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Carl Erskine

October 2, 1953: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine sets World Series record with 14 strikeouts

Duke Snider

October 3, 1953: ‘Let’s Be Unmerciful!’ Dodgers top Yankees in Game 4

Roy Campanella with a mighty swing during spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the early 1950s (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 4, 1953: Yankees’ blasts prove too much for Brooklyn to overcome

Billy Martin (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 5, 1953: Billy Martin’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to fifth consecutive World Series title

September 29, 1954: Willie Mays makes The Catch; Dusty Rhodes homer wins Game One

September 30, 1954: Giants look unbeatable after Johnny Antonelli wins Game 2

September 28, 1955: Jackie Robinson steals home for Dodgers in Game 1 of World Series

Tommy Byrne (TRADING CARD DB)

September 29, 1955: Tommy Byrne’s pitching gives Yankees 2-0 lead in World Series

Johnny Podres (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 30, 1955: Podres, Dodgers narrow Yankees’ lead in Game 3

Duke Snider (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1955: Snider’s bat, glove propel Dodgers to tie World Series in Game 4

October 2, 1955: Duke Snider’s blasts move Dodgers to precipice of first title

October 3, 1955: Yankees’ Whitey Ford shuts down Dodgers to send World Series to deciding game

October 4, 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers win first World Series as ‘Next Year’ finally arrives

October 3, 1956: Sal Maglie fans 10, bests Whitey Ford in World Series opener

October 5, 1956: Dodgers win Game 2 with slugging on the diamond and in parking lot

October 8, 1956: Don Larsen throws a perfect game in the World Series

October 9, 1956: Clem Labine’s extra-inning shutout, Jackie Robinson’s walk-off single force Game 7

October 10, 1956: Johnny Kucks’ 3-hitter and home runs give Yankees the title

October 5, 1957: Yankees’ Tony Kubek comes home, hits two World Series home runs in Milwaukee

October 6, 1957: Spahn goes the distance; Mathews belts two-run homer in 10th to tie Series

October 7, 1957: Fidgety Lew Burdette befuddles Yankees in World Series shutout

October 1, 1958: Spahn’s 10-inning complete game beats Yankees

October 2, 1958: Braves hammer Yankees in Game 2 of World Series

October 8, 1958: Yankees score two in 10th to send World Series to Game 7

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