With the All-Star festivities taking place, and almost no Dodgers on the All-Star team, I had to find a way to get the Boys in Blue (and myself) involved.
So I figured, how's about a positive celebration and take a look at which Dodgers made past All-Star teams in the years we won the World Series. I'll include cards from their actual All-Star years when possible. When I can't show a player's card from that year, you'll know that's a hole in my collection - and i need my fellow blogonauts to help me fill that in.
First up are the All-Stars from the Brooklyn Dodgers' first and only championship season -
1955
The '55 contest was the 22nd A.S. game, and it was held in the home of the Milwaukee Braves.
The National Leaguers came back from a 5-run deficit and won 6-5. Stan Musial hit the first pitch he saw in the 12th inning for a walk off, victory home run. Yet another reason why he's called "The Man".  |
| Campy was selected for the game, but he had a leg injury and didn't play. |
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| Newk pitched a scoreless inning with one strike out. |
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| Hodges pinch hit and knocked out a single. |
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| The Duke of Flatbush started in CF and went 0 for 2. |
Next Post: 1959 - And they played TWO games!
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