1949-Oct-05 • BKN/NYY • World Series G1 • Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees - Radio

- 1949 World Series Game 1 - Yankee Stadium - Wednesday, October 5, 1949 - Attendance: 66,224 - Game Duration: 2h24m - Day Game, on grass - Box Score . - Starting Lineups - Brooklyn Dodgers - 1 - SS - Pee Wee Reese - 2 - 3B - Spider Jorgensen - 3 - CF - Duke Snider - 4 - 2B - Jackie Robinson - 5 - LF - Gene Hermanski - 6 - RF - Carl Furillo - 7 - 1B - Gil Hodges - 8 - C - Roy Campanella - 9 - P - Don Newcombe - - - - - - New York Yankees - 1 - SS - Phil Rizzuto - 2 - 1B - Tommy Henrich - 3 - C - Yogi Berra - 4 - CF - Joe DiMaggio - 5 - LF - Johnny Lindell - 6 - 3B - Billy Johnson - 7 - RF - Cliff Mapes - 8 - 2B - Jerry Coleman - 9 - P - Allie Reynolds - - - - -. Radio Announcers - Mel Allen - Red Barber