1956 World Series Game 7 – October 10, 1956
Mickey Mantle at bat as Yogi Berra waits on deck World Series Game 7 October 10, 1956 – photo: Ed Stein
The Yankee Hit Parade
Ebbets Field, N.Y. – This unusual photo of Mickey Mantle at bat and Yogi Berra (8), Yankee catcher on deck waiting for his turn with the lumber, typifies both hopes and fears of this series. Taken in the eighth inning of today’s final game, it shows Dodger catcher Roy Campanella ready to receive and plate umpire Dusty Boggess ready to call. In the background is the crowd as poised as Mickey himself. Mickey hit three homers in the series, though he only got out one hit out of four at bats in today’s game. Berra was one of today’s heroes for the bombers. He hit a pair of two-run homers and got a grand-slam homer in a previous game in the series. Yanks shut out the Dodgers 9-0, for the game and the series. 10-10-56 photo by Ed Stein
The year 1955 witnessed the end of the Brooklyn rallying cry of “wait until next year” when they finally defeated the New York Yankees in an exciting seven game World Series, highlighted by Johnny Podres’ stellar pitching for the Dodgers.
The Dodgers hoped to repeat as champions and even forced a seventh game at their home ballpark at Ebbets Field.
But it was not to be.
After having a perfect game pitched against them by Don Larsen at Yankee Stadium in game five, the Dodgers went back to Ebbets Field down three games to two to the Yankees.
In game six, the Dodgers Clem Labine pitched the most important game of his life against the Yankees in a complete game 10 inning shut out. Bob Turley was the hard luck loser for the Yankees allowing a two out single to Jackie Robinson driving in Jim Gilliam for the winning run. Turley went nine and two thirds innings striking out ten, and allowing only four hits, but walking eight in taking extra innings loss.
Game seven was a blowout as the Yankees crushed the Dodgers 9-0. This would be Brooklyn’s last appearance in a World Series. The Dodgers left Brooklyn to move to Los Angeles after the following season.
