As both New York baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Yankee Stadiums. This week, No. 7.
Oct. 4, 1955
Next year finally arrived on this day as Johnny Podres pitched a shutout to give the Brooklyn Dodgers a 2-0 victory over the Yankees in Game 7 of the World Series.
Podres became the first World Series MVP by winning games 3 and 7. He had an ERA of 1.00 in the Series and Game 7 was a masterpiece.
The 23-year-old from Witherbee struck out four, gave up eight hits and walked two.
The 2-0 victory gave the Dodgers a 4-3 series win and ended years of frustration for Brooklyn fans. The Dodgers had lost in the World Series seven previous times, five at the hands of the hated Yankees. This time, though, even the fans at Yankee Stadium had to cheer as the Dodgers walked off with the title.
Gil Hodges knocked in runs in the fourth and sixth innings on a single and a sac fly, respectively. In the bottom of the sixth, left fielder Sandy Amoros made the play of the game. Billy Martin walked to lead off the inning. Gil McDougald beat out a bunt to give the Yankees runners on first and second with no outs.
Yogi Berra hit one down the left-field line that looked like a sure hit, but Amoros raced toward the ball, stuck out his glove and made the amazing catch. He turned and threw to Pee Wee Reese, who threw to Hodges to double-up McDougald at first.
The only thing missing from the Dodgers’ triumphant moment was Jackie Robinson, who missed the game because of a strained right Achilles’ tendon.
It was the first time a team had come back from a 2-0 deficit to win the World Series. The home team had won each of the first six games before Brooklyn broke through in the final game.