On October 4, 1955,  after more than half a century of futility, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally win a World Championship, thanks to Johnny Podres’ 2-0 shutout of the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The turning point of the historic contest proves to be an outstanding catch by defensive replacement Sandy Amoros in the sixth inning that robs Yogi Berra of an extra-base hit with two on, resulting in a rally-robbing double play. Gil Hodges drives in both runs to support Johnny Podres’ complete game effort.

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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Yankees 0

SABR Article

World Series Game 7 Played on Tuesday, October 4, 1955 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BRO N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Podres (2-0)
LP: Byrne (1-1)

Play by Play

DODGERS 1ST: Gilliam grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese
flied out to center; Snider grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rizzuto popped to catcher in foul territory; Martin
flied out to left; McDougald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Campanella grounded out (second to first); Furillo
flied to left; Hodges walked; Hoak grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Berra lined to center; Bauer grounded out (second
to first); Skowron doubled; Cerv grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Zimmer grounded out (shortstop to first); Podres
grounded out (second to first); Gilliam walked; Reese lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Howard flied out to center; Byrne was called out on
strikes; Rizzuto walked; Martin singled to right [Rizzuto to
second]; McDougald was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball [Rizzuto out at third (third unassisted),
Martin to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Snider struck out; Campanella doubled to left;
Furillo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Campanella to third];
Hodges singled to left [Campanella scored]; Hoak grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Berra doubled to center; Bauer flied out to right;
Skowron grounded out (second to first) [Berra to third]; Cerv
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Zimmer struck out; Podres popped to third in foul
territory; Gilliam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Howard flied to left; Byrne was called out on
strikes; Rizzuto grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Yankees 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Reese singled to center; Snider reached on an error
by Skowron (assist by Byrne) on a sacrifice bunt [Reese to
second, Snider to first]; Campanella out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Reese to third, Snider to second]; Furillo
was walked intentionally; GRIM REPLACED BYRNE (PITCHING); Hodges
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Reese scored (unearned),
Snider to third]; Grim threw a wild pitch [Furillo to second];
Hoak walked; SHUBA BATTED FOR ZIMMER; Shuba grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: AMOROS REPLACED SHUBA (PLAYING LF); GILLIAM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Martin walked; On a bunt McDougald
singled [Martin to second]; Berra hit into a double play (left
to shortstop to first) [McDougald out at second]; Bauer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Yankees 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Podres grounded out (second to first); Gilliam
singled to right; Gilliam was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Reese struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Skowron grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerv
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard singled to left;
MANTLE BATTED FOR GRIM; Mantle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Yankees 0.

DODGERS 8TH: TURLEY REPLACED MANTLE (PITCHING); Snider was
called out on strikes; Campanella flied out to left; Furillo
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Rizzuto singled; Martin flied out to right;
McDougald singled to left [Rizzuto to third]; Berra flied to
right; Bauer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Yankees 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Hodges popped to first in foul territory; Hoak
singled; Amoros walked [Hoak to second]; Podres flied out to
center; Gilliam flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Skowron grounded out (pitcher to first); Cerv flied
out to left; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Yankees 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Dodgers          2   5   0    8
 Yankees          0   8   1    8

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