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Damn Yankees
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pitchers were looking for their 20th win. For much of the day, they threw as if they badly wanted it. The Phillies broke the ice in the sixth with a RBI single off the bat of Dick Sisler, son of Hall of Famer George Sisler. The Dodgers quickly responded with a freak home run by Pee Wee Reese, whose deep fly to right field settled on top of the outfield wall, against a fence that protruded from the top of it. Del Ennis waited for the ball to roll off, but as Reese flew around the bases, it never did.
The Dodgers looked primed to complete an amazing season comeback
when, still tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Duke Snider lashed a hit up the middle with men on first and second and no one out. Astonishingly, lead runner Cal Abrams was waived around third to challenge the throw from Richie Ashburn, who was playing shallow. Ashburn’s throw beat Abrams to home by a mile,
and Roberts quickly snuffed out what little remained of the rally to force extra innings.
The Phillies immediately threatened in the 10th and, unlike the Dodgers, made good on it, as Dick Sisler launched a three run blast off Newcombe. George Sisler must have been proud of his son. He was seated behind the Brooklyn dugout, witnessing the
event as a member of the Dodgers front office.