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Dodgers take a 3-1 lead in World Series over White Sox – Full Broadcast

 

On October 5, 1959 – White Sox starter and future Hall of Famer Early Wynn faces Roger Craig faced off against each other once again before a crowd of 92,650. Wynn was knocked out by a four-run Dodger third inning. Wally Moon singled with two outs and scored on Norm Larker’s single. Larker, who moved to second on an error, scored on Gil Hodges’s single. Hodges moved to third on a Don Demeter single and scored on a passed ball, then John Roseboro’s RBI single capped the inning’s scoring. The Sox tied the game in the seventh on Ted Kluszewski’s RBI single with two on followed by Sherm Lollar socking a three-run home run, but Gil Hodges blasted one over the fence in the next inning off of Gerry Staley to give the Dodgers a 5–4 lead, then Larry Sherry pitched a scoreless ninth to put the Dodgers a win away from the World Series championship.

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