Billy martin comes to bat and hits and hits single to drive in winning run, players run on field ad surround martin. Billy martins great 1953 world series bleacher report latest. New york yankees won the world series from 1949 thru 1953 the new york yankees defeated the brooklyn dodgers 4 games to 2. This was the fifth time in nine years that the yankees and the dodgers met in. The yankees won in 6 games for their 5th consecutive titlea mark which. Learn more about the history and results of the world series in this article. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. The national league champions had surprised everyone the previous year after overcoming an early deficit to dominate their american league rivals for the remainder of the series. Billy martin saves the series society for american. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al.
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. Billy martin recorded his twelfth hit of the series scoring hank bauer in game 6, and won the series mvp. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. The yankees won in six games for their fifth straight titlea mark which has not been equalledand their sixteenth overall. Before mone, birminghams southside baseball team won. Mickey was impressed by smiths home run, especially since he hit it off jack morris. Billy martin recorded his 12th hit of the series scoring hank. The yankees won the fifth game handily when mickey mantle, gene woodling, gil mcdougald, and martin hit home runs. In 1953, the new york yankees won an unprecedented 5th straight world series, beating the brooklyn dodgers in six games check out. 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.
The 1953 world series matched the fourtime defending champion new york yankees against the brooklyn dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 series. World series, in baseball, a postseason playoff series between champions of the two major professional baseball leagues of north america. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. Around once a week well give you a quick update on all the things weve been up to. Despite two home runs by the dodgers duke snider, new york won the sixth.
Stan baumgartner, in the 1953 the sporting news baseball guide, also said. Casey stengels bronx bombers had won the world series for a record fifth. The yankees won in 6 games for their 5th consecutive titlea mark which has not been equalledand their 16th overall. Birmingham, alabama joe sims visited with his longtime friend bruce gordon and recalled the summer of 1953. The yankees were poised for their fifth consecutive championship title and the dodgers were ready for revenge. Mickey mantles grand slam turned the 1953 world series. The 1953 world series matched the 4time defending champions new york yankees against the brooklyn dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 series, and the 4th such matchup between the two teams in the past seven seasons. The conversation quickly turned to mickeys world series grand slam against the brooklyn dodgers in 1953. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903.
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