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Johnny Podres. In Game 4, home runs by Campanella, Hodges and Snider powered the home team to an 8-5 triumph. The next day, three more homers—two by Snider and one by Sandy Amoros gave the Dodgers a 3-2 Series lead. There was no reason for over-confidence—the Dodgers had a 3-2 lead going home in 1952 and could not finish it off. Now they again only had to win one of two, but in Yankee Stadium. The Yankees ended the drama early in Game 6, scoring five in the first inning off Karl Spooner, capped by a Bill Skowron three-run homer. That was enough for Whitey Ford, who went all the way with a 5-1 four-hitter. The hero of Game 7, the best day in Brooklyn’s long baseball history, was Johnny Podres, who scattered eight Yankee hits in a long-awaited, glorious, borough-defining 2-0 victory. The play of the game came in the bottom of the sixth after the Yankees had put their first two batters on base. Yogi Berra hit a deep fly ball down the left field line that was snared by Amoros, who quickly got to ball to shortstop Reese, whose throw to first dou- bled up Gil McDougald. Podres worked his way out of other jams on this day, but closed things out with a 1-2-3 ninth. The Dodgers had their championship, at long last, and its fans had a cherished memo- ry that would endure for the rest of their lives.
143. 1955 World Series Game 7 Yankee Stadium Ticket Stub - Brooklyn Dodgers’ Only Championship Starting Bid: $150 The Yankees and Dodgers would meet in the 1955 World Series for the fifth time in nine years, with the Yankees winning each time. The Fifth time would be the charm for the Bums, taking the Yankees into the seventh game and defeating the odds in Yankee Stadium behind the stellar pitching of Johnny Podres, who scattered eight hits and two walks but shut the Yankees out in a complete game victory. For the Dodgers, future Hall of Famer Gil Hodges drove in both runs, with a fourth inning single and a sixth in- ning sacrifice fly. But in the sixth inning, Podres would walk the leadoff hitter Billy Martin, and Gil McDougald would bunt for a single to put runners at first and second with no out and Yogi Berra at the plate. Berra would hit a deep fly ball down the left field line. Dodgers left fielder Sandy Amoros would race from left-center and make a lunging catch, spinning and relaying the ball to Pee Wee Reese, who would throw to first for one of the greatest double plays in World Series history. With two out, Po- dres would induce a groundout to short, retiring the side and ending the threat. The Dodgers would go on to win the nail biter - and the World Series - the only World Championship in Brooklyn Dodgers history. The stub itself has been graded VG 3 by PSA, largely due to surface abrasions and an irregular tear at the perfo- ration. Otherwise strong, the ticket represents one of the most important games in Brooklyn Dodgers history - the only Championship they would ever win in New York.
142. 1955 World Series Game 6 Yankee Stadium Ticket Stub Pair Starting Bid: $100
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