29 October 2009

The Turnpike Series?

For the last world series between these two teams you have to go back to 1950.

Casey Stengel was managing the Yankees at that time, and Eddie Sawyer was managing the Phillies.

Yankees took the series in just four games. But in a sense it wasn't quite as lopsided as that statement may make it appear - three of the four games were decided by a margin of one run.

Game 2 actually went into an extra inning. Joe DiMaggio hit a home run in the 10th inning of that game to settle the matter.

There were five future hall-of-famers playing in pinstripes for this series. In addition to DiMaggio of course, there was Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Johnny Mize, and Phil Rizzuto.

That was then. As for now: Go, Phillies!
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