![]() ![]() In Game 4, Yankee pitcher Bill Bevens, although he averaged a walk an inning, had allowed no Dodger hits and only one run entering the last of the ninth. Two of the most memorable plays in baseball history brought the Dodgers wins in Game 4 and 6, but the Yankees stood tall when the Series ended. Outfielder Charlie Keller also drove in five runs.ġ947: New York Yankees 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 Pitching stars: Yankee starters Tiny Bonham, Red Ruffing and Russo all went 1-0, holding the Dodgers to one earned run each.īatting stars: Yankee second baseman Joe Gordon hit. Memorable moment: Owen’s dropped third strike. But Owen let the ball get by him, and before the third out was recorded Casey had given up a single, two doubles, and two walks - and four runs as Brooklyn went on to lose its third game. Casey, who had shut out the Yankees since coming on in the fifth inning, then struck out Tommy Henrich for what should have been the game-ending out. In Game 4, Brooklyn held a 4-3 lead with two out in the top of the ninth. Hugh Casey, who replaced Fitzsimmons in the eighth, promptly gave up two runs and lost the game. Forgotten about this Series, and just as damaging to the Dodgers as Owen’s blunder: Freddie Fitzsimmons was sailing along in Game 3, shutting out the Yankees, when the final out of the seventh - a line drive by Marius Russo - bounced off Fitzsimmons’ leg, breaking his kneecap. Three Yankee starters hurled complete-game wins, with each giving the Dodgers only one earned run. This Series is remembered for one thing - Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen’s dropped third strike in Game 4. 333.ġ941: New York Yankees 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 ![]() For the Robins, future Hall of Famer Zack Wheat hit. Elmer Smith was Cleveland’s RBI leader with five. Brooklyn’s Sherry Smith was their standout, going 1-1 with an 0.53 ERA in two starts.īatting stars: Cleveland’s Charlie Jamieson and Steve O’Neill hit. Pitching stars: Stan Coveleski pitched three complete games, giving up a total of two runs and 15 hits. Memorable moment: Cleveland second baseman Bill Wambsganss turns an unassisted triple play in Game 5. This was the last World Series until 1980 to feature two teams that had never won the title. All three of those things happened in Game 5. This Series featured the only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam (Cleveland’s Elmer Smith) and the first World Series home run by a pitcher (Cleveland’s Jim Bagby).
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