The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1959 World Series, beating the Chicago White Sox in six games.
Games 3, 4 and 5 were the first World Series games played on the West Coast. The three games averaged over 90,000 fans — at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Game 5’s attendance of 92,706 is still a World Series record.
On Oct. 8, 1959, the Dodgers won Game 6 by the score of 9-3. Times staff representative Frank Finch reported in the Oct. 9, 1959, Los Angeles Times: The Dodgers took two out of three games in the “real” ball park and took two out of three in their own bailiwick so the Sox have no excuses now.When Klu powered his three-run home in the fourth inning to take a big bite out of Johnny Podres’ 8-0 lead, the iron-armed Sherry was waved in from the bull pen by manager Walt Alston, who also was the Dodger boss when they won their first World Series from the Yankees in 1955.
And in tying a series record with two wins in relief against Chicago, Sherry lowered his ERA to an even more minute 0.71. Oct. 5, 1959: White Sox Luis Aparicio steals second ahead of throw to Maury Wills, left, from Wally Moon. Game 4 of the 1959 World Series.
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