The1949 World Series featured theNew York Yankees andBrooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the 12th championship in team history. This victory started a record run of five straight World Series championships by the Yankees, and was also the first of 14 AL pennants in 16 years (1949–1964 except for 1954 and 1959) for the Yankees.

Both teams finished the regular season with exactly the same records and winning their respective leagues by one game.

With improvements in the then-infant television medium, the broadcast of the World Series could now be seen east of theMississippi River.^[1] For the second consecutive season, the games were open to any channel with an affiliation with one of the national broadcast networks:NBC,CBS,ABC, orDuMont.^[2]

ALNew York Yankees (4) vs. NLBrooklyn Dodgers (1)

Don Newcombe of the Dodgers threw a complete game, five-hitter allowing only one run in a 1–0 losing effort. He struck out 11 Yankees during that game to tie the record for most strikeouts during a World Series game by a losing pitcher.Tommy Henrich led off the bottom of the ninth by tagging Newcombe for the firstwalk-off home run in World Series history.

Preacher Roe pitched a six-hit shutout, getting the only run he needed early whenJackie Robinson doubled andGil Hodges singled. Yankee Stadium came alive in the ninth withJoe DiMaggio's leadoff hit, but Roe retired the next three Yankees for the win, the second straight 1–0 result of the Series.

Upon the completion of game 2, 1949 became the first World Series to contain multiple 1–0 games, a distinction only matched in1966.

In Game 3, the Yankees struck first in the third onPhil Rizzuto's sacrifice fly with two on offRalph Branca, butPee Wee Reese tied the game in the fourth on a home run offTommy Byrne. In the ninth, two walks and a single loaded the bases with two outs, whenJohnny Mize delivered a two-run pinch-hit single to right. Brooklyn starterRalph Branca was then replaced byJack Banta, who gave up an RBI single toJerry Coleman that made it 4–1 Yankees. It seemed safe untilLuis Olmo andRoy Campanella homered in the bottom of the ninth, butJoe Page hung on for the win after5+2⁄3 innings in relief.

Cliff Mapes broke a 0-0 tie in the fourth inning with a two-run double offDon Newcombe. Yankee pitcherEddie Lopat aided his own cause with an RBI double, and the advantage ballooned to 6–0 after a bases-loadedBobby Brown triple scored three more in the fifth offJoe Hatten. Lopat pitched five scoreless innings before allowing two lead-off singles in the sixth. After a double play movedPee Wee Reese to third,Jackie Robinson's RBI single put the Dodgers on the board. After aGil Hodges single, RBI singles byLuis Olmo,Roy Campanella, andGene Hermanski chased Lopat and cheeredEbbets Field's fans, bringing the Dodgers back to within 6–4. After that, though,Allie Reynolds held the home team hitless.

A shaky start byRex Barney. proved costly for Brooklyn. In the first, the Yankees loaded the bases on two walks and an error beforeJoe DiMaggio's sacrifice fly andBobby Brown's RBI single put them up 2–0. In the third, the Yankees again loaded the bases on two walks and a single before aJerry Coleman two-run single knocked Barney out of the game.Vic Raschi's RBI single offJack Banta made it 5–0 Yankees. The Dodgers got on the board in the bottom half off Raschi whenRoy Campanella doubled and scored onPee Wee Reese's single, but the Yankees got that run back with aJoe DiMaggio home run in the fourth. Next inning,Gene Woodling hit a leadoff double and scored on two groundouts. In the sixth, after a walk and single offCarl Erskine,Yogi Berra's sacrifice fly made it 8–1 Yankees, then after a pop out, aBobby Brown RBI triple aided by an error that allowed Brown himself to score extended their lead to 10–1. The Dodgers got a run in the bottom half onGene Hermanski's RBI single after a double and walk. Next inning, after a one-out single and walk,Jackie Robinson's sacrifice fly made it 10–3 Yankees, then after another walk,Gil Hodges's three-run home run cut their lead to 10–6. However,Joe Page held the Dodgers scoreless for the rest of the game to give the Yankees the title.

History was made in the ninth inning when theEbbets Field lights were turned on, making this the first World Series game finished under artificial lights. The first scheduled Seriesnight game would not be held until1971.

1949 World Series(4–1):New York Yankees (A.L.) overBrooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)

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• Audio: Game 3 radio broadcast, part 2
• Audio: Game 3 radio broadcast, part 3
• Audio: Game 3 radio broadcast, part 4

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