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The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers were one of baseball’s greatest teams.  They lost the World Championship to the hated New York Yankees, but knowledgeable baseball fans know that the better team sometimes loses four games before they win four games.

Brooklyn's eight starting players included Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, and Roy Campanella.

Gil Hodges, who should be in the Hall of Fame, was at first, Jim Gilliam played second, Billy Cox played third, and Carl Furillo was the right fielder.

Brooklyn won 105 games while losing only 49 (.682), finishing 13 games ahead of the runner-up Braves. They hit 208 home runs and averaged 6.16 runs a game.

Brooklyn's Achilles heel was its pitching staff.

The 1975 Cincinnati ...

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Article written by Harold Friend