1963 World Series
The Dodgers, led by LF Rocky Calavito and ace Johnny Podres, took on a White Sox team with a brutalizing offense. Richie Ashburn & Maury Wills at the top of the order scoring 239 runs combined, and a middle of the order consisting of Roman Mejias, Roy Sievers and Frank Robinson that hit 63, 37 & 38 home runs. It's a murderers row.
The White Sox took the first game as Ralph Mauriello bested Johnny Podres in a 2-1 Chicago win. Jerry Davie would return the favor in game two as he blanked the Sox in a 2-0 win to tie the series up as it headed back to LA.
The White Sox would pound out 14 runs in games three and four, winning by scores of 7-1 & 7-5, putting the Dodgers on the brink. Davie would best Ralph Terry for a 2nd time in the series as the Dodgers would win game five 6-2 to send it back to LA.
Down 2-0 in the fifth inning of game 6, Dodgers first baseman Fenton Mole would crack a 2 run homer to tie it, then in the sixth, LA starter Ray Herbert would connect for an RBI single to give the Dodgers a lead they would not relinquish as they held on for a 3-2 win to force a seventh game.
Right Fielder Gino Cimoli was the hero for the boys in blue in game seven as he went 4-5 and drove in 4 runs. Behind Bill Harris, the Dodgers rolled to a 10-2 over the White Sox and claimed the world title as they proved the age old adage that good pitching beats good pitching, it even beats great hitting.