Presented is a 1955 World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers autograph display featuring the autographs of Hall of Fame centerfielder Duke Snider (2) and the '55 World Series MVP, left-hander Johnny Podres (2). The '55 Dodgers clinched the National League pennant on Sept. 8th, the earliest pennant clinching in NL history. The '55 Brooklyn club, under Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston, had a 98-55-1 record. The team had five Hall of Fame players: Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, and Duke Snider. Catcher Campanella was the NL MVP, with a .318 batting average, 32 home runs, and 107 RBIs. Snider was the NL MVP runner up, with a .309 batting average and 42 homers. Snider led the NL in both runs (126) and RBIs (136). The Brooklyn Dodgers won the team's first, and only, Word Series in seven games over the New York Yankees, the team's perennial World Series rival. At Yankee Stadium, on Oct. 4th, Podres started Game 7, after telling his teammates prior to the game, "Just get me one run. That's all I'll need." The most crucial play in the World Series was in the bottom of the 6th inning. Sandy Amoros, a fleet, left-handed outfielder, was inserted into left field to replace Jim Gilliam, who moved to second base. With Yankees on first and second and none out, Yogi Berra sliced a ball towards the line in left field. Amoros sped to the ball, and caught the fly in his glove, a play a right-handed left fielder like the replaced George Shuba, wouldn't have made. Amoros threw to Reese who threw to Hodges at first base to double-up Gil McDougald, and the Dodgers hung on to win. It turns out that Podres was prophetic, as he did only need one run, as the Dodgers doubled his run request, winning 2-0 as Podres went the distance. Podres had a 2-0 record in that Series, with a 1.00 ERA, and was the World Series MVP. Snider also had a great World Series, batting .320 with four home runs, seven RBIs, and a 1.210 OPS.

The display features the first page of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodger Year Book [sic]. The page depicts a color cartoon of the famous "Brooklyn Bum," drawn by legendary cartoonist Williard Mullin. The "Bum" is reaching for a star, with "1955" on it. The display includes reprint or TCMA baseball cards of both Snider and Podres. Snider neatly signed his reprint baseball card in blue marker, and Podres also scripted a neat signature on his reprint or TCMA card, in blue fine tip marker. Using blue marker, Snider also signed the yearbook with a beautifully scripted signature, and Podres used a fine tip blue marker to craft a flowing signature on the yearbook cover. The display also includes a full ticket to the Sept. 18, 1955, game at Ebbets Field in which Brooklyn defeated the New York Giants 7-5. The '55 yearbook cover shows some wear along the left edge and lower left corner, a tiny stray pen mark, and a few very light stains. Otherwise, the display is in excellent condition.