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The record book bore them out. With an astonishing show of early foot, the Dodgers had made a runaway of the National League pennant race. Their pitchers had faltered in the stretch, but they were rested now. In the field they were sure and sharp. At bat they were loaded...
The First Game, at Yankee Stadium, made the smart money seem safe. Seldom out of trouble, Southpaw Ford held off the Dodgers through eight tight innings. Furillo and Snider reached him for homers; Jackie Robinson stole home-like a Mack truck. Still the Yanks stayed in front. They knocked out...
The Second Game saw the Dodgers still suffering from the Stadium jitters. Aging (35) Southpaw Tommy Byrne, a rehabilitated major-league castoff, kept them in check all the way. At bat in the fourth inning, he won his own game by knocking in two runs. Starting with volatile Billy Loes...
The Third Game moved the series to Ebbets Field and the Dodgers came to life. Sore-armed Johnny Podres celebrated his 23rd birthday by pitching the best ball of his life. With Outfielder Hank Bauer on the sidelines now, with a pulled muscle, and Mickey Mantle hobbled, the Yankees never...
The Fourth Game found Casey Stengel still saving his veteran pitchers while Alston was forced to work his best. They were more than good enough. Carl Erskine lasted only three innings, but Don Bessent and Clem Labine teamed up behind him to hold the Yankees off. Snider, Campanella and Hodges...