Full Radio Broadcast – Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers face off against Roberto Clemente and the Pirates

Full Radio Broadcast – Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers face off against Roberto Clemente and the Pirates

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  August 17, 1957 – At Ebbets Field, the field was full of future Hall of Famers as Sandy Koufax will start vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates and Roberto Clemente. Don Drysdale will finish the game Roy Campanella will go 4-4 in today’s game. The Pirates came into the game with 42 wins vs. 73 losses…

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Richie Ashburn, known for his ability to foul pitches off, hits spectator Alice Roth twice in the same at bat

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1957 – Richie Ashburn, known for his ability to foul pitches off, hits spectator Alice Roth twice in the same at bat. The first one breaks her nose, and the second one hits her while she is being removed from her seat on a stretcher. Ironically, she is the wife of Earl Roth, the sports editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin. The Phils win, 3 – 1, over New York.