1. The Brooklyn Dodgers
1955

2. 1955 The Brooklyn Dodgers sign a hometown boy… a Jewish kid, on
December 14, 1954
A little wild, but is as fast as anyone in the game.
Sanford Koufax, goes by Sandy

3. 1955 The Brooklyn Dodgers win the National League pennant… again.
Their core players are getting older, for example, Jackie Robinson is 36 years old

4. Failures of the Brooklyn Dodgers… as of 1955
1916 World Series… LOST to the Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 1
1920 World Series … LOST to the Cleveland Indians, 5 Games to 2
1941 World Series … LOST to the New York Yankees, 4 games to 1
1947 World Series … LOST to the New York Yankees, 4 games to 3
1949 World Series … LOST to the New York Yankees, 4 games to 1
1950 Pennant Race… LOST on the last day of the season to the Phillies
1951 Playoff … LOST to the New York Giants, 2 games to 1
1952 World Series … LOST to the New York Yankees, 4 games to 3
1953 World Series … LOST to the New York Yankees, 4 games to 2
And, in the 1955 World Series …
THEY WIN in 7 games! 4

5. Finally! The Taste of Victory!

6. Dem Bums Win!

7. 1955