The recording of this was quite bad, so I've tried my best to give it some restoration, and remove a lot of the silence and strange artifacts that was in the file.
I have previously uploaded game 7 of this series on the podcast but this game 3 is a little more relaxed, even if it is a World Series final game.
so enjoy - here is a short breakdown of what happened -
1955 World Series – Game 3
September 30, 1955
New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers – Radio Broadcast
The 1955 World Series continued at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn on September 30, 1955, as the New York Yankees faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 3 of one of baseball’s most famous rivalries. With the series shifting to Brooklyn, the atmosphere at Ebbets Field carried a quiet tension typical of October baseball, captured beautifully in the steady cadence of a classic mid-century radio broadcast.
Veteran right-hander Whitey Ford took the mound for the Yankees, while the Dodgers countered with Don Newcombe, one of the National League’s dominant pitchers of the era. Both starters worked carefully through the early innings, with deliberate pacing and long pauses between pitches that defined the relaxed rhythm of 1950s baseball on the radio.
Brooklyn struck first in the opening inning when Duke Snider delivered a key hit that helped the Dodgers take an early lead. The Yankees answered in the third inning, as their lineup—featuring legends like Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra—began to find their timing against Newcombe.
As the game settled into the middle innings, the pace slowed into a classic pitcher-batter duel. The radio commentators described the quiet tension of Ebbets Field: the distant crowd murmur, the crack of the bat echoing through the ballpark, and the steady narration typical of the golden age of baseball broadcasting.
The Yankees eventually pulled ahead behind timely hitting and steady pitching from Ford, who worked deep into the game while keeping the powerful Brooklyn lineup under control. By the late innings, New York had built a comfortable lead, and the Dodgers struggled to generate another rally.
When the final out was recorded, the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8–3, taking a 2–1 lead in the series. Although the Yankees won this game convincingly, the 1955 Fall Classic would ultimately become historic for Brooklyn, as the Dodgers went on to capture their first World Series championship.
Today, the original radio broadcast of Game 3 remains a remarkable snapshot of baseball’s golden era , slow, methodical, and rich with atmosphere. For listeners, the steady commentary and unhurried pace make it a perfect example of classic baseball radio, transporting audiences back to a crisp autumn afternoon at Ebbets Field in 1955.
