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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Yankees

1955-10-04 · 1955 World Series · Game 7 of 7 ◀ Game 6 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 62465 · 2:44

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Yankees 2–0. Johnny Podres earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

W: Johnny Podres L: Tommy Byrne SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: Red Flaherty · RF: Augie Donatelli

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	4	0	1	0	1	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	1	0	0	1
Duke Snider	3	0	0	0	0	2
Roy Campanella	3	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Furillo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gil Hodges	2	0	1	2	1	0
Don Hoak	3	0	1	0	1	0
Don Zimmer	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Podres	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Shuba	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sandy Amoros	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Phil Rizzuto	3	1	1	0
Billy Martin	3	1	1	0
Gil McDougald	4	3	0	1
Yogi Berra	4	1	0	0
Hank Bauer	4	0	0	1
Bill Skowron	4	1	0	0
Bob Cerv	4	0	0	0
Elston Howard	4	1	0	0
Tommy Byrne	2	0	0	2
Mickey Mantle	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Podres	9.0	8	2	4

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Byrne	5.1	3	3	2
Bob Grim	1.2	1	1	1
Bob Turley	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: 63
Pee Wee Reese: 8
Duke Snider: 43

Bot 1

Phil Rizzuto: 2/FL
Billy Martin: 7
Gil McDougald: K/C

Top 2

Roy Campanella: 43
Carl Furillo: 7/F7D
Gil Hodges: W
Don Hoak: 43

Bot 2

Yogi Berra: 8/L
Hank Bauer: 43
Bill Skowron: DGR/9D
Bob Cerv: 63

Top 3

Don Zimmer: 63
Johnny Podres: 43
Jim Gilliam: W
Pee Wee Reese: 8/L

Bot 3

Elston Howard: 8
Tommy Byrne: K/C
Phil Rizzuto: W
Billy Martin: S9.1-2
Gil McDougald: S/G/BR.2X3(5);1-2

Top 4

Duke Snider: K
Roy Campanella: D7/7LD
Carl Furillo: 63.2-3
Gil Hodges: S7/L.3-H
Don Hoak: 53

Bot 4

Yogi Berra: D8/F8S
Hank Bauer: 9
Bill Skowron: 43.2-3
Bob Cerv: 6/P6D

Top 5

Don Zimmer: K
Johnny Podres: 5/FL
Jim Gilliam: 43

Bot 5

Elston Howard: 7/F7D
Tommy Byrne: K/C
Phil Rizzuto: 53

Top 6

Pee Wee Reese: S8/G
Duke Snider: 1E3/SH/BG1S.1-2;B-1
Roy Campanella: 14/SH/BG13.2-3;1-2
Carl Furillo: IW
Gil Hodges: 8/SF/F89D.3-H(UR);2-3
Don Hoak: WP.1-2
Don Hoak: W
George Shuba: 31

Bot 6

Billy Martin: W
Gil McDougald: S1/BG25.1-2
Yogi Berra: 7/DP.1X1(763)
Hank Bauer: 63

Top 7

Johnny Podres: 43
Jim Gilliam: S9
Pee Wee Reese: CS2(26)
Pee Wee Reese: K

Bot 7

Bill Skowron: 63
Bob Cerv: 63
Elston Howard: S7
Mickey Mantle: 6/P

Top 8

Duke Snider: K/C
Roy Campanella: 7
Carl Furillo: 8

Bot 8

Phil Rizzuto: S7/78
Billy Martin: 9
Gil McDougald: S7/G5.1-3
Yogi Berra: 9/F9S
Hank Bauer: K

Top 9

Gil Hodges: 3/FL
Don Hoak: S8/89
Sandy Amoros: W.1-2
Johnny Podres: 8
Jim Gilliam: 9/F9D

Bot 9

Bill Skowron: 13/G1
Bob Cerv: 7
Elston Howard: 63

Notes & reviews

grounder hit Rizzuto for an automatic out
into the left field corner
Easy fly dropped between Gilliam and Snider who both thought other would make the catch
Ball knocked out of Skowron's glove as tag applied
Fantastic catch by Amoros led to double play at first

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