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The 1955 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1955 season.The 52nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Dodgers against the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history.
Lew Fonseca worked on World Series highlight films from their inception in 1943 through 1969, as an editor and director, and narrated the World Series films from 1949 to 1953 and 1955-58 (Jack Brickhouse narrated the 1954 World Series film.)
The 1955 World Series proved to the only title the Dodgers won in Brooklyn. After losing the 1956 World Series to the Yankees, the team would move to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. [10] With the death of Carl Erskine in April 2024, Sandy Koufax became the last surviving player from the 1955 team. [11]
1955 World Series. Dodgers 4, Yankees 3. Brooklyn’s famous ‘Wait ‘til next year!’ phrase was retired as the Dodgers won their first championship, ending their 0-5 October streak against ...
A series-by-series look at each of the World Series the Dodgers franchise played in before winning it all again in 2024. ... 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Yankees 3. Game 1 — Yankees 6 ...
The Yankees vs. Dodgers is the most common World Series matchup, so take a look back before they meet again. ... 1953 World Series: Yankees 4, Dodgers 2. 1955 World Series: Dodgers 4, Yankees 3 ...
The 1955 major league baseball season began on April 11, 1955. The regular season ended on September 25, with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 52nd World Series on September 28 and ended with Game 7 on ...
April 13 – The eventual combatants in the 1955 World Series, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, get their seasons off on the right foot. At Ebbets Field , Carl Erskine tosses a complete game and Brooklyn scores five sixth-inning runs (helped by homers from Jim Gilliam and Carl Furillo ) as the Dodgers breeze past the Pittsburgh ...