Visit for the complete box score, playbyplay, and win probability. May 6 1956 chicago white sox at new york yankees game1. This is a weekend to dream on, a collision of two teams who happen to share an october history unlike any other. I finally purchased a 1956 world series game 2 ticket stub yankees vs dodgers. Yankees provides a history of this rivalryfrom their first world series matchup in 1941 until the present day. Radio play by play of the iconic game on 1081956 world series 20 won by the yankees over the dodgers by bob neal and bob wolff. The yankees were in a tough race with the tigers until an 18 game winning streak put the pennant out of the tigers reach. To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our. Don larsen pitches first perfect game in world series. Dodgers, and add it to your world series history commemorative pin set. This is a 1956 world series program new york yankees vs. It was the last allnew york series until 2000, due to the dodgers and giants relocating after the 1957 season.
Mlb, the silhouetted batter logo, world series, national league, american league, division. This team set has been stored in a non smoking home. National baseball hall of fame world series programs 1956. Jan 21, 2017 1956 10 08 world series game 5 yankees vs dodgers bob wolff, bob neal radio broadcast. The 1956 world series featured arguably the two most historic franchises in major league baseball in the brooklyn dodgers and new york yankees. New york yankees vs brooklyn dodgers new york yankees 97 57 vs brooklyn dodgers 93 61. Save up to 19% on dodgers vs yankees sale bargains. Buy this officially licensed 1956 world series commemorative pin yankees vs. The dodgers won the previous two meetings in 1941 and 1953. Jun 18, 20 jackie robinsons dodgers and yogi berras yankees met in the world series six times from 1947 1956.
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october 8, 1956 at yankee stadium. The big game was when don larsen pitched a perfect game on october 8, 1956 at yankee stadium. Each pin is individually numbered and measures at 1. What is the value of a 1956 world series ticket answers. Apr 12, 2020 the 1956 world series is the stuff of legend. Would yankees or astros be a better matchup for the dodgers in world series stylistically, the dodgers seem to match up better against the yankees and here is why. Once again, the eyes of the baseball world were on the bright lights of new york city for the fourth time in five years as the brooklyn dodgers and new york yankees met on familiar ground for the coveted world series championship. Gil hodges went 3 for 3 as the dodgers cruised to a 3 win. We strive to keep our post season database, where the new york yankees were the 1956 world series winners, as accurate as possible.
He wasnt the relief pitcher but he saved the game with a home run and an impossible linedrive catch, in left center field. This world series history pin set has been development for years and is finally being released and will no doubt be the most popular sort after mlb pins on the planet. Yankees righty don larsen delivers a pitch in the fourth inning of game 5 of the world series in this oct. From don larsens perfect game in the 1956 world series, jackie robinsons famous steal of home in the 1956 series, or reggie jacksons threehomerun game in the 1977 series, dodgers vs. They defeated the brooklyn dodgers in the world series 4 games to 3. These were the final world series meetings of the dodgers and yankees brooklynbronx rivalry, before the dodgers went west in 1958. In game 2 against the brooklyn dodgers just three days earlier, the new york yankees righthander was knocked out in the second inning in a 8 loss. Would yankees or astros be a better matchup for the. Lot detail 1956 world series program game 5 at yankee. By far, the most classic world series matchups have involved the yankees and dodgers.
In the ninth, larsen retired the first two hitters, then slipped a questionable third strike past pinchhitter dale mitchell to complete the first nohitterperfect game in world series history. Larsen, berra, mantle, duke snider, roy campanella, mel allen, vin. This is a collection of vintage sports photos from the earliest years of photography until. The yanks made it 20 in the sixth, but by then the big story was larsen, who still hadnt allowed a single dodger to reach base. Facing each other on the mound that day were two pitchers. Jackie robinsons dodgers and yogi berras yankees met in the world series six times from 19471956. Stratomatic baseball 1956 world series new york yankees vs. Don larsen pitched a perfect game in game 5 of the 1956 world series played between the new york yankees, and the brooklyn dodgers. They were also the last two allnew york world series until the yankees mets subway series in 2000.
The new york yankees defeat brooklyn dodgers 4 games to 3. The last allnew york world series until 2000, the series featured many highlights, most notably the legendary game 5 performance of the late don larsen, who pitched the only postseason perfect game in history. Johnny kucks, world series hero for the yankees in 1956, dead. Cover art by robert riger remember when tug of war was a olympic sport.
Brooklyn dodgers vs new york yankees october 8, 1956 box score. Follow new york yankees team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. That years team suffered some ignominy in being on the losing end of don larsens perfect game in game 5, which was the first of only two nohitters ever pitched in postseason play and the only in the history of the world series. Mark kauffmansigetty images it took 17 years, but the. The score remains close in the first three innings and then the dodgers bat in the fourth scoring seven runs and take a 123 lead. Don larsen pitches first perfect game in world series history. The 1956 new york yankees finished the regular season in first place place in the american league with a record of 97 57. Vin scully calls the final out of yankees pitcher don larsens perfect game in game 5 of the 1956 world series check out for. The 1956 world series of major league baseball was played between the new york yankees of the american league and the defending champion brooklyn dodgers of the national league in october 1956. Dodgers limited 1,000 at the best online prices at ebay. The last allnew york world series until 2000, the series featured many highlights, most notably the legendary game 5 performance of the late don larsen, who pitched the.
The 1956 world series of major league baseball was played between the new york yankees representing the american league and the defending champion brooklyn dodgers representing the national league during october 1956. The 1956 world series of major league baseball was played between the new york yankees representing the american league and the defending champion brooklyn dodgers representing the national league during the month of october 1956. Going into the bottom of the eighth the dodgers have a comfortable 6 lead, but the yankees bat around and close the gap to 12. Johnny kucks, a born and bred lifelong jersey boy who went from the sandlots of jersey city to a 1956 yankee world series hero, died thursday after a long bout with cancer. Cover art dodgers scorecard yankees scorecard click on an image to enlarge world series programs. Dodgers broadcaster vin scully said that although the dodgers won four world series titles in 10 years, he said that this championship was the biggest of those four because the ultimate was not only beating the yankees but sweeping them in four, but said that to new york fans it was still the old brooklyn dodgers and there was a lot of. Mark kauffmansigetty images mark kauffmansigetty images. The new york yankees defeated the brooklyn dodgers and the box score is ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye. They met seven times 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956 when they both played in new york. In both the 1955 and 1956 world series, the home team won the first six games of the world series, but lost game 7. The yankees lost the battle, but went on to win the war in 7 epic games. Jul 11, 2017 the dodgers and yankees meet for their third subway series in my apc universe.
Astros vs dodgers, world series batting leaders, world series pitching leaders. This was the fifth time in nine years that the yankees and the dodgers met in the world series, with the yankees having won in 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953. Mantle had perhaps the greatest season of any player and he was not through. To that point in his postseason career, larsen had appeared in two world series games, lasting a total of 5 23 innings in those two starts. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on. Check out the daily rewind podcast 1956 05 06 whitesoxatyankeesgame1radiobroadcast.