The Dodgers have the dubious record of having lost their first 7 World Series since the modern event was established in 1903. The Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. Here are all nine Brooklyn World Series results:
At least none were sweeps. 1920 was best of nine, the rest best of seven, four of which went seven games.
The 1916 Boston Red Sox included lefty starting pitcher Babe Ruth. Brooklyn won game one but then lost the next four. Ruth pitched a 2-1 14 inning complete game victory in game two in Braves Field before 47,373 fans, the biggest crowd of the series. Games three and four in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn drew only 21,000. Brooklyn center fielder Hi Myers homered off Ruth in the first inning. Ruth then pitched 13 scoreless innings to start his record of 29 consecutive scoreless World Series innings. Yankee lefty Whitey Ford would break Ruth's record in 1961.
In the 1920 series the first three games were in Brooklyn, with the home team winning games two and three. But Cleveland won the next four in Cleveland for a 5-2 World Series win. In game five Cleveland second baseman Bill Wambsganss pulled an unassisted triple play with his team leading 7-0 in the 5th inning. The bottom of the order was up for Brooklyn. The first two singled bringing up relief pitcher Clarence Mitchell who lined out to second. Wambsganss then stepped on second and tagged the runner coming from first. Since 1920 Cleveland has won the World Series only once more:
Cleveland 72 year championship drought. Pittsburgh 41 years. Saturday, November 28, 2020
Cleveland most recently won the old World Series in 1948, 72 years ago.
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The New York Yankees played the remaining seven World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers, winning six. In 1955 the Dodgers finally won their only World Series while playing in Brooklyn. Dodger lefty Johnny Podres started and won games three and seven, both complete games.
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers old and fading in Larsen's perfect World Series game. Saturday, November 14, 2020
The Dodgers never really recovered from Don Larsen's perfect game (five). The Dodgers were also shutout through nine innings in games 6 and 7...
There was a perceptible decline in seasons 1954-1956 for Reese, Robinson and Campanella. Robinson retired and Campanella was paralyzed in a car accident after the 1957 season, the Dodgers last in Brooklyn. Hodges had had his last big season. Snider had one more with 40 home runs in 1957, Snider's fifth consecutive season with at least 40. Those 40 home runs were all hit against right handed pitchers; 23 home, 17 road.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2020 World Series against Tampa after a 32 year drought. In LA the Dodgers are 2-2 against the Yankees in World Series, 6-5 overall.
In two of their last three World Series the LA Dodgers played expansion teams, going 1-1.
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