It led to a 3-game playoff between the Dodgers and the New York Giants for the pennant. It resulted in Bobby Thomson's 'Shot Heard Round the World' that sank the Dodgers' hopes for their first World Series title.
Now...let's take a look at the members on this ball.
Chuck Dressen, the manager, along with Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe, Dick Williams, Roy Campanella, Rocky Bridges, Ralph Branca, Carl Erskine, Pee Wee Reese, Preacher Roe, Jake Pitler, Johnny Schmitz, Don Thompson, Cal Abrams, Clyde King, Carl Furillo, Duke Snider, Clyde Sukeforth, Andy Pafko, Billy Cox, Bud Podbielan, Rube Walker, Gil Hodges, and Wayne Terwilliger.
