Gionfriddo

Today in Sports: Brooklyn's Al Gionfriddo makes his famous catch in left field at Yankee Stadium against Joe DiMaggio in game 6 of the World Series.

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After Brooklyn's Al Gionfriddo ran down Joe DiMaggio's deep drive to left-center field of Yankee Stadium in Game 6 of the 1947 World Series, Barber followed the play for the Mutual Broadcasting System with the fervor of a fan: Swung on, belted!

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That's a phrase late Brooklyn Dodgers voice Red Barber made famous in Game 6 of the 1947 World Series as the Dodgers 'Al Gionfriddo ran down Joe DiMaggio's prodigious blast to the depths of left-center field at Yankee Stadium.

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Many of their responses cited feats from the last five years, so absent were names such as Swoboda, Gionfriddo, Amoros, Mantle, Evans,

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Al Gionfriddo, seriously ill Cy Block and the two widows would be on the hook for MLB's legal fees, a total already estimated to be beyond the million-dollar mark.

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DiMaggio drives the ball to deep left, but Gionfriddo makes a spectacular catch near the 415-foot mark of the stadium.

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Jersey home Saturday before Derek Jeter made like a wishbone quarterback and ripped a defensive play right out of the Willie Mays and Al Gionfriddo handbook.

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This seemingly harmless spot of matchmaking will swiftly be a source of immense regret to all concerned, as Gionfriddo clinically and skilfully picks at the quartet's motivation and asks: do we only do good to others in the hope of a greater good for ourselves?

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