On August 24, 1962 — Dodger coach Leo Durocher suffers a near-fatal allergic reaction to a penicillin injection while in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds before a game. An emergency intravenous injection of adrenaline saves his life.
Don Drysdale of the Dodgers was in just that situation when he faced the National League cellar dwellers tonight. He probably was the most startled man in baseball when he picked up a defeat. The score was Mets 6, Dodgers 3. Nearly everyone in the vociferous gathering of 39,741 was surprised to see Jay Hook (pictured) beat the league leaders with a 6-hitter. The defeat reduced the Dodgers’ lead to two-and-a-half games over the second-place Giants and to three games over the Reds. Rod Kanehl, Choo Choo Coleman, and Marvelous Marv Throneberry slammed homers for the Mets — all off Drysdale — as the New Yorkers whipped the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds for the first time in their young history.
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