Dodgers 5, Yankees 1, Giants 0 FINAL

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In 1944, the Dodgers, Yankees and Giants faced off in a single nine-inning game to support the war effort

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If you thought the Subway Series, which gets underway again in this town on Monday — couldn't be matched for baseball entertainment then you don't know about the "Tri-Cornered Baseball Game" that was played June 26, 1944, at the famed Polo Grounds.

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"Each team was playing the field for six innings, three against each opponent. Each team was at-bat for three innings, against each opponent," said Dr. Michael Huber, Professor of Mathematics at Muhlenberg College, who is writing an academic paper about the event. "This was like nothing the New York fans had ever seen."

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The Dodgers took the lead early on a Dixie Walker RBI single off the Yankees’ Al Lyons in the first. They tacked on two more in the second inning on a run-scoring double by Ed Stanky and a run-scoring single by Frenchy Bordagaray against the Giants' Johnny Allen. Branca pitched two innings, one against the Yanks and one against the Giants.

"Maybe the craziest thing about the game was we left before it was over," Branca said. "We won and weren't there to see it finish."

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