aring ▁a ▁two - out , ▁bases - loaded ▁in field ▁pop ▁off ▁the ▁bat ▁of ▁Jack ie ▁Robinson . ▁Gil ▁H od ges ▁goes ▁hit less ▁again ▁and ▁is ▁ 0 - for - 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Series . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁third ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁D od gers ▁in ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁November ▁November ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁Bobby ▁Sh ant z , ▁who ▁posted ▁a ▁ 2 4 - 7 ▁record ▁with ▁ 1 5 2 ▁strike outs ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 . 4 8 ▁E RA ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics , ▁is ▁selected ▁the ▁AL ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁by ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Writ ers ' ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁AL ▁P itch er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News . ▁November ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics ▁pitch er ▁Harry ▁By rd , ▁who ▁won ▁ 1 5 ▁games ▁and ▁posted ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 . 3 1 ▁E RA , ▁is ▁selected ▁American ▁League ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁By rd ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁Athletics ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award ▁until ▁José ▁Can se co ▁in ▁. ▁November ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁International ▁League ▁President ▁Frank ▁Sh augh ness y ▁reve als ▁plans ▁to ▁form ▁two ▁new ▁major ▁le agues ▁by ▁mer ging ▁the ▁top ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁IL . ▁Sh augh ness y ▁thinks ▁that ▁in ▁five ▁to ▁six ▁years , ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁will ▁elev