October 4, 1953: Yankees’ blasts prove too much for Brooklyn to overcome
Roy Campanella with a mighty swing during spring training…
October 3, 1953: ‘Let’s Be Unmerciful!’ Dodgers top Yankees in Game 4
There were other events, including the meanderings of a runaway…
October 9, 1949: Yankees ‘dumbfounded that they won it so easily’
As Dodgers fans streamed through Ebbets Field’s turnstiles…
October 8, 1949: One highly productive inning not enough for Dodgers in Game 4
They lined up. In the small hours after the New York Yankees…
October 5, 1953: Billy Martin’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to fifth consecutive World Series title
The New York Yankees entered Game Six of the 1953 World Series…
October 5, 1952: Duke Snider hits and Carl Erskine pitches Dodgers to World Series lead in Game 5
“It would be so easy to believe, had you not seen it, that…
October 10, 1951: Yankees edge Giants in Game 6 to win third straight World Series
The clock finally struck midnight on the Cinderella New York…
September 8, 1952: South Bend wins protest, new Game 2 to get back into AAGPBL championship series
South Bend Blue Sox manager Karl Winsch was having none of it.…
September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout
Rockford Peaches manager Bill Allington needed a starting pitcher…
October 9, 1951: Gil McDougald’s grand slam leads Yankees to Game 5 rout of Giants
The pendulum kept swinging the same way after the New York Yankees…
October 4, 1952: Allie Reynolds’ 4-hit shutout in Game 4 evens World Series
“Of all the skills wrapped up in the complex game of big league…
October 8, 1951: A day of rain, and Reynolds rather than Sain, lifts Yankees in Game 4
After outscoring the New York Yankees 12-6 to take two of the…
October 6, 1951: Eddie Stanky leads Giants past Yankees in Game 3
After his brain cramp in Game Two of the 1951 World Series, Eddie…
October 1, 1952: Joe Black and Dodgers’ defense beat Yankees in Game 1
Harold C. Burr gave a tepid review of the Dodgers pitching staff…
September 28, 1955: Jackie Robinson steals home for Dodgers in Game 1 of World Series
“I saw Robinson coming in. I didn’t move because I had to…
October 5, 1951: Eddie Lopat’s hurling, hitting lead Yankees to Game 2 win over Giants
In Game Two of the 1951 World Series, Eddie Lopat of the New…
October 4, 1951: Monte Irvin steals home as Giants take Game 1 over Yankees
As Monte Irvin stepped into the batter’s box in the eighth…
September 30, 1954: Giants look unbeatable after Johnny Antonelli wins Game 2
The last time Johnny Antonelli’s team appeared in a World Series…
October 7, 1950: Yogi Berra delivers knockout blow as Yankees sweep Phillies in World Series
Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer selected Bob Miller to start the…
October 6, 1950: Jerry Coleman’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to 3-0 lead in World Series
Without a day off in the 1950 World Series, the venue shifted…
October 5, 1950: DiMaggio’s 10th-inning homer gives Yankees a 2-0 lead in World Series
The 1949 World Series opened with Allie Reynolds facing Brooklyn’s…
October 4, 1950: Yankees’ Vic Raschi shuts out Phillies on two hits in World Series opener
Philadelphia Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer faced a dilemma. Who…
September 29, 1954: Willie Mays makes The Catch; Dusty Rhodes homer wins Game One
Willie Mays sprinted deep into the Polo Grounds outfield…
October 7, 1952: Billy Martin saves the Series
The 1952 World Series was the fourth straight for the New York…