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Unlikely World Series Heroes
Johnny Podres
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Johnny Podres
Dodgers, 1955

Podres became a Brooklyn legend when he pitched the Dodgers to their first World Series title. Podres went 9-10 in the regular season before beating the crosstown Yankees in Game 3 and 7, the latter a 2-0 shutout at Yankee Stadium.
Text: Lonny Krasnow/SI.com
Photo: AP
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