Trailing by three runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Dodgers
rallied to tie it and then won the game in the 12th, 6-5. A former
Brooklyn Dodger hero, Carl Furillo, pinch-hit in the ninth and his
sacrifice fly scored Gil Hodges to tie it. In the 12th, Furillo's
chopper over the mound was fielded by shortstop Felix Mantilla but his
throw skipped past first baseman Frank Torre, scoring Hodges from
second.

Never before had a National League team jumped from seventh place to
the pennant in one season. The Dodgers headed to Chicago for Game 1 of
the Series.

–Keith Thursby

At left, Mrs. Buzzie Bavasi is doing a lot of knitting for good luck!