ROY CAMPANELLA·1955

The summer of ’55, Campy caught the whole borough on his shoulders and carried it home. Thirty-two homers, a hundred and seven ribbies, a .318 clip from behind the plate—numbers that made the MVP vote a formality. The old town had waited forever for a crown, and when the Series finally fell their way, every kid in Flatbush knew who’d been the loudest voice in the middle of it. Campy didn’t just play that year. He made the whole city believe, one game at a time, right up to the last out.

FINALLY OCTOBER

The old town waited forever for a crown — and Campy carried the borough home.

THIRD MVP

Thirty-two homers, a hundred and seven ribbies — the MVP vote a formality.

BOROUGH EXHALES

Series falls Brooklyn’s way — every kid in Flatbush knew the loudest voice behind the plate.

Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodgers, circa 1956. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).