1 while in new york
1.1 new team in town, new stadiums built, subway series established
1.2 1941: first meeting between bronx bombers , dem bums
1.3 1947-53: wait til next year!
1.4 1955: next year!
1.5 1956: perfect rematch
while in new york
a new team in town, new stadiums built, subway series established
at dawn of 20th century, american league in infancy, , 1 of charter franchises (which become yankees) original baltimore orioles. league, however, recognized required presence in new york city, country s largest market, in order survive. hence, moved orioles new york, home of 2 national league franchises, brooklyn dodgers , new york giants. new team called new york highlanders due home field being hilltop park 1903–1912.
after highlanders allowed giants play @ hilltop park when latter s home stadium, polo grounds, undergoing reconstruction fire, giants invited highlanders share polo grounds them. since highlanders no longer playing @ higher elevations, changed name new york yankees. dodgers opened new field, ebbets field, in brooklyn. opening game @ stadium exhibition game against highlanders on april 5, 1913 future yankee manager casey stengel had game-winning hit dodgers. highlanders officially called yankees later year.
in 1920, giants notified yankees have find new stadium of own 1921 season. giants rescinded eviction notice , allowed yankees stay until end of 1922 season, when giants renovated polo grounds , increased seating capacity 38,000 50,000. before however, 1921 world series between giants , yankees became first subway series, match-ups between dodgers , giants not referred subway series. after losing giants in world series , again following year, yankees moved across harlem river original yankee stadium in bronx, captured first ever world series giants in 1923.
1941: first meeting between bronx bombers , dem bums
the rivalry between yankees , brooklyn dodgers began when teams first met in 1941 world series. in game 4, yankees leading series 2 games one, dodgers led 1 going top of ninth inning and, 2 outs, barely missed getting third out , wound losing game. 2 outs, yankees tommy henrich swung , missed 2 strikes, reached on passed ball, dodger catcher mickey owen failed hold on pitch. henrich reached first base on play. owen recalled incident:
it great breaking curve should have had, guess ball hit side of glove. got away me, , time got hold of it, near corner of brooklyn dugout, couldn t have thrown out @ first.
joe dimaggio followed henrich s @ bat single before charlie keller hit double drive in both henrich , dimaggio , give yankees 5-4 lead. after bill dickey walked, , keller scored on joe gordon double make final score 7-4. next day, yankees clinched first series match-up between 2 teams in start of become long-lasting rivalry.
1947-53: wait til next year!
six years later, 1947 world series had dramatic moment in game 6. dodgers al gionfriddo placed in left field defensive purposes , robbed joe dimaggio of game-tying three-run home run. dimaggio visibly disgusted outcome of play when rounding bases in 1 of few emotional displays of career. dodgers won game , forced do-or-die game 7, fall.
dazzling defensive plays seen again, time yankees in 1952 contest, billy martin came outside camera coverage area catch pop-fly after brooklyn had threatened take lead in game 7. martin go on hero once more in 1953 series series record 12 hits, including winning hit of series-clinching game off of clem labine.
brooklyn signed jackie robinson not break color line, bolster lineup. robinson, along outfielder duke snider , pitcher don newcombe, sparked brooklyn 4 national league pennants between 1947 , 1953. each , every time during period, however, world series ended in heartbreak dodgers , gave dodger fans rallying cry: wait til next year!
during 1953 world series, long time dodgers announcer red barber refused man broadcast booth due compensation dispute gillette. barber jumped ship yankees , joined mel allen call games yankees. struggling find replacement, dodgers gave call 25-year-old named vin scully, youngest man ever call world series game major network. scully go on continue dodgers broadcaster 6 decades.
1955: next year!
finally, in 1955 dodgers reversed matters, prevailing on yankees in 7 games win world series in brooklyn. came slogan, next year.
1956: perfect rematch
brooklyn fell short of repeating next season, falling in 7 games yankees. year s team suffered ignominy in being on losing end of don larsen s perfect game in game 5, first of 2 no-hitters ever pitched in postseason play , in history of world series.
in both 1955 , 1956 world series, home team won first 6 games of world series, lost game 7. not until 1987 when home team won 7 games of world series. however, yankees meet unfortunate fate of being first american league team lose world series in home team won 7 games, in 2001.
the 1956 world series last subway series of 1900s , last include 1 of national league s charter franchises.
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