World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. World Series. Dates: October 3–1. MVP: Don Larsen (New York)Television: NBCTV announcers: Mel Allen and Vin Scully. Radio: Mutual. Radio announcers: Bob Wolff and Bob Neal. Umpires: Babe Pinelli (NL), Hank Soar (AL), Dusty Boggess (NL), Larry Napp (AL), Tom Gorman (NL: outfield only), Ed Runge (AL: outfield only)Hall of Famers: Yankees: Casey Stengel (mgr.), Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Enos Slaughter. Dodgers: Walt Alston (mgr.), Roy Campanella, Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax (dnp), Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider. The 1. 95. 6 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 1.
The Series was a rematch of the 1. World Series. It was the last all- New York Series until 2. Dodgers and the New York Giants moved to California after the 1. Additionally, it was the last time a New York team represented the National League until 1. New York Mets (an expansion team that debuted in 1. World Series history by defeating the Baltimore Orioles in five games.
The Yankees won the Series in seven games, 4–3, capturing their seventeenth championship. Brooklyn won Games 1 and 2, but New York pitchers threw five consecutive complete games (Games 3–7) to cap off the comeback. The highlight was Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5. Larsen was named the Series MVP for his achievement.
This was the last World Series to date not to have scheduled off days (although Game 2 was postponed a day due to rain). Summary[edit]AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)Game. Date. Score. Location. Time. Attendance 1. October 3. New York Yankees – 3, Brooklyn Dodgers – 6. Ebbets Field. 2: 3.
October 5. New York Yankees – 8, Brooklyn Dodgers – 1. Ebbets Field. 3: 2. October 6. Brooklyn Dodgers – 3, New York Yankees – 5. Yankee Stadium (I)2: 1. October 7. Brooklyn Dodgers – 2, New York Yankees – 6.
1956 World Series Game 5 box score (Don Larsen Perfect Game) between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. 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. 1956 World Series. 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. The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (NL) and the New York Yankees of the American League (AL) from October 5 to 13.
Yankee Stadium (I)2: 4. October 8. Brooklyn Dodgers – 0, New York Yankees – 2. Yankee Stadium (I)2: 0. October 9. New York Yankees – 0, Brooklyn Dodgers – 1 (1.
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Ebbets Field. 2: 3. October 1. 0New York Yankees – 9, Brooklyn Dodgers – 0. Ebbets Field. 2: 1. Matchups[edit]Wednesday, October 3, 1.
Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. Three batters into the game, the Yankees led 2- 0 on a Mickey Mantle home run.
Brooklyn struck back with a Jackie Robinson homer in the second inning and a three- run Gil Hodges shot in the third, then won behind Sal Maglie's complete- game pitching. Friday, October 5, 1. Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. Neither starting pitcher survived the second inning, Don Newcombe giving up a Yogi Berra grand slam, and Don Larsen giving up four unearned runs. Little- known pitcher Don Bessent worked the final seven innings for the win. Larsen's next start would be somewhat better.
See Game 5.)Saturday, October 6, 1. Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Whitey Ford pitched a complete game, scattering eight hits, and got the support he needed from an Enos Slaughter three- run homer in the sixth. Sunday, October 7, 1. Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hank Bauer's two- run homer in the seventh off Don Drysdale, pitching in relief, put the game away for the Yankees, who got a complete- game six- hitter from Tom Sturdivant. Mantle hit a solo home run off Ed Roebuck in the previous inning.
Monday, October 8, 1. Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. In Game 5, Larsen, working in an unusual "no- windup" style, pitched the only postseason perfect game, and the only postseason no- hitter until 2.
Of several close moments, the best remembered is Gil Hodges' fifth- inning line drive toward Yankee Stadium's famed "Death Valley" in left- center, snared by center fielder Mickey Mantle with a spectacular running catch. A reporter asked Yankees manager Casey Stengel if this was the best game Larsen had ever pitched.
Stengel diplomatically answered, "So far!" For Larsen, this was an especially satisfying performance, as he had acquired perhaps a better reputation as a night owl than as a pitcher. Stengel once said of Larsen, "The only thing he fears is sleep!" Larsen's perfect game was also the last game that umpire Babe Pinelli called behind the plate.[8]Sports cartoonist Willard Mullin drew an illustration of a happy Larsen painting a canvas titled The Perfect Game, observed by Mullin's classic "Brooklyn Bum." Referencing the old saw "I don't know much about art but I know what I like", the disgusted- looking Bum came up with a variation: "I don't care if it is art—I don't like it!"Tuesday, October 9, 1. Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. In a 1. 0- inning scoreless pitching duel with both starters going all the way, Jackie Robinson's walk- off single to left in the bottom of the 1. Clem Labine and kept the Dodgers' championship hopes alive.
Tough- luck loser Bob Turley gave up a 1. Jim Gilliam, a sacrifice bunt by Pee Wee Reese and intentional pass to Duke Snider before the decisive hit. Wednesday, October 1.
Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. Yogi Berra's two homers led New York to an unexpectedly easy title- clinching victory. Yankee pitcher Johnny Kucks struck out Jackie Robinson to end the game and the Series. It would be Robinson's final at- bat, as he retired at the season's end. Composite line score[edit]1.
World Series (4–3): New York Yankees (A. L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N. L.)Team. 12. 34. 56. RHENew York Yankees. Brooklyn Dodgers.
Total attendance: 3. Average attendance: 4. Winning player's share: $8,7. Losing player's share: $6,9. Broadcasting[edit]NBC televised the Series, with announcers Mel Allen (for the Yankees) and Vin Scully (for the Dodgers). In 2. 00. 6, it was announced that a nearly- complete kinescope recording of the Game 5 telecast (featuring Larsen's perfect game) had been preserved and discovered by a collector.
That kinescope recording aired during the MLB Network's first night on the air on January 1, 2. Larsen and Yogi Berra by Bob Costas.
The first inning of the telecast is still considered lost and was not aired by the MLB Network or included in a subsequent DVD release of the game. The Mutual network aired the Series on radio, with Bob Wolff and Bob Neal announcing. This was the final World Series broadcast for Mutual, which had covered the event since 1.
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World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. World Series. Dates: October 5 – 1. MVP: Bobby Richardson (New York)Television: NBCTV announcers: Mel Allen and Bob Prince.
Radio: NBCRadio announcers: Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan. Umpires: Dusty Boggess (NL), Johnny Stevens (AL), Bill Jackowski (NL), Nestor Chylak (AL), Stan Landes (NL: outfield only), Jim Honochick (AL: outfield only)Hall of Famers: Umpire: Nestor Chylak.
Pirates: Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski. Yankees: Casey Stengel (mgr.), Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle. The 1. 96. 0 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (NL) and the New York Yankees of the American League (AL) from October 5 to 1. It is most notable for the Game 7, ninth- inning home run hit by Bill Mazeroski, winning the game for the Pirates 1.
World Championship overall and first since 1. This World Series featured seven past, present, or future league Most Valuable Players. The Pirates had two – Dick Groat (1. Roberto Clemente (1.
Yankees had five: Yogi Berra (1. Bobby Shantz (1. 95.
Mickey Mantle (1. Roger Maris (1. 96. Elston Howard (1. As noted in the superstition called the "Ex- Cub Factor", this was the only Series after 1. Chicago Cubs (Don Hoak, Smoky Burgess and Gene Baker) was able to win a World Series.
Summary[edit]The Yankees, winners of their 1. Pirates 5. 5–2. Series, outhit them 9. Pittsburgh's four (three of which came in Game 7), got two complete- game shutouts from Whitey Ford—and lost.
The Pirates' inconsistent pitching and Stengel's controversial decision not to start Ford in Games 1 and 4 resulted in the peculiar combination of close games and routs. Ford (Games 3 and 6) and Vern Law (Games 1 and 4) were both excellent, while Pirates relief pitcher Roy Face was a major factor in three games. NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)Game.
Date. Score. Location. Time. Attendance 1. October 5. New York Yankees – 4, Pittsburgh Pirates – 6. Forbes Field. 2: 2.
October 6. New York Yankees – 1. Pittsburgh Pirates – 3. Forbes Field. 3: 1. October 8. Pittsburgh Pirates – 0, New York Yankees – 1. Yankee Stadium (I)2: 4. October 9. Pittsburgh Pirates – 3, New York Yankees – 2. Yankee Stadium (I)2: 2.
October 1. 0Pittsburgh Pirates – 5, New York Yankees – 2. Yankee Stadium (I)2: 3. October 1. 2New York Yankees – 1. Pittsburgh Pirates – 0.
Forbes Field. 2: 3. October 1. 3New York Yankees – 9, Pittsburgh Pirates – 1.
Forbes Field. 2: 3. Matchups[edit]Wednesday, October 5, 1. Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Yankees threw Art Ditmar against the Pirates' Vern Law in Game 1. In the top of the first inning, New York right fielder Roger Maris, the eventual 1. AL MVP, drilled a home run off Law to give the Yankees a 1–0 lead. In the bottom half, however, the Pirates evened the score when Bill Virdon walked, stole second, advanced to third on an error by shortstop Tony Kubek, and scored on a double by Dick Groat (the eventual 1. NL MVP). Bob Skinner then singled to drive in Groat and stole second, coming home on a single by Roberto Clemente. Pittsburgh now led 3–1. This was enough to compel Casey Stengel, the Yankee manager, to pull Ditmar in favor of Jim Coates, who ended the inning.
In the fourth, New York cut the lead to one run when Maris singled, moved to second on a Mickey Mantle walk, took third on a fly out by Yogi Berra, and scored on a single by Bill Skowron. But the Pirates extended their lead to 5–2 when Don Hoak walked and Bill Mazeroski homered. Pittsburgh added an insurance run in the sixth, and although the Yankees sliced the lead to two on a ninth- inning home run by Elston Howard, reliever Roy Face successfully closed out the inning to give the Pirates a 6–4 victory and a 1–0 lead in the Series. Thursday, October 6, 1. Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Game 2, matching New York's Bob Turley against the Pirates' Bob Friend, saw the Yankees pummel the Pirates 1.
The game was scoreless until the top of the third, when the Yankees jumped out to a 2–0 lead. Second baseman Bobby Richardson walked, was sacrificed over to second by Turley, and scored on a single by Tony Kubek. Gil Mc. Dougald then doubled, plating Kubek all the way from first base, and Turley aided his own cause in the fourth, driving home Richardson with a single. Although Hoak doubled home Gino Cimoli in the bottom of the fourth to break the shutout, the Yankees extended their lead to 5–1 courtesy of a two- run home run by Mantle that also scored Maris.
In the sixth, the solid Yankee lead turned into a rout, as the Bronx Bombers erupted for seven runs and chased reliever Fred Green from the game. Richardson and Berra led the way with two RBI each, while Mc.
Dougald, Skowron, and Howard accounted for the other runs. Mantle continued the onslaught by popping a three- run homer in the seventh and scoring on a wild pitch by Tom Cheney in the ninth.
Although the Pirates tacked on two runs in the bottom half of the frame, the game was well out of reach for them by this time. The decisive Yankee victory tied the series at a game apiece. Saturday, October 8, 1. Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. For Game 3, the Series shifted to Yankee Stadium as Stengel sent Whitey Ford to the mound against Pittsburgh's Vinegar Bend Mizell. Ford had somewhat of an off year (1. ERA and 1. 92. 2 IP), but was brilliant against the Pirates.
The Yankees continued the same kind of offensive onslaught they displayed in Game 2. They grabbed a 6–0 lead by the end of the first inning, as Skowron and Howard ripped RBI base hits while Richardson clubbed a grand slam (during the regular season, Richardson had hit only one home run, off Baltimore's Arnie Portocarrero on April 3. In the fourth, the Bombers added on four more runs, courtesy of a two- run home run by Mantle and a two- run single by Richardson.
The Pirates, meanwhile, simply could not get anything going against Ford, who tossed a masterful four- hitter. The Yankees now led the series, 2–1. Sunday, October 9, 1. Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York.
The Pirates had seen their pitching fail them in the previous two games, as the team fell victim to the powerful Yankee bats. This was not the case in Game 4, however, as Pittsburgh sent Vern Law to the hill against Ralph Terry. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth, when Skowron launched a home run off Law to give New York a 1–0 advantage. The very next half- inning, though, Pittsburgh stormed back, as Law doubled in Cimoli and Virdon added a two- run single. Law kept the potent pinstripers at bay, though the Yankees did scratch and claw for a single run in the bottom of the seventh when Skowron doubled, moved to third on a single by Mc. Dougald, and scored on a fielder's choice by Richardson. However, after the Yankees scored that run, Pirate manager Danny Murtaugh brought in reliever Roy Face, who held the fort for the final two innings as Pittsburgh tied the series at two games each.
Monday, October 1. Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. With the series now tied at two apiece, Yankee manager Casey Stengel started pitcher Art Ditmar, his Game 1 starter, against the Pirates' Harvey Haddix, who had become famous for losing a perfect game in the thirteenth inning of a game against the Milwaukee Braves the previous year. As it turned out, on this day Ditmar could not get out of the second inning. Dick Stuart singled and was forced out at second by Gino Cimoli, who then moved to third on a double by Smoky Burgess. Don Hoak then slapped a ground ball toward Yankee shortstop Kubek, who flipped it to third baseman Mc. Dougald in an attempt to retire Burgess.
However, Mc. Dougald missed the catch for an error, allowing Cimoli to score, Burgess to be safe at third, and Hoak to end up at second. Mazeroski then lashed a double to left, scoring both Burgess and Hoak. After this small offensive outburst, Stengel yanked Ditmar and replaced him with Luis Arroyo, who finally got out of the inning. The next half- inning, New York picked up a run when Elston Howard doubled, moved to third on a ground out by Richardson, and scored on another grounder by Kubek. However, the Pirates extended their lead to three runs in the third, when Roberto Clemente singled home Groat, who had led off with a double. In the bottom of the third, Roger Maris touched Haddix for a home run to deep right field. Otherwise, however, the Pittsburgh hurler was in fine form, holding the Yankees at bay until the seventh, when he was replaced by Face.
In the ninth, the Pirates added an insurance run when Hoak singled in Joe Christopher, and Face shut down the pinstripers in the bottom half of the frame to give the Pirates a 5–2 victory and a 3–2 edge in the Series. Wednesday, October 1. Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the sixth contest in Pittsburgh, the Yankees threw Whitey Ford against the Pirates' Bob Friend.
And as was the case the last time Ford had toed the rubber for the Yanks in Game 3, his teammates relentlessly mashed the ball en route to a resounding 1. In the top of the second, the Yankees went to work. After a Yogi Berra walk and a Bill Skowron single, Elston Howard was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Ford himself then notched the first RBI of the game, with a ground ball single to his counterpart Friend that scored Berra. The next inning, Mantle cracked a two- run single that scored Kubek and Maris. After a Berra single moved Maris to third, Pirates skipper Danny Murtaugh removed the clearly ineffective Friend in favour of Tom Cheney. Cheney, however, fared no better, as a Skowron sacrifice fly scored Mantle and a triple to deep left field by Richardson scored Berra and Johnny Blanchard, making the score 6–0.
The Yankees then began to run away with the game, scoring two runs in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. Richardson ripped his second RBI triple of the contest, and Ford added his second RBI courtesy of a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt.