Snider leads Dodgers past Yankees in game four

October 2, 1953
World Series
1953 World Series, Art Schallock, Billy Loes, Billy Martin, Brooklyn Dodgers, Clem Labine, Duke Snider, Ebbets Field, Gil McDougald, Jackie Robinson, Jim Gilliam, Johnny Sain, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Tom Gorman, Whitey Ford

October 2, 1953 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees Game four, The home team won for the fourth consecutive time. Whitey Ford lasted just one inning as the Yankees’ starter, allowing a leadoff ground-rule double to Jim Gilliam, who scored on Jackie Robinson’s single. After a forceout, wild pitch and intentional walk, Duke Snider’s two-run double made it 3–0 Dodgers. Gilliam’s double in the fourth off Tom Gorman made it 4–0, but Brooklyn’s lead was cut in half in the fifth when Billy Loes gave up a two-run home run to Gil McDougald. Snider’s leadoff home run in the sixth off Johnny Sain made it 5–2 Dodgers, then after a double and single, Gilliam’s sacrifice fly extended that lead to 6–2. Next inning, after a two-out walk, Snider’s RBI double off Art Schallock made it 7–2 Dodgers. In the ninth, two singles and walk loaded the bases with no outs for the Yankees. Clem Labine relieved Loes and got two-outs before Mickey Mantle’s RBI single cut the Dodgers’ lead to 7–3, but Billy Martin was thrown out trying to score from second base to end the game, tying the series 2–2.

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