Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson
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Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson

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Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson celebrating a Brooklyn Dodger Win! “He (Gil Hodges)..were the core of the Brooklyn Dodgers.” -Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources & Links Baseball-Reference Box Score 

President Eisenhower is about to throw out the first pitch at Ebbets Field for game 1 of the 1956 World Series. Walter O’Malley checks his watch for the starting time

President Eisenhower is about to throw out the first pitch at Ebbets Field for game 1 of the 1956 World Series

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October 3, 1956 President Eisenhower is about to throw out the first pitch at Ebbets Field for game 1 of the 1956 World Series. Walter O’Malley checks his watch for the starting time. Just beside O’Malley is commissioner Ford Frick. In the left hand side of this photo is Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles….