Damn Yankees by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Damn Yankees

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1953 World Series

The Yankees played the Dodgers again in the World Series, which was less dramatic than the previous year, as the Yankees won in six games, with Mantle, Martin, Berra and Gil McDougald, players developed under Stengel, taking the fore. The Yankees and Stengel won the World Series for the fifth consecutive year, the only team to accomplish that feat.In a classic rematch of the previous year's classic, "The Bronx Bombers" and "The Bums from Brooklyn" returned for yet another "Subway Series." The Yankees were poised for their fifth consecutive championship title and

the Dodgers were ready for revenge. Brooklyn had given their cross town rivals a run for their money, but had come up short in Game 7 thanks to a miraculous catch by Billy Martin that stopped a late inning comeback. Many felt that this was their year as the pitching staff had come up big during the regular

season. Carl Erskine led the rotation with twenty victories, Russ Meyer went 15-5 and Billy Loes boasted a 14-8 record. Preacher Roe posted an 11-3 total, boosting his three year mark to 44-8 and Clem Labine won ten games in relief and eleven outings overall. The veterans weren't the only ones contributing as rookie pitchers Johnny Podres and Bob Milliken both combined for a 17-8 mark. This solid line up on the mound enabled Charlie