Billy Loes Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg) Born: December 13, 1929 in Long Island City, NY Died: July 15, 2010 (Aged 80-214d) in Tucson, AZ High School: Bryant HS (Astoria, NY) Debut: May 18, 1950 (Age 20-156d, 8,293rd in MLB history) vs. STL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER Last Game: September 14, 1961 (Age 31-275d) vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER Full Name: William…
October 2, 1953 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees Game four, The home team won for the fourth consecutive time. Whitey Ford lasted just one inning as the Yankees’ starter, allowing a leadoff ground-rule double to Jim Gilliam, who scored on Jackie Robinson’s single. After a forceout, wild pitch and…
Behind Billy Loes and Roy Campanella, the Dodgers move into first place with 5 – 0 win over the Phillies. Loes tosses his only shutout of the year, while Campy drives in all five runs with a double and homer. Campanella collects 44 RBIs in his first 30 games. Not until Tino Martinez in 1997, will anyone else reach 40 in the first 30.
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