Yankee moment: Martin’s one-out, game-winning ninth-inning RBI single off Clem Labine gave the Yankees Game 6 and the Series. 500 (12-for-24) in this one, with a double, two triples and two homers. 333 hitter in five Yankees’ World Series, batted. Yankee moment: This was the Yankees' fifth world championship over the last six years. He was born on Januin Cortlandt, NY the son of William & Patricia. In their first Subway Series, with the Dodgers an out away from knotting it in Game 4, Brooklyn catcher Mickey Owen’s dropped third strike of a Hugh Casey pitch to Tommy Henrich (was it a spitball?) led to the Yankees’ winning four-run rally at Ebbets Field. Butler, 39, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Jat home. Yankee moment: In a controversial play on the bases, Jackson seemed to intentionally interfere with a thrown ball, leading to a run in the Yankees’ pivotal Game 4 victory in 10 innings, knotting the Series. The great comeback would be highlighted by Bucky Dent’s playoff homer at Boston. 1977 World Seriesįriction with Jackson and Steinbrenner, and the Yankees’ 14.5-game AL East deficit, led to Martin’s departure. But in his next four World Series, Hodges batted a combined. But the Yanks won 3-2 in Game 6, and Billy Martin’s charging catch of Robinson’s bases-loaded pop fly preserved a 4-2 lead in Game 7.ĭodger moment: Gil Hodges’ hitless World Series had Brooklynites saying special prayers. The Dodgers came back to Brooklyn with a 3-2 series lead. 'It Ain't Over': Yogi Berra documentary captures Yankee legend's life in New Jersey and beyond 1955 World Seriesīrooklyn’s famous ‘Wait ‘til next year!’ phrase was retired as the Dodgers won their first championship, ending their 0-5 October streak against the Yanks with Johnny Podres' 2-0 shutout in Game 7.ĭodger moment: After starting the first six games at third base, Jackie Robinson did not play in Game 7, replaced by Don Hoak. Gary KillmerLaGrange - Gary E Killmer, Sr., 66, of LaGrange, NY, passed away on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Yankee moment: As her husband leaped into Larsen’s arms in celebration, a pregnant Carmen Berra, in the stands at Yankee Stadium, vowed to name her child Dale, after Dale Mitchell, who struck out to end Game 5. He is survived by his beloved partner, Roberta Wiener, also of Hopewell Junction, his two children, Jacki and Rob, his daughter-in-law, Staci, and his three grandchildren, Roan, Ben, and Sam.After Don Larsen’s perfect game at Yankee Stadium in Game 5 put them up 3-2, the Dodgers won 1-0 in 10 innings in Game 6 before Yogi Berra’s two-homer day in a Game 7 clincher at Ebbets Field. John loved his family deeply and was an attentive and proud grandfather. He was a music lover and enjoyed playing his clarinet all throughout his life, and an avid gardener known for growing the perfect tomato. Born October 16, 1940, to Michael and Annie Brady in. He went on to become an educational administrator, first as a high school principal and assistant superintendent in Illinois, then as a school superintendent in districts in New Jersey and Colorado, until he retired after 15 years as superintendent of Dutchess County B.O.C.E.S.Ī humanitarian and proponent of social justice, John was a major benefactor to broad and diverse causes, committed to understanding and addressing the systems that promote intolerance. Annie Nan McMorrow (nee Brady), 82, passed away on May 25, 2023, in Poughkeepsie, NY surrounded by her family. A dedicated and visionary educator, John started his career as a high school history teacher in Colorado, where the mountains he loved served as a backdrop to his passion for inspiring a love of learning in his students. After graduating from Chatham High School in New Jersey, he went on to get his bachelor’s from Brown University and his master’s and doctorate in history from the University of Denver. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family.īorn in Orange, NJ, he was the son of Douglas Huntington Pennoyer and Gerda Selling Pennoyer. Pennoyer, 81, of Hopewell Junction, passed away on Sunday, at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt.
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