Boys of Summer sweep Rox

9/20 - LA Memorial Coliseum
GAME 1 - Dodgers 5, Rox 1
Enigmatic young Sandy Koufax (2-3, 3.32) flashed signs of brilliance today going 8 innings and yielding only 1 run to the powerful Rockie lineup. LA staked the 22 year old phenom to a 4 run lead before he tired in the 8th and yielded the Rox only run, which was a solo shot by Chris Jones. Johnny Roseboro had a solo shot of his own for the victors in the 2nd. Gino Cimoli, pinch hitting for Norm Larker, got the rare BB / RBI at bat. Johnny Klippstein came on in relief of Sandy in an uneventful 9th.

9/21
GAME 2 - Dodgers 3, Rox 2 (11 inn)
The remnants of the Boys of Summer came back to life in this event. The Duke singled home Zim for the 1st run of the game in the opening stanza. 1955 World Series MVP, Johnny Podres was brilliant for 8 innings, but tired in the 9th. Clem Labine came on to close it out, just like the glory days of the mid 50's, but he couldn't as Dante Bichette singled home Charlie Hayes to tie it. With two out and 2 on in the bottom of the 11th newcomer Norm Larker singled home the Reading Rifle, Carl Furillo, for the game winner.

9/22 - Mile High Stadium
GAME 3 - Dodgers 9, Rox 4
The series shifted to the Mile High City and the offense became revived. For the third consecutive game the Boys of Summer were able to turn their back on father time. Oisk, Carl Erskine (2-0, 2.42) went the distance giving up only 2 earned runs (of 4). Colorado's starter Butch Henry was throwing BP. Dem Bums posted 2 quick runs in the first as Skooonj (Carl Furillo) doubled home Junior Gilliam and Gino Cimoli. LA added another run in the third as Skoonj again plated Cimoli. Norm Larker hit a solo shot to make it 4-0 in the 4th. The Rox cut the deficit in half with 2 runs of their own that inning, but other than 2 window dressing runs in the 9th the day and the series belonged to the transplants from Brooklyn.