Baseball History 4: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/28/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:




“BASEBALL HISTORY 4 - 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers”





1955 Dodgers





Ebetts Field


The Dodgers played professional baseball in Brooklyn from 1890 through 1957. They won 12 National League titles, but only one World Series. "Wait until next year" but become the mantra of Dodger fans and the team was commonly referred to as the "Bums". To make matters worse, it was frequently the cross-burrough rival Yankees who were often winning the World Series. The Yankees and Dodgers would meet in 4 World Series in the 50's and it was finally the 1955 team that put prior disappointments out of the minds of their fans.

The 1955 World Series started off with the Yankees taking the first two games. But then an unexpected thing happened. Johnny Podres, a rookie pitcher who was only 9-10 in the regular season, pitched a great game 3 and the Dodgers won 8-3. The Dodgers won the next two games to take a 3-2 lead. The Yankees won game 6 and it would all come down to a 7th game. Once again, Dodger coach Walter Alston went to Podres. He came through again as the Dodgers won 2-0 taking their first championship. A turning point in the game is a famous play in left field by Sandy Amoros. He made a fantastic running catch on a drive by Yogi Berra, which would have tied the game. Instead a runner was doubled up at first and the Dodgers shut down the Yankees the rest of the way.

The 1955 Dodgers were a legitimate World Champion. The roster was filled with many tremendous players, several who have gone on to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Some of the better known players include:

Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Duke Snider
Gil Hodges (native of Princeton Indiana)
Roy Campanella
Don Newcombe
Carl Erskine (native of Anderson Indiana)
Sandy Koufax (seldom used rookie)






1955 World Series Front Page



The final cache is not at the published coordinates, but you will be in the right neighborhood. The final cache is at 39.AB.CDE 86 FG.HIJ.

You will need the 1955 season and World Series statistics for the Dodgers to calculate the final coordinates.

A = Number of triples hit bu Gil Hodges during the 1955 season

B = Number of RBI's by Roy Campanella in the 1955 World Series

CD = Number of runs scored by Pee Wee Reese during the 1955 Season.

E = Number of hits by Jackie Robinson in the 1955 World Series

F = Number of games won by pitcher Carl Erskine in the 1955 World Series

G = Number of games lost by pitcher Billy Loes during the 1955 Season

HI = Total number of RBI's by the Dodger team during the 1955 World Series

J = Number of games won by Sandy Koufax during the 1955 season.


The cache is a camoflauged peanut butter jar. There is a winter scene pathtag for a FTF prize.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Hide] Qbja ybj

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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