[Baseball] [Reese, Pee Wee] Telegram to Brooklyn Dodger Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese Congratulating Him on Winning the World Series

No place, October 4, 1955. Single oblong sheet 6 1/4 x 8 in. (159 x 203 mm). Telegram from Van Lingle Mungo to Pee Wee Reese. Creasing from old folds, scattered light stains.

Western Union Telegram sent to Hall of Fame shortstop Pee Wee Reese, from his former Brooklyn Dodger teammate pitcher Van Lingle Mungo and his wife Elouise, congratulating Reese on winning the first World Series in Dodgers franchise history.

The telegram was received at 4:17 P.M, only 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 7, where the Dodgers beat their rival Yankees 2-0. Brooklyn scored the game's only runs off of a fourth-inning RBI single and a sacrifice fly in the sixth, both by Gil Hodges, with Reese and catcher Roy Campanella scoring. Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres recorded the shutout and was subsequently named the series MVP for his performance here as well as in Game 3.

The 1955 contest had been the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and Dodgers met in the World Series, with the Yankees having won in 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953. The two teams met again at the end of the 1956 season, but Brooklyn ended up losing the rematch. Brooklyn's beloved "bums" moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.

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