MLB World Series Film: 1949

for the second time in all of thrilled tacky is a major league baseball both pennant races are undecided going into the final day of the season 68,000 fans watch the Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox to break that tie for the American League pennant a tie which the Yankees managed to achieve only yesterday the invincible tanks plagued by ailments and injuries throughout the season when the pennant with a 5 to 3 victory over the Red Sox manager Casey Stengel's battling bombers our World Series bound at this very moment in Philadelphia Brooklyn Dodgers are trying to defeat the danger Phillies to avert the possibility of a National League pennant playoff after blowing a third innings five run lead the Dodgers are embroiled in the 77 tie that runs into overtime the top half of the 10th the Dodgers collect two runs and when the Phillies go scoreless in their half the entire Dodger bench spills onto the field to carry their great young Willie Perla Jack panthous from the mound of triumph it's 9 to 7 victory over the Phillies has sense financially pennants and lifted the Dodgers into the World Series 1949 has sent another great year for baseball once again the major leagues have chalked up a total of more than 20 million paid admissions during the season and over 66,000 excited fans but with the World Series fever crowd in the Yankees Stadium the witness the leadoff games in this year's diamond classic it's the eighth Subway Series for New York City the second in which the Yankee to propose the Dodger this March the 16th world series for the Yankee Bombers they won 11 and lost for up-to-date and it's the fifth series in which the Brooklyn Dodgers have competed today it'll be Dodgers beat and fight against Yankee boys and experienced Branch Rickey president and general manager the Dodgers is out to see what his baffling Brooks can do the two league presidents and both team managers gather around baseball commissioner Albert Chandler were friendly chat before game time manager bird shot and choice to hurley opener for Brooklyn it is opposing strikeout artists robust right-handed Don Newcombe during the season Newcombe struck out 148 batters Perl five shutouts while winning 17 games and losing eight eight medals is 117 and lost six for season average of seven three nine the umpires give the ground rules the last minute going over to clarify them for everyone concerned the band strikes up the star-spangled banner the cloud surges to his feet to salute the rising flag that symbolizes the sanction of our sports living nation for this great game baseball's immortal Ty Cobb stand by while commissioner Chandler gives his guests young Bruce Howard a polio victim the honor of throwing out the first ball in the 1949 World Series is underway it's a scoreless ball game going into the Yankee 5th Brooklyn harlot Don Newcombe has the two hitter so far and four strikeout to his credit Bill Johnson is another strikeout victim then cliff mates goes down swinging at a basketball behind him Gary Coleman hands the breeze and for a second time Newcombe retires the bomb is on strike this brings his total to seven in the Brooklyn six jorgeson leads off with a walk after one out Jackie Robinson smashes a hardliner into deep left center on which Joe DiMaggio makes a fine running catch in the Brooklyn half of the seventh with one out Gil Hodges watches a blazing fastball go by for fall third strike then campanella's crawled out on strike for Danny that's right now with number 6 parental who still has a one-hitter and there's nothing nothing ballgame and the game is still a scoreless tie going into the last half of the ninth been a brilliant pitching duel all away Yankee hurler allie reynolds has a two hitter and nine strikeouts to his credit Brooklyn's big Don Newcombe as a four-hitter an 11 strikeout victim first baseman Tommy Hendrix strides to the plate to lead off for the Yanks in the bottom of the ninth Newcombe lands up pitches wide for ball one the next pitch misses the plate ball 2 Newcomb's third pitch is a curveball Henrik slams it for a long drive into the lower right field stands and ass all over but the shouting this 20 home run blast in the last half of the ninth makes Tommy Hendrix the hero of the day and give JT hurler Allie Reynolds a 1 to nothing two hit shutout of the Dodgers as the inks take the first game of the series more than 70,000 spectators gradually Jam the triple decks of the Yankee Stadium to see the second game new york's manager Casey Stengel will start his seasoned right-hander Vic Raschi was 121 games already this season Brooklyn's manager Burt chaton will stand to the mound his veteran southpaw hurler Elwin preacher roll to 115 and lost 6 during the season in the top half of the second Jackie Robinson leads off for Brooklyn flashes a hit over Johnson sat down the left-field foul line Lindau throw to Rizzuto Jackie's double is the first Dodger hit in the game after 2 outs 1st baseman Gil Hodges grabs a single past Rizzuto into left field and robinson scores for Brooklyn Glendale fumbles the ball so high just continues on the second Dodgers around in front one to nothing opening the 4th inning for Brooklyn then it's one away 10 hermanski slashes a hit into right-center takes a bad hop gets by DiMaggio and rolled to the wall where Hank Bauer finally fielded a nasty winds up at third for the first triple of the series Marv Rattray the next man up taps one past the mound Pullman races in and with a brilliant underhand throw nails hermanski at the plate it's one of the closest plays of the period so far an umpire be Britain is right on the job after capital opening the Brooklyn 5th punches a single between third and short left field of lyndale fumbles Campanella tries for second lyndale fires the ball to coleman in time for the out Brooklyn hold on to that one to nothing lead it's the last half of the night Myron McCormick has replaced gene hermanski in right field for Brooklyn 4 Dodgers 1 Yankees nothing it's now or never for the Bombers Joe DiMaggio leads off in the 8th after slow roller between 3rd and the mound and beats jorgeson throw to first but he's still on first after 2 outs when jerry Coleman lifts and easy fly to McCormick in short right-center that ends the ballgame the Brooklyn Dodgers win the second game and tie up the 1949 World Series it's a wonder nothing shutout triumph for Brooklyn's preacher roll Victor over the Yankees Vic Raschi and another spectacular pitcher's battle this is the first time in baseball history that to wonder nothing shutouts have been chalked up in a single World Series now the series moves crosstown to Ebbets Field Brooklyn where a capacity crowd is on hand to see full move ahead in the contest today's been strictly a pitches series so far for the total of two runs and two games l went co-owner and vice-president of the Yankee is on hand to cheer for his bomber Ralph Branca and Tommy Byrne will oppose each other in the pitchers box southpaw Byrnes good left arm has 115 for New York decisions while Brooklyn's right-hander Branca as the season one loss record of 13 and 5 and the umpires huddle the ground rules for Everett field I discussed the Brooklyn team takes the field and plans fall to play ball in the last half of the first Brooklyn's leadoff man Pee Wee Reese is hit on the right leg by a low inside pitch and goes to first the next batter up dead mixes mops a high foul at Yogi Berra catches in front of the Yankee dugout after the cats reached prize for second but ferry's good throw to Coleman doubles Reese the game is scoreless going into the third which makes opens for the Yanks with a walk that's the first pass given by a Dodger pitcher in the series after one away Byrne singles to Center and makes goes to third phil rizzuto follows with a fly to Furillo and right and makes tallies after the catch yank lead one to nothing in the bottom of the fourth brief leads off for the dodges after he looks at a call strike he hammers a home run deep into the lower left field stands high up the ball game at one all after one out Furillo Rams the first pitch past third for a single and burn gives Robeson a base on balls for it almost a second the next batter Hodges walks and the bases are loaded with only one out the Dodgers are rolling now and the Brooklyn fans are roused with excitement at the end of the road for pitcher Tommy Burns in comes the big Yankee southpaw Joe paid for his 62nd released in of the year when all mopes a high foul fly Henrik reaches into the field boxes to make a fine cash to away Schneider is thrown out by Coleman and the achy start to breathe again the ball game is still tied up at one to one Tommy Hendrick opens the New York 9 with a smashing drive Robinson stabs it with a brilliant left hand catch and throws him out frança has retired 14 Yankee batters in a row when he walks Berra after DiMaggio fouls out to mixes third baseman Bobby Brown singles to right sending Barrett a second and woodling walks and the bases are loaded johnny mize pinch-hitting for cliff mates slams a 2:1 pitch against the right-field screen for a single it's cause Baron Brown intends woodling to third the angst lead three to one that's all for Branca that flash drives him from the round the Dodgers lanky right-hander Jack Panda comes in to her for Brooklyn two away home in the batter he smacks a single to center Woodling tallies the ink fourth run of the game in the last half of the ninth with one away Paige is pitching brilliantly he only needs two more outs to win when LeWitt oboe smashes the homer into the lower left field stands that cuts down the Yankee lead to four to two Brooklyn's on the loose again turn a page parrot down hard and Snyder fans threw away and victory in sight but Joe page that's not so good says Brooklyn Roy Campanella rod he slams a one-two pitch for a long long ride to left the ball hits the railing bounces high and lands inside the stand for home run and the Dodgers are only one behind things are looking up for Brooklyn now Bruce Edwards comes in to bat for pitcher banner pages first pitch is a called strike on the second pitch Edwards swings and misses the third is low ball one the fourth pitch is right in there for a call strike and there's no joy in Brooklyn tonight with Joe pages brilliant and victorious pitches four five and two thirds innings the Yankees defeat the Dodgers four to three and take a two to one lead in the series another capacity gathering Phil's habits field for game for these Dodger fans are pinning their hopes on their beloved Brooks to even up the series today among the out-of-town personalities on hand for the game our manager Ed Ralph of the American League's Detroit Tigers and Billy Evans vice president and general manager the Tigers Brooklyn's Newcombe and New York's at lopat will be the starting hurlers veteran South Floyd lopat has brought home 15 wins for the Yanks this season just off Rizzuto the Yanks leadoff man brian is Newcombe second pitch into center field for a single then Tommy Henrich flashes the single-pass Hodges to right field sends the Zuno to third bicha Newcomb's in trouble and Hatun starts to warm up for Brooklyn yogi berra the third man up Browns two mixes and Rizzuto is caught in a rundown and ruled out when he runs outside of the baseline to avoid the tag Henrik is beyond second and Campanella whips a fine throw to Robinson that doubles Hendrik off the bag Newcomb's out of trouble and the Yanks don't score in the inning the game's a scoreless tie going into the fourth with one away run drives a liner up against the left centerfield wall for a two-bagger then after Woodling done first with a walk miss the double into the left-field corner Skouras Brown and woodling [Music] following the second out hit your head lopat while up the two-bagger off the left-center field wall and makes tallies the Yanks take the three to nothing lead in the game that's all for pitcher Don Newcombe who attempted his second daunting assignment in the series after only two days rest lefty Joe Hackman comes in to hurl for Brooklyn then Rizzuto singles to left but almost returned throw beats lopat to the plate when he tries to score that ends the inning score is still New York 3 Brooklyn nothing going into the fifth which Hendrick opens for the inks with a wall tariff follows with a single to right and Hendrick stops at second but when hermanski straw rolls through mixes Lakes Hendrick goes to third and Barrett a second on the era doling Joe DiMaggio is purposely passed and the bases are loaded it's another crucial moment the Yanks threaten again Bobby Brown at bat Hatton winds up here's the pitch and Brown rattles a triple off of the right-field wall Skouras Hendrik Dara and DiMaggio the Yanks take a commanding 6 to nothing lead Rhys opens the Brooklyn six the Texas leg into Center for a base hit behind him bill batting for mixes beats out a swinging bunt and Reese goes to second Cox is credited with a single Snider the next man up Browns into a double play Rizzuto and Hendricks and reach take third and Jackie Robinson singles to left and reach scores the first Brooklyn run of the game I just followed with a single through the middle of the diamond and which Robinson makes third the next batter Olmo drives another base hit the Senate scores Robinson and 10 Hodges to third then Campanella lands a safety to left Hodges tallies Brooklands third run and Omo moves to second dodges are really on the go now hermanski the 8th Brooklyn batter to come up in the any Rams a single to right that scores Omo with run number 4 and 10 Campanella to third that four run rally and pitcher head low fat to the tower right hand Allie Reynolds who won the first game of the series comes into her a relief job for the ain't trying to extend the rally manager shotty scented Johnny Jorgenson in to bat for pitcher Erskine the Dodgers have batted from top to bottom of their lineup but with three perfect pitches Reynolds strikes out Jorgenson ending the rally and the inning in the top half of the ninth right handed Jack Panda is pearly and Bill Cox's at third for the Dodgers they started in the seventh Rizzuto walked on four pitches to open the inning behind him Hendrick wraps a single to right and rizzuto makes third on Banias second pitch to Yogi Berra Campanella whips the ball to Cox and Rizzuto is picked off third Yankees make no further threat in the inning the Dodgers still trail six to four going into the bottom of the ninth this is their last chance to stay in the ball game after one out Allie Reynolds really bears down a masky strikes out two away Dick Whitman bats the jack panda who came in to pitch in the seventh but he plans the breeze with a swing that closes the book on the fourth game it's a 64 clamp for the Yanks over the Dodgers and New York moves ahead three games to one in the series again a giant prong jams the stands at Ebbets Field with high hopes that their boys will turn the trick today they have to win this one to stay in the series manager Casey Stengel defending Vic Raschi to the mound for his second start right-hander Rex Pawnee will open in the pitchers box for Brooklyn and the game is about to get underway Yankee shortstop Rizzuto opens with a base on ball Hendrick also walks Rex Barney tries to pick Rizzuto our second fired the ball over reach his head Rizzuto takes third and Hendrick pulls up at second their app and an it's Joe DiMaggio up he rifles a long-drive almost 400 feet to the centerfield wall Snider races back and Rob's DiMaggio with a leaping catch Rizzuto tags up and scores after the catch and Hendrix makes third and brown punches a single through the box that scored Hendricks and the Yanks lead two to nothing in the New York second with two away and raschi on second base Hendricks mastered the blistering ground on which Hodges makes a beautiful backhanded stop his punch to Barney retires the side in the Brooklyn half after two outs Hodges wax a hot grounder to short judo makes the plane stopped and fires along accurate throw to first that ends the inning now it's the Yankee third one away DiMaggio lands the hard drive to center where Snider dazzled the crowd with a brilliant to string catch and a game run Joe of a hit that's two away after browns on first with a walk Woodling slams a single to center and Brown makes third works Barney to a full count then walks to fill the bases pitch of Barney's in trouble then Coleman drills the sharpening of the left that scores Brown and Woodling Mapes holds up at second the Yanks lead worden up a Brooklands long right-handed Jack Bennett takes over on the mound holmen's hit marks the end of the day while pitcher Rex Barney the next batter Rashi punches a single to center makes tallies and the Yanks move ahead five to nothing that score still stands in the Brooklyn third after one out when Campanella drives a double down the third-base line it's the first Dodger hit in the game after the second out on which Campanella took third three straps two single the right ray and his teammate with run number one for Brooklyn [Applause] in the Yankee fourth with two away and nobody on base DiMaggio smashes a long drive just inside of the power pole into the lower left field stands that's the sixth home run for the yankee Clipper in eight World Series the Yanks are out in front six to one he added one more in the fifth and lead seven to one going into their half of the six little right-hander Carl Erskine opens on the mound for the Dodgers in place of Banta Erskine walks Rizzuto the first batter up Tommy Hendrick hopes the hit and run single in the short left sends the pseudo to third [Applause] then Barraclough a long fly that backs rectly up against the left-field wall kazuto comes home following the cats [Applause] then after two away Brown while up the long drive it bounces off the right-field wall and gets away from hermanski Hendrick Cali and brown gets credit for a triple when Robinson relay from hermanski bounces past Campanella Brown tallies and the inks lead ten to one that scoring spree finished it Erskine southpaw Joe Hatton replaces him in the mound for Brooklyn in the Dodger seventh the inks still lead 10 to 2 that one out in Jorgensen's on first with a walk when Snider punches the base hit into centerfield 10 Jorgensen to third then Robinson flies out to woodland and Jorgensen races home after the catch brass he gives up a base on balls to hermanski an up comes big Gil Hodges he digs in sees one he likes and hammers a three-run homer deep into the lower left field stands goring Snyder and hermanski ahead of him now the Dodgers trail 10 to 6 that four run explosion dryers Vic Raschi out of the box the Yankees Joe page makes his third relief appearance of the series and his 63rd of the season he fans Olmo to stop the rally and end the seventh in New York State Hendrick Wallops a twisting line at the right center where Snider makes a sensational catch [Applause] before the ninth-inning starts time is called Commission of Chandler orders the lights turned on this marks the first game in World Series history to be played under the Masters the Yankees hold at 10 to 6 lead going into the last half of the night Gaja eddie mixes batting for Jorgensen opens the inning the rousing drive over Browns head and just inside the left-field foul line [Applause] for a two base hit Schneider up on a page goes to work on him and the Duke strikes out eight pans Robinson too but he walks hermanski two outs zoom in on base the count 2 and 2 on batter Gil Hodges 8 settles down fire the fast one to Hodges who pans the air all the way around when the inning the game and the series fireman Joe Paige has clinched a 10 to 6 Yankee victory for winning pitcher Vic Raschi and the New York Yankees on the 1949 baseball champions of the world victorious over the Dodgers four games to one tonight the Yanks celebrate the 12th championship they won in 16 World Series in spite of all the setbacks has plagued them they never lost their fighting heart and unbreakable spirit and it paid off today every Yankee earned the glory of the crown Stengel with sterling leadership throughout the years brought the Yankees to the top of the baseball world got stopped Oh Rizzuto who put on a dazzling display of fine defensive baseball third baseman Bobby Brown but to the extraordinary he collected six hits and 12 times at-bat made four runs and batted in five hurler allie reynolds was to hit wonder nothing shutout in the opener was a masterpiece of World Series pity Joe page certainly one of the greatest relief perlers of all time and even though they lost the Dodgers had their outstanding players too preacher Roe winning further of the second year we wonder nothing shutout is another World Series standout pitching performance don't stop peewee Reese brilliant in the field and at the place for the 316 batting average to the series catcher Roy Campanella who provided many highlights in the series with a splendid all-around defensive play next year there will be another new and exciting battle for the World Championship of baseball and the matter who's playing the leading role we'll be bringing you the motion picture clinical of the greatest diamond classic of them all the World Series you

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Length: 36min 25sec (2185 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 06 2020