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The world champion Dodgers were facing the club that had won more World Series titles than any other two clubs combined. The Dodgers had won the first two games of the 1956 Series, but the Yankees had taken the next two. Facing each other on the mound that day were two pitchers with vastly different career records.
In a 1996 story for Sports Illustrated, looking back on his feat 40 years later, Larsen reflected, “People said I didn’t do enough in my career, and maybe they’re right. But I had one great day.”. Don Larsen rears back during his perfect game in the 1956 World Series at Yankee Stadium. George Silk/LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock.
28 de feb. de 2022 · He’d pitched in three games in the 1955 World Series, including a rough start in Game Three at Ebbets Field, lasting only 1⅓ innings, allowing four earned runs. But he’d performed better in the postseason in 1956, working in relief in Games One and Two, and striking out three of the four batters he faced.
The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees of the American League and the defending champion Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League in October 1956. The series was a rematch of the 1955 World Series. It was the final Subway Series in the Fall Classic until 44 years later in 2000, as the Dodgers and the New York Giants moved to California following ...
This is the game highlight of Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series. I do not own these clipshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFUfJ85nNP4UQWzCK...
27 de ago. de 2011 · In 1956, the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the first two games, both played at Ebbets Field, of the World Series. Now with the scene shifting to Yankee Stadium, it was up to Whitey Ford ...
Oh yes, the Dodgers and Yankees would meet again in the World Series after 1956, but it would not be the same. It became transcontinental. ***** A look at Jackie Robinson’s batting line for those six World Series can tell us only part of the story. Six stolen bases in the same number of attempts provides a hint of speed and daring.
