The Dodgers begin the celebration of their 50th year in Los Angeles

The Dodgers begin the celebration of their 50th year in Los Angeles

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The Dodgers begin the celebration of their 50th year in Los Angeles by participating in the 119th annual Tournament of Roses Parade. The team’s float features current and former players as well as organist Nancy Bea Hefley and Vin Scully, the club’s broadcaster since 1950. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and…

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Dallas Keuchel is born in Tulsa, OK. The lefthander would become the third Astro to win a Cy Young Award, and the first in the American League, after his 20-win season in 2015. 

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Dallas Keuchel is born in Tulsa, OK. The lefthander would become the third Astro to win a Cy Young Award, and the first in the American League, after his 20-win season in 2015. 

Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium, will now be known simply as Busch Stadium

ByTom

Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium, which replaced Sportsman’s Park as the Cardinals’ home in 1966, will now be known simply as Busch Stadium. The ballpark is named for the Busch family of Anheuser-Busch, the team’s owner who championed the construction of a new stadium in St. Louis.

Lorinda de Roulet replaces the very unpopular M. Donald Grant as the Mets’ Chairman of the Board

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Lorinda de Roulet replaces the very unpopular M. Donald Grant as the Mets’ Chairman of the Board. The daughter of franchise founder Joan Payson became the first woman to direct the day-to-day operations of an MLB club when elected as the team president and named to its board of directors following the death of her…

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Danny Frisella is killed in a dune buggy accident

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    On January 1, 1977, Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Danny Frisella is killed in a dune buggy accident when his vehicle went out of control, overturned, and crushed him near Phoenix, Arizona. Danny was just 30 years old and left behind his wife and three-year old son. Nicknamed “Bear,” the 30-year-old Frisella had pitched…

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The Braves sign 5 players including future Hall Of Famer Phil Niekro

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  January 1,1961- The Braves invited eleven farm hands to train with the team in the spring. Among the notable players were Bob Hendley, Tony Cloninger, Phil Niekro, Denver Lemaster, and Bob Uecker.     @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources & Links Baseball-Reference Box Score 

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Detroit’s Briggs Stadium is renamed Tiger Stadium

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On January 1, 1961, Detroit’s Briggs Stadium is renamed Tiger Stadium. The ballpark which opened at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues in 1912 was originally known as Navin Field, named for team owner Frank Navin, before becoming Briggs Stadium in 1938. Briggs, who increased the ballpark’s capacity to 53,000 under his ownership by…

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Joe “Shoes” Pittman is born in Houston, TX. He lives the boyhood dream of playing for the local big league club as an Astros infielder in 1981 and 1982. He bats .281 in 52 games during his strike-shortened rookie campaign then hits .200 in 15 games before being traded to San Diego.

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Joe “Shoes” Pittman is born in Houston, TX. He lives the boyhood dream of playing for the local big league club as an Astros infielder in 1981 and 1982. He bats .281 in 52 games during his strike-shortened rookie campaign then hits .200 in 15 games before being traded to San Diego.