This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/11/2018
Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Duke Snyder, Gil Hodges, Sandy Amoros, Don Hoak, Jim Gilliam, Rachel Robinson and one unknown player or team associate. This is iconic as this was Jackie Robinson's only World Series Title and this was also Sandy Koufax's rookie campaign. According to the consignor this was actually signed at the 55' World Series as Jackie Robinson escorted a young fan into the stadium and allowed him to meet several of the players and acquire autographs on his World Series program. The program is in overall solid condition with slight yellowing and some separation at the creases. The program is accompanied with a full letter of authenticity from JSA.
The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It would be the only Series the Dodgers won in Brooklyn, as the team relocated to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. This was the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and the Dodgers met in the World Series, with the Yankees having won in 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953; the Yankees would also win in the 1956 rematch. This Series also marked the end of a long period of invulnerability for the Yankees in World Series. It was the Yankees' first loss in a World Series since 1942 and only their second since 1926. While the Yankees were 15–2 in Series appearances during that time, they would lose again in 1957, 1960, 1963, and 1964, for a record of 4–5 in World Series over the next decade.