This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind
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October 4 - Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series
October 4, 1955 - The Brooklyn Dodgers win the World
Series with MVP Johnny Podres beating the New York Yankees, 2 - 0 in Game
Seven. This would be the fifth time the two teams met in the series over a nine
year period and the first World Series televised in color. In 1957, the Dodgers
would relocate to Los Angeles making this the Brooklyn team’s only World Series
victory.
October 4, 1922 - For the first time, the entire World
Series will be broadcast over the radio. Writer Grantland Rice does the
announcing of the New York Giants-New York Yankees Series for station WJZ
in Newark, NJ, whose signal is relayed to WGY in Schenectady, NY.
October 4, 1961 - Whitey Ford tosses his third straight
World Series shutout. Home runs by Elston Howard and Bill Skowron, give the
Yankees a 2 - 0 win in Game One of the 1961 World Series against Cincinnati at
Yankee Stadium.
October 4, 1967 - At Fenway Park, St. Louis Cardinals
left fielder Lou Brock collects four hits, two stolen bases, and two runs as
St. Louis defeats the “Impossible Dream” Boston Red Sox, 2 - 1, in Game One of
the World Series. Bob Gibson has 10 strikeouts and outduels Jose Santiago,
whose home run is Boston's only score.
October 4, 1906 - The Chicago Cubs win their 116th game
of 152 played for a .763 winning percentage that has not since been matched.
Historical Recap performed by:
Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says
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