an RBI double in the 3^rd.

Notes: My brother’s first game. He played as the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers while I handpicked the 1968 Cardinals looking for a comparable team to offer up a competitive game.

GTS-1962 Los Angeles Dodgers at 1986 New York Mets

darryl strawberry

1962 Los Angeles Dodgers-5
1986 New York Mets-6

New York versus Los Angeles lived up to the hype as both teams played an exciting game into the 9^th inning. The Dodgers drew first blood in the 2^nd scoring 2 runs on RBI singles from Roseboro and Wills, but the Mets tied it up in the 3^rd thanks to Wally Backman and Darryl Strawberry singles. The Dodgers went up by 2 again after back to back homers to open the 6^th inning came from Frank Howard and Ron Fairly. Not to be deterred, the Mets brought back to back long balls in the 7^th themselves with the first, a 2 run shot from Strawberry, followed by a Dykstra solo blast. New York held a 1 run lead going into the top of the 9^th when Jim Gilliam knocked an RBI double down the left field line to tie the game at five. New York magic happened in the bottom of the inning however as Backman scored on a difficult hop to short that walked off the game for New York in fine fashion. The Dodgers scored 5 runs on 12 hits and the Mets scored 6 on 15 hits without either team registering an error. Darryl Strawberry takes player of the game distinction going 4 for 4 with a homer and 4 RBI’s.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 15 May 2014.

GTS-1962 Los Angeles Dodgers at 1906 Chicago Cubs

ron fairly

1962 Los Angeles Dodgers-8
1906 Chicago Cubs-6

While their 1962 rival San Francisco Giants may have come up short on their first game, the 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers played masterfully on offense scoring as many runs as they had hits. Three base hits and an error on the Cubs third baseman helped the Dodgers score 3 runs in the 3^rd inning. Three walks, 2 errors on Chicago, and a homer by Ron Fairly had the Dodgers bat around and score an additional 4 runs in the 7^th, and, just for extra measure, Howard knocked a solo blast in the top of the 9^th for L.A. The Cubs were not just standing back and watching the Dodgers score big though, they scored 3 runs in the 1^st and single runs in the 5^th, 6^th, and 9^th, but ultimately came up short of the win. Going 2 for 5 with a 2 RBI home run in the 7^th, Fairly gets the game ball. Los Angeles had 8 runners cross home plate on 8 hits and no errors. The Cubs lose despite 6 runs on 13 hits thanks to 3 errors.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 10 Apr 2014.