Mickey Mantle of the Yankees connects on a grand slam in Game 5.
(Associated Press)
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Future Hall of Famers
Yankees: Casey Stengel, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, Phil Rizzuto
Dodgers: Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Dick Williams
The Yankees won a record fifth consecutive World Series title despite being outhit by the Dodgers, .300 to .279. Dodgers ace Carl Erskine lasted only one inning of the opener, giving up three walks and two triples for four Yankee runs. The Dodgers outhit New York in Game 2, and held a 2-1 lead entering the bottom of the seventh, but Billy Martin tied the score with a leadoff homer, and Mickey Mantle won it with a two-run blast in the eighth. The Dodgers won Games 3 and 4 to even the Series, as Erskine set a record with 14 strikeouts in Game 3, but the Yankees never trailed while winning Games 5 and 6, winning the final game on Martin’s single in the bottom of the ninth.
Memorable moment. Erskine’s 14 strikeouts in Game 3.
Pitching stars: Yankee starter Ed Lopat was 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA, while Allie Reynolds won one game and saved another.
Batting stars: Martin hit .500 and set a six-game Series record with 12 hits. He also had one double, two triples, two homers and drove in eight runs. Mickey Mantle had two homers and seven RBIs. For the Dodgers, Duke Snider hit .320 with five RBIs.