1949 World Series

The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the twelfth championship in team history. This victory would start a record run of five consecutive World Series championships by the Yankees, and was also the first of 14 AL pennants in 16 years (1949–1964 except for 1954 and 1959) for the Yankees.

History was made in the ninth inning of Game 5, when the Ebbets Field lights were turned on, making it the first World Series game finished under artificial lights. The first scheduled Series night game would not be held until.

Both teams finished the regular season with exactly the same records and winning their respective leagues by exactly one game.

Game 1
Wednesday, October 5, 1949 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York

Don Newcombe of the Dodgers threw a complete game, five-hitter allowing only one run in a 1–0 losing effort. He struck out eleven Yankees during that game to tie the record for most strikeouts during a World Series game by a losing pitcher. Tommy Henrich led the bottom of the ninth tagging Newcombe for a walk-off homer to win the game.

Game 2
Thursday, October 6, 1949 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York

Game 3
Friday, October 7, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 4
Saturday, October 8, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 5
Sunday, October 9, 1949 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Composite box
1949 World Series (4–1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)