Collared his first four times up, Willie Davis hits a double in the 9th inning to stretch his hitting streak to 31 games. The double drives in the winning run as Los Angeles tops the Mets, 5 – 4. The Mets had tied the game in the 8th when Tommie Agee and Donn Clendenon each homered with a man on.
Willie Davis‚ who cracks a single and double‚ ties the franchise record of hitting in 29 straight games. The mark was set by Zack Wheat in 1916‚ and Davis will double one day later to break it. Andy Kosco adds 4 straight hits as the Dodgers beat the visiting Mets‚ 10 – 6. Jerry Koosman is k.o.’ed after a third of an inning and takes the loss against Jim Bunning.
On August 5, 1969, Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium. Stargell’s titanic blast off Alan Foster came on a 1-2 count, it travels over 512-feet, 7th-inning, bases-empty blast breaks a 3 – 3 tie. The homerun was Stargell’s 18th of the…
Bob Gibson’s scoreless inning streak ends abruptly at 47 with a questionable call when the official scorer rules a wild pitch, and not a passed ball, allowed Len Gabrielson to score in the first inning of the Cardinals’ 5-1 victory over the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. Without the hometown decision, the Redbird right-hander, who will blank San Francisco in his next start, would have been within three innings of breaking the mark of 58 scoreless frames established in June by Don Drysdale, tonight’s losing pitcher.
Jim Lefebvre commits 4 errors in one game
On October 6, 1966, At Dodger Stadium 20-year-old Jim Palmer becomes the youngest pitcher to throw a shutout in the World Series. The Baltimore Orioles’ ace wins a 6-0 decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Willie Davis establishes a World Series record by committing three errors in one game. The center fielder’s blunders come…
Sandy Koufax strikes out 16 Phillies, and Jim Bunning whiffs 12 Dodgers in the first 11 innings of a pitching duel between future Hall of Famers at Chavez Ravine. With both starters out of the game, Los Angeles beats Philadelphia, 2-1, thanks to an unearned run scored in the bottom of the twelfth inning.
In Game 5, a 7-0 victory over the Twins at Dodger Stadium, Willie Davis becomes the second player to steal three bases in a World Series game. The L.A. center fielder joins Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner, who accomplished the feat on the same date 56 years ago against Detroit in Game 3 of the 1909 Fall Classic.
October 1, 1965- In front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 50,813, Denny Lemaster pitches a complete game five-hitter as the Braves win 2-0. The Dodger loss brings their lead in division down to 2 with 2 games to go over the Giants. Tomorrows game the Dodgers will trot out Sandy Koufax, he has 25…
“And there’s 29,000 people in the ballpark and a million butterflies.” – Vin Scully’s description Of Koufax’s gem. Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Cubs bests Bob Hendley’s one hit effort, 1-0. The Dodger Stadium gem is the southpaw’s record fourth no-hitter.
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