IN THE NEWS:
New York's Allie Reynolds spaces 9 hits and coasts
to a 10-3 victory. Tom Henrich's solo HR in the
5th puts the game away for the Yankees.
IN THE NEWS:
The Dodgers squeak to a 9-8 win, jumping on
Bobo Newsom and Vic Raschi in the 2nd for 6 runs.
Yogi Berra becomes the first player to hit a
pinch HR in WS history, hitting one off Brooklyn's
Ralph Branca in the 7th inning.
Ex-Giant Danny Gardella, suspended for 5 years
for jumping to the Mexican League, files suit
for $300,000 in damages. He charges that the reserve
clause is "monopolistic and restrains trade." It will
be dismissed.
IN THE NEWS:
Brooklyn pinch hitter Cookie Lavagetto doubles home
2 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th to break
up Floyd Bevens, dramatic no-hit bid and give the
Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Yankees in game
4 at Ebbets Field.
IN THE NEWS:
Frank Shea throws a 4-hitter and helps his own cause
with 2 singles, as the Yankees win 2-1 in Game
5. A Joe DiMaggio HR in the 5th is the margin.
In the Negro League WS, Luis Tiant, Sr., and
Pat Scantlebury pitch the New York Cubans to a 6-5
win over the Cleveland Buckeyes in the final
game.
IN THE NEWS:
CF Al Gionfriddo's magnificent catch takes
a HR away from Joe DiMaggio, which would have tied
the 6th game of the WS at Yankee Stadium. The Brooklyn
Dodgers go on to win 8-6. There is another WS
attendance record, with a crowd of 74,065 on hand
to watch the game.
IN THE NEWS:
The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-2
to win the WS in 7 games. Relief P Hugh Casey of the
Dodgers appears in 6 games, winning 2 while notching
an 0.87 ERA. Series heroes Bevens, Gionfriddo, and
Lavagetto will not play another ML game.
IN THE NEWS:
Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees general manager
moments after the final game of the series. Co-owners
Dan Topping and Del Webb then buy out MacPhail's one-third
interest in the club for $2 million. George Weiss
will become GM.
IN THE NEWS:
Radio rights for the WS sell for $475,000 for 3
years. Every franchise but Pittsburgh has sold 1948
TV rights. The Giants get $400,000 for radio-TV rights
from Chesterfield.
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