Billy Pierce pitcher, Sherm Lollar catcher and Ted Williams coming up to bat.

Billy Pierce pitcher, Sherm Lollar catcher and Ted Williams coming up to bat.

Billy Pierce pitcher, Sherm Lollar catcher and Ted Williams coming up to bat. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Sponsor this Page  

Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson
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Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson

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

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

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….

Popular Western novelist Zane Grey played some minor league baseball in his early days. Here he’s pictured as a college player at the University of Pennsylvania in 1895.

Popular Western novelist Zane Grey played some minor league baseball in his early days. Here he’s pictured as a college player at the University of Pennsylvania in 1895.

Popular Western novelist Zane Grey played some minor league baseball in his early days. Here he’s pictured as a college player at the University of Pennsylvania in 1895.   Game ticket & learn more about the players, teams, stadiums and dates in history   @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about…

Carl  Furillo plays the carom at Ebbets Field

Carl Furillo plays the carom at Ebbets Field

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