Nat Fein (1914-2000)Champs, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1955 Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in pencil on the verso. 9 7/8 x 12 3/4in (25 x 32.4cm) sheet 11 x 14in (28 x 35.5cm) FootnotesIn 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally fulfilled their promise. Although the club had won several pennants in the past and had won as many as 105 games in 1953, it had never won a World Series. This team finished 13.5 games ahead in the National League pennant race, leading the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. The team also finally beat crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees. It was the Dodgers first and only World Series championship while located in Brooklyn. The season was a culmination of the careers of many legendary Dodgers players. Roy Campanella, the winner 1955 National League's "Most Valuable Player" award, Duke Snider who hit his 200th career home run that year, Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese Gil Hodges, Carl Furillo, Don Newcombe and Johnny Podres were all vital components of this legendary team.
Nat Fein (1914-2000)Champs, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1955 Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in pencil on the verso. 9 7/8 x 12 3/4in (25 x 32.4cm) sheet 11 x 14in (28 x 35.5cm) FootnotesIn 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally fulfilled their promise. Although the club had won several pennants in the past and had won as many as 105 games in 1953, it had never won a World Series. This team finished 13.5 games ahead in the National League pennant race, leading the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. The team also finally beat crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees. It was the Dodgers first and only World Series championship while located in Brooklyn. The season was a culmination of the careers of many legendary Dodgers players. Roy Campanella, the winner 1955 National League's "Most Valuable Player" award, Duke Snider who hit his 200th career home run that year, Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese Gil Hodges, Carl Furillo, Don Newcombe and Johnny Podres were all vital components of this legendary team.
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