Championships
NL & WS
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CHAMPIONS
World Champions
The 1955 Dodgers won their first and only championship in the history of the Brooklyn franchise, defeating the New York Yankees in a thrilling seven-game World Series. The Dodgers would move to the West Coast in 1958, but the memories of Brooklyn would never be forgotten.
Updated: July 2025
Posted: May 2025
1955
Brooklyn Dodgers
Press TV-Radio Guide
Press TV-Radio Guide
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers - World Champions
Front Row
- George Shuba
- Don Zimmer
- Joe Becker (Coach)
- Jake Pitler (Coach)
- Billy Herman (Coach)
- Pee Wee Reese
- Dixie Howell
- Sandy Amoros
- Walter Alston (Manager)
- Roy Campanella
- John Griffin (Clubhouse Custodian)
- Carl Erskine
- Sandy Koufax
- Lee Scott (Traveling Secretary)
- Roger Craig
- Don Newcombe
- Karl Spooner
- Don Hoak
- Carl Furillo
- Frank Kellert
- Harold "doc" Wendler (Trainer)
- Russ Meyer
- Jim Gilliam
- Billy Loes
- Clem Labine
- Gil Hodges
- Ed Roebuck
- Don Bessent
- Duke Snider
- Johnny Podres
- Rube Walker
- Jackie Robinson
- Charlie Digiovanna (Batboy)
World Champions Bat
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1955
1955 World Series Champions
BROOKLYN
DODGERS
They Won the Pennant in 1955 too- Won: 98
- Lost: 55
- Percent: .640
LEAGUE LEADER
DUKE SNIDERRuns Batted In (RBI) Leader: 136
National League Regular Season
1955
LEAGUE LEADER
DUKE SNIDERRuns Scored Leader: 126
National League Regular Season
1955
WORLD SERIES MVP
JOHNNY PODRESWorld Series Most Valuable Player
1955
MOY
WALTER ALSTONThe Sporting News Manager of the Year
1955
The 1955 Dodgers wen wire to wire. I was privileged to win opening day. Our team wanted that World Series so bad - the only one in Brooklyn history.
Carl Erskine
#171948 Dodgers 1959
Blue World Series Pennant
The Yankees thought it would the Dodger's Funeral
The Daily News headline: Who's A Bum!
The Dodgers had a figure of a bum they used everywhere back then called the Brooklyn Bum.
The Dodgers had a figure of a bum they used everywhere back then called the Brooklyn Bum.
The Daily News headline: Next Year is Now
The Dodger fans had a famous saying back then: "Wait til next year!"
The Dodger fans had a famous saying back then: "Wait til next year!"
Sports Illustrated
June 27, 1955
Duke Snider
The Sluggers in Full Color
Sports Illustrated
September 26, 1955
Walter Alston
Preview of the World Series
To Pee Wee Reese
From His Dodger Teammates
July 22, 1955
During the season, the Brooklyn fans celebrated the 36th birthday of shortstop and team captain Pee Wee Reese, who received a silver plate with the engraved signatures of his teammates.
50th Anniversary
World Champions 1955 Dodgers
- Tommy Lasorda
- Don Newcombe
- Don Zimmer
- Sandy Koufax
- Johnny Podres
- Roger Craig
- Carl Erskine
- Bob Borkowski
- George Shuba
- Clem Labine
- Ed Roebuck
In 2005, the Dodgers staged a 50th anniversary reunion of the 1955 team which included pitcher Johnny Podres, whose 2-0 shutout in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium allowed Dodger fans to abandon their famous battle cry, "Wait til next year!"
1955 World Series Game 5
October 2, 1955
Ebbets Field
FINAL: Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Yankees 3. Series now 3-2
- Duke Snider went 3-for-4 including two Home Runs
