The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers sent out Hodges, Gilliam, Reese & this groundbreaking infielder
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1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season - Wikipedia  In 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally fulfilled the promise of many previous Dodger teams. ... Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, both 36 years old, could still play. Gil Hodges, 31, hit 27 home runs (and drove in both Dodger runs in the seventh ... of the 1955 World Series by shutting out the Yankees in the seventh game.
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The Dodgers beat the Yankees in the 1955 World Series - NY Daily ...  Oct 1, 2015 ... The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series ... ruined the AL champions, sending them down to their fifth-Series loss in 21. ... No one else but Gil Hodges, the battling flop of the '52 Series. ... At the finish, when Pee Wee Reese sure-handedly threw out Elston Howard, the big...
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Morning Buzz, May 17, 2006 - SportsBusiness Daily ...  May 17, 2006 ... For $800: The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers sent out Hodges, Gilliam, Reese and this groundbreaking infielder. For $1000: The 1975 Reds fielded...
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The Baseball Guru - Baseball Names and How They Got That Way ...  Jul 1, 1984 ... Reese was anything but "Pee Wee" in his influence on the Dodgers in over 16 seasons. ... He played 15 years in Brooklyn and followed the team to Los Angeles ... Larsen struck out Junior Gilliam on a breaking ball to start the game. ... The Yankee infield of first baseman Joe Collins, second baseman Billy...
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1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster by Baseball Almanac  A 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers roster with uniform numbers, player stats and Opening Day data. ... Pee Wee Reese in the New York Daily News (Michael O'Keefe, 08/15/1999, 'REESE: THE MAN OF SUMMER PEE WEE STOOD ... Infielders, Height, Weight, Throws, Bats, Date Of Birth ... 1B, Gil Hodges (139). 2B, Jim Gilliam (99).
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Willie Mays Thread [Archive] - Page 2 - Baseball Fever  As the Dodgers stepped off the team bus, Snider heard a familiar voice -- agonizingly familiar. ... "It was a season within a season whenever we played them," said .... If Willie was +10-15 per year for 1951, 1954 and 1955 it's going to be close. ...... bases empty; Johnson singled to right [Mays scored (error by
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Pee Wee Reese | Society for American Baseball Research  Record 62 - 91 ... Both are famed Brooklyn Dodgers. ... They are Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. ... playing in Louisville that Reese earned a second nickname: The Little Colonel. ... Pee Wee made his Dodgers debut on April 23, 1940.
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It's Good to Be Alive by Roy Campanella  Reviews, Discussion ...  This is the autobiography of a great catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers who played for them in the late 1940's and 1950's. He was also my dad's favorite baseball...
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Former Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson, the first black ...  Jackie Robinson at his 1962 Hall of Fame induction with Branch Rickey, who signed ... He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, the first player to be .... Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American player in Major League...
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African American Celebrity & Civil Rights: 1946-1960  Jul 18, 2012 ... Baseball: In 1946 Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn ... up to the major leagues, where he played initially as a first baseman. ... born just across the river from Cincinnati in Kentucky, and here he was ... During the episode, Pee Wee left his position and walked over to Robinson at second base. He...
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Sandy Koufax - Baseball Player - Biography.com  Apr 2, 2014 ... Born on December 30, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, Sandy Koufax signed by the hometown Brooklyn Dodgers, the hard-throwing left-hander was the most ... set a single-season record with 382 strikeouts, and won three Cy...
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1955 World Series - Wikipedia  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. It would be the only Series the Dodgers won in Brooklyn (the team relocated to Los Angeles after...
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William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848  May 16 ...  Cummings was credited with inventing the curveball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. ... Check back with us often, as we are always obtaining new items. ... Candy Cummings ... 1982) was an American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball (MLB) made him...
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Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia  Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919  October 24, 1972) was an American ... Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, posed and ready to swing ... Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 ..... On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his major league debut at the relatively...
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20 years ago: Hideo Nomo signs with Dodgers - True Blue LA  Feb 13, 2015 ... Strikeouts are the theme it seems for Friday the 13th, so it's only fitting ... with both Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling reaching the milestone. .... his opposite field dingers were the prettiest things in all of baseball. ... but I measured defense at that position at the time, with being able ... So played in the NBA.
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History of the Brooklyn Dodgers - Wikipedia  The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American baseball team that was active in the major leagues from 1884 until 1957, after which it moved to Los Angeles, where it continued its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team's name derived from the reputed skill of Brooklyn residents at evading the city's trolley streetcar network. .... A New York Times article describing a game the Dodgers played in 1916...
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Baseball's greatest assemble in Atlanta for All-Century Team  Oct 26, 1999 ... The 18 living members of the 30-player All-Century team -- the most glorious ... uniforms of all the players, living and dead, were unfurled as the names were ... one over the plate for good measure -- with no catcher behind the plate. ... The crowd cheered baseball's all-time hits leader for 55 seconds as he...
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Pee Wee Reese - Wikipedia  Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918  August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los ... Reese's nickname originated in his childhood, as he was a champion marbles player (a "pee wee" is a small marble). Reese...
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1947 World Series - Wikipedia  Dodgers: Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider (dnp.), Arky Vaughan  < 1946  World Series  1948 >. The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their first title since 1943, ...... Main page  Contents  Featured content  Current events  Random article...
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Sandy Koufax - New World Encyclopedia  Jun 26, 2014 ... 6x All-Star selection (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966); 3x World ... The Dodgers won the 1955 World Series for their first title in ... On September 27, he broke the National League record for strikeouts in a season, .... Koufax famously declined to pitch Game One due to his observance of Yom Kippur.
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The Interrelated Back Stories of Kenny Washington Reintegrating ...  Mar 17, 2015 ... In 1946, Kenny Washington reintegrated the National Football League (NFL). ... in 1946 and Jackie Robinson Integrating Major League Baseball in 1947 ... baseball player and then as a player for the major league Brooklyn Dodgers. ..... In 1945, at the age of 27, six years after playing for UCLA, he led the...