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1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (#34) 4, 1923 New York Yankees (#31) 1
MVP: Duke Snider (Brk 1955) .524/.565/.952, 2 HR, 7 RBI
The Yankees handled the Dodgers pretty well in Game 1, but it was pretty much all Brooklyn after that. Johnny Podres pitched the Dodgers to a strong shutout win in Game 2. After getting 3 hits in that game, Duke Snider got 3 more plus 4 RBI in Game 3 to power Brooklyn to another win. Podres pitched another strong game in Game 4, keeping New York down again. Don Hoak and Roy Campanella each got 3 hits in Game 5, with Campanella and Gil Hodges each getting 3 RBI to finish off the Yankees.
Scores:
NYY 8 Brk 2
Brk 8 NYY 0
Brk 7 NYY 4
Brk 5 NYY 2
Brk 9 NYY 5
The 1955 Dodgers' next opponent will be the 2005 White Sox, who beat the #2 seeded 1927 Yankees in 7 games.
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