Brooklyn Dodgers beat Robin Roberts and the Philadelphia Phillies for their 10th consecutive victory

Brooklyn Dodgers beat Robin Roberts and the Philadelphia Phillies for their 10th consecutive victory

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1955 – At Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat Robin Roberts and the Philadelphia Phillies, 14 – 4, for their 10th consecutive victory from the start of the season, setting a major league record that will last until 1981.

Roberto Clemente Debut

Roberto Clemente makes his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates

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On April 17, 1955, At Forbes Field, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 20-year-old rookie Roberto Clemente makes his major league debut, playing both ends of a doubleheader, ironically but perhaps fittingly, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team that first signed him but left him unprotected in the 1954 Rule V draft. In his first at-bat, the future Hall of Famer rifles one back through the originator, Johnny Podres, and…

The Dodgers shed part of an era, sending P Preacher Roe and 3B Billy Cox to Baltimore for two unknowns and cash. The O’s will complete this deal next March by sending OF Frank Kellert to Brooklyn for P Erv Palica.

The Dodgers shed part of an era, sending P Preacher Roe and 3B Billy Cox to Baltimore for two unknowns and cash. The O’s will complete this deal next March by sending OF Frank Kellert to Brooklyn for P Erv Palica.

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1954 – The Dodgers shed part of an era, sending P Preacher Roe and 3B Billy Cox to Baltimore for two unknowns and cash. The O’s will complete this deal next March by sending OF Frank Kellert to Brooklyn for P Erv Palica.

The Pittsburgh Pirates draft outfielder Roberto Clemente from the AAA roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers

The Pittsburgh Pirates draft outfielder Roberto Clemente from the AAA roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers

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1954 – The Pittsburgh Pirates draft outfielder Roberto Clemente from the AAA roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Although Clemente hit only .257 for the Montreal Royals last season, he will become a Hall of Fame member with the Pirates.

In his second start, rookie Brooklyn lefty Karl Spooner shuts out Pittsburgh, 1 – 0, on a Gil Hodges homer in the 8th. He fans 12 for a total of 27 strikeouts in his first two major league games, establishing a new record. Gil Hodges’s 8th-inning homer, his 25th at Ebbets Field (a new club record), gives him 42 for the season, tying him with Duke Snider for the most by a Dodger.

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In his second start, rookie Brooklyn lefty Karl Spooner shuts out Pittsburgh, 1 – 0, on a Gil Hodges homer in the 8th. He fans 12 for a total of 27 strikeouts in his first two major league games, establishing a new record. Gil Hodges’s 8th-inning homer, his 25th at Ebbets Field (a new club record), gives him 42 for the season, tying him with Duke Snider for the most by a Dodger.

Duke Snider joins teammate Gil Hodges in the 40-homer club, giving the Dodgers two 40-HR sluggers in two straight seasons. The Dodgers win, 10 – 5.

Duke Snider joins teammate Gil Hodges in the 40-homer club, giving the Dodgers two 40-HR sluggers in two straight seasons. The Dodgers win, 10 – 5.

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Duke Snider joins teammate Gil Hodges in the 40-homer club, giving the Dodgers two 40-HR sluggers in two straight seasons. The Dodgers win, 10 – 5.

1954 – The Dodgers hit nine home runs in a 2-day sweep of the Redlegs, winning 12 – 4 and 13 – 2. Gil Hodges of the Dodgers has two RBIs today to knock in 100 runs for the sixth consecutive season.

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1954 – The Dodgers hit nine home runs in a 2-day sweep of the Redlegs, winning 12 – 4 and 13 – 2. Gil Hodges of the Dodgers has two RBIs today to knock in 100 runs for the sixth consecutive season.