WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS:
1950: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IN 4 GAMES
1951: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER NEW YORK GIANTS IN 6 GAMES
1952: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER BROOKLYN DODGERS IN 7 GAMES
1953: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER BROOKLYN DODGERS IN 6 GAMES
1954: NEW YORK GIANTS OVER CLEVELAND INDIANS IN 4 GAMES
1955: BROOKLYN DODGERS OVER NEW YORK YANKEES IN 7 GAMES
1956: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER BROOKLYN DODGERS IN 7 GAMES
1957: MILWAUKEE BRAVES OVER NEW YORK YANKEES IN 7 GAMES
1958: NEW YORK YANKEES OVER MILWAUKEE BRAVES IN 7 GAMES
1959: LOS ANGELES DODGERS OVER CHICAGO WHITE SOX IN 6 GAMES
HALL-OF-FAMERS:
1950: Casey
Stengel, NYY; Yogi Berra, NYY;
Joe DiMaggio, NYY;
Whitey Ford, NYY;
Johnny Mize, NYY;
Phil Rizzuto, NYY;
Richie Ashburn, PHI; Robin Roberts, PHI; Jocko Conlan, UMP; Bill
McGowan, UMP
1951: Casey
Stengel, NYY; Bill Dickey, NYY;
Yogi Berra, NYY;
Joe DiMaggio, NYY;
Mickey Mantle,
NYY; Johnny
Mize, NYY; Phil
Rizzuto, NYY; Leo Durocher, NYG; Monte Irvin, NYG; Willie
Mays, NYG; Al Barlick, UMP
1952: Casey
Stengel, NYY; Yogi Berra, NYY;
Mickey Mantle,
NYY; Johnny
Mize, NYY; Phil
Rizzuto, NYY; Roy Campanella, BRK; Pee Wee Reese, BRK; Jackie
Robinson, BRK; Duke Snider, BRK
1953: Casey
Stengel, NYY; Yogi Berra, NYY;
Whitey Ford, NYY;
Mickey Mantle,
NYY; Johnny
Mize, NYY; Phil
Rizzuto, NYY; Roy Campanella, BRK; Pee Wee Reese, BRK; Jackie
Robinson, BRK; Duke Snider, BRK; Dick Williams, BRK
1954: Leo Durocher, NYG; Monte Irvin, NYG; Willie Mays, NYG; Hoyt
Wilhelm, NYG; Al Lopez, CLE; Larry Doby, CLE; Bob Lemon, CLE; Early
Wynn, CLE
1955: Walt Alston, BRK; Roy Campanella, BRK; Sandy Koufax, BRK; Pee
Wee Reese, BRK; Jackie Robinson, BRK; Duke Snider, BRK; Casey Stengel,
NYY; Yogi
Berra, NYY; Whitey
Ford, NYY; Mickey Mantle,
NYY; Phil
Rizzuto, NYY
1956: Casey
Stengel, NYY; Yogi Berra, NYY;
Whitey Ford, NYY;
Mickey Mantle,
NYY; Enos Slaughter, NYY; Walt Alston, BRK; Roy Campanella,
BRK; Don Drysdale, BRK; Sandy Koufax, BRK; Pee Wee Reese, BRK;
Jackie Robinson, BRK; Duke Snider, BRK
1957: Hank Aaron, MIL; Red Schoendienst, MIL; Warren Spahn, MIL;
Eddie Matthews, MIL; Casey Stengel,
NYY; Yogi
Berra, NYY; Whitey
Ford, NYY; Mickey Mantle,
NYY; Enos Slaughter, NYY
1958: Casey
Stengel, NYY; Yogi Berra, NYY;
Whitey Ford, NYY;
Mickey Mantle,
NYY; Enos
Slaughter, NYY; Hank Aaron, MIL; Eddie Matthews, MIL; Red
Schoendienst, MIL; Warren Spahn, MIL; Al Barlick, UMP
1959: Walt Alston, LAD; Don Drysdale, LAD; Sandy Koufax, LAD; Duke
Snider, LAD; Al Lopez, CWS; Luis Aparicio, CWS; Nellie Fox, CWS;
Early Wynn, CWS
SERIES MVPs:
1955: Johnny Podres, Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher: 2-0, 18 innings (2
Complete Games), 1.00 ERA
1956: Don Larsen, New York Yankees Pitcher: Threw Only Perfect Game
in World Series (And Postseason) History, First No-Hitter until Roy
Halladay in 2010
1957: Lew Burdette, Milwaukee Braves Pitcher: 3-0, 27 innings (3
Complete Games), 2 shutouts (First since Christy Mathewson)
1958: Bob Turley, New York Yankees Pitcher: 2-1, Save in Game 6
1959: Larry Sherry, Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher: 2-0, 2 Saves in
Series
IMPORTANT MOMENTS
1950: Reliever Jim Konstanty gets stars in Game 1, and dominates;
Yankees pull out wins in 9th and 10th innings of Games 2 & 3 to
win second straight championship
1951: Last World Series for Joe DiMaggio, but first for both Mickey
Mantle and Willie Mays; Mantle only plays 2 games before leaving due
to injury on drainage pipe; Yankees win third straight title
1952: Billy Martin's catch of Jackie Robinson pop-up helps to lead
Yankees to tie own record for four consecutive World Series
1953: Dodgers' Carl Erskine sets new record with 14 strikeouts in
Game 4, but hits Yogi Berra twice; Billy Martin's 12th hit of series
gives Yankees walk-off win in Game 6, clinches Fifth World Series in
a Row
1954: Willie Mays' "The Catch" prevents Cleveland rally in Game 1,
leads to Dusty Rhodes' walk-off home run; Giants win last Series in
New York; Indians play in Postseason for last time until 1995; Last
World Series in Polo Grounds & Cleveland Stadium
1955: Even Jackie Robinson's steal of home in Game 1 can't prevent
Yankees win; Behind Johnny Podres' complete game and Sandy Amoros'
catch in left field, Dodgers win first (AND ONLY) championship in
Brooklyn
1956: Don Larsen throws first perfect game in World Series history;
Yankees win final Subway Series until 2000; Last World Series game
played in Ebbets Field; Jackie Robinson strikes out to end Series,
Career
1957: Braves become first team to win Series after relocating; Lew
Burdette's shutout in Game 7 clinches second championship in
franchise history
1958: Yankees overcome 3-1 deficit to win Series
1959: Chicago White Sox play in World Series for the first time
since Black Sox scandal of 1919, will not return until 2005; Dodgers
win first World Championship on the West Coast; Only games to exceed
90,000 in capacity
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