It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. The brooklyn dodgers of the national league ended the season with a record of 98 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the nl. Brooklyn dodgers 1955 world series champions commemorative poster. Baseball history 4 1955 brooklyn dodgers 1955 dodgers. October 4th, 1955, dem bums, the brooklyn dodgers, defeated the new york yankees 20 in the seventh and deciding game of the 1955 world series. In addition to the team roster, the bottom of the plate lists the dodgers combined regular and postseason record 10258 and scores from brooklyns. Oct 15, 2017 it was the dodgers first and only world series championship won while located in brooklyn. In addition to the team roster, the bottom of the plate lists the dodgers combined regular and postseason record 10258 and scores from brooklyn s world series victory over the yankees. How many times have the dodgers been to the world series. Aug 27, 2019 1955 world series highlights brooklyn dodgers vs new york yankees. Then, after five previous world series disappointments against the yankees, brooklyn won a 7game classic. On october 4, 1955, the brooklyn dodgers win the world series at last, beating the new york yankees 20. Check back for new brooklyn dodgers apparel and gear at the official online mlb shop for every mlb event, from spring training to the world series.
Wait until next year but become the mantra of dodger fans and the team was commonly referred to as the bums. The brooklyn dodgers were about as thrilled to see the new york yankees as adlai stevenson was to see ike. In 1955, the brooklyn dodgers finally fulfilled the promise of many previous dodger teams. Highlights from the 1955 world series which saw the brooklyn dodgers defeating the new york yankees in seven games. The dodgers won their first world series while still in brooklyn in 1955.
Check back for new brooklyn dodgers apparel and gear at the official online mlb shop for every mlb event, from spring training to. Make offer 1955 brooklyn dodgers world series champions team photo. Brooklyn was the mother ship and the dodgers were the good guys, doing the right thing, signing black players and repeatedly reaching the world series. Catcher roy campanella won the 1955 national league most valuable player award, his third in five years. During the clubs sevengame series with the yankees in 1955, snider drove in seven runs while. Theyd lost the championship seven times already, and theyd lost five times just to. The dodgers first won the world series as the brooklyn dodgers in 1955, beating the yankees in seven games. Brooklyn tshirts order your 1955 brooklyn tshirts and ebbets field ts at the tshirts store you will surely attract the crowd and show your memories. Add to your collection with dodgers collectibles and baseball memorabilia.
The 1955 world series matched the brooklyn dodgers against the new york yankees, with the dodgers winning the series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history. Jun 01, 2005 the brooklyn dodgers may have gone the way of the brooklyn eagle and coney islands steeplechase park, but the cotton and nylon banner hailing brooklyn s only world series title a sevengame. Robinson could do it all, leading the national league in batting average and steals while also driving in 124 runs in 1949, the season he won his mvp award. Get the best deals on brooklyn dodgers vintage mlb programs when you shop the largest online selection at. Yes, there are a total of 11 survivors of our 1955 world championship team.
The dodgers played professional baseball in brooklyn from 1890 through 1957. Brooklyn dodgers vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. Contents hide this season was basically a culmination of the careers of many legendary dodger players. The top of the plate is inscribed with the words 1955 world series champions beneath the official brooklyn logo. This was the fifth time in nine years that the yankees and the dodgers met in. Ed roebuck, pitcher on the brooklyn dodgers 1955 championship. Losing the first two games of the 1955 world series at yankee stadium only compounded the memory of losing five straight fall classics to the yankees. Oct 31, 2017 the dodgers have won the world series six times in their franchise history.
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Walter alston 9855 1955 brooklyn dodgers statistics 1955. Brooklyn historian ron schweiger shares the legend of the brooklyn dodgers. On april 15, 1947, jackie robinson took the field for the brooklyn dodgers as the first africanamerican to play for a major league baseball team. This amazing poster celebrates the glory of 55 in flatbush with legendary nostalgia and style. The 1955 brooklyn dodgers finally fulfilled the promise of many previous dodger teams. Ed roebuck, one of the last 1955 brooklyn dodgers world. The dodgers have won the world series six times in their franchise history.
The full 1955 brooklyn roster with uniform numbers 1 pee wee reese, ss 32 sandy koufax, p. Brooklyn dodgers 1955 world series champs type 1 original photo koufax rookie. Jackie robinson was the first africanamerican to play in the majors, but he proved he belonged very quickly. Although the club had won several pennants in the past, and had won as many as 105 games in 1953, it had never won a world series. Brooklyn dodgers 4 vs new york yankees 3 1955 world series fast facts. The brooklyn dodgers beat the new york yankees in the 1955. See more ideas about dodgers, dodgers baseball and brooklyn.
Brooklyn dodgers and cooperstown collection gift mall. Theyd been here seven times before, five against the yankees in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953 only to limp back home with the cry wait til next year. Walter alston 9855 1955 brooklyn dodgers statistics 1955 brooklyn dodgers roster. It was the culmination of an impossible dream for a generation of brooklyn sports fans. The brooklyn dodgers may have gone the way of the brooklyn eagle and coney islands steeplechase park, but the cotton and nylon banner hailing brooklyns only world series title a. They won 12 national league titles, but only one world series. The full 1955 brooklyn roster with uniform numbers 1 pee wee reese, ss 32 sandy koufax, p 4 duke snider. The dodgers were faced with falling into a 31 deficit in game 4, as they were being no hit by bill bevens with two outs in the 9th inning. This is a legacy upload from my previous account gmelita and had over 150,000. Mar 25, 20 highlights from the 1955 world series which saw the brooklyn dodgers defeating the new york yankees in seven games. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning in game seven of the 1955 world series, elston howard grounds to dodgers shortstop and captain pee wee reese, who throws to first baseman gil hodges for the third out, sealing a 20 win and the first and only world series title for the brooklyn. The dodgers would not need a nl tiebreaker, as they would win 94 games enroute to their 4th trip to the world series, to land in a second subway series match up against the new york yankees.
The brooklyn dodgers beat the new york yankees in the 1955 world series oct 01, 2015 9. The 1955 world champion brooklyn dodgers season was a culmination of the careers of many legendary dodger players. Besides duke snider and don newcombe, there are clem labine, johnny podres, ed roebuck, george shuba, roger craig, billy loes, sandy koufax, don zimmer and carl erskine. Stay warm with dodgers sweatshirts and jackets so you can represent your team in the colder months. Despite the change in location, the dodgers dominated the national league, winning five national league pennants 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959 and world championships in 1955 and 1959. The 1955 brooklyn dodgers team roster seen on this page. Originally the brooklyn dodgers, the franchise moved west in 1958. Walter alston 9855 1955 brooklyn dodgers statistics 1955 brooklyn dodgers gamebygame results. The dodgers were faced with falling into a 31 deficit in game 4, as they were being no. Brooklyn dodgers baseball 1955 vintage sports photos for sale. Ed roebuck, one of the last links to the brooklyn dodgers 1955 world series championship team, passed away june 14, 2018 in lakewood, california. Official brooklyn dodgers gear, dodgers jerseys, store. The 1955 brooklyn dodgers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 season.
Managers for the red sox and robins meet at 1916 world seriesbefore the dodgers became the. Brooklyn dodgers baseball 1955 vintage sports photos for. Get the best deals on brooklyn dodgers vintage mlb programs when you shop the largest online. After decades of frustration at the hands of the hated new york yankees, dem bums finally broke through in 1955, prevailing in game 7 to finally win their first world series. Socalled brooklyn bums win their first world series history.