Jim Gilliam Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder Bats: Both • Throws: Right 5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg) Born: October 17, 1928 in Nashville, TN us Died: October 8, 1978 in Inglewood, CA Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA High School: Pearl HS (Nashville, TN) Debut: 1946 (10,019th in major league history) AL/NL Debut: April 14, 1953 vs. PIT 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 30, 1966 vs. PHI 1 AB,…
Prior to the start of Game 1 of the World Series, the Dodgers retire the uniform #19 of Jim Gilliam, their coach who died suddenly two days ago as the result of a massive brain hemorrhage. The 49 year-old former All-Star LA infielder will become the team’s first player not inducted into the Hall of Fame to receive this honor.
The Dodgers become the first ML team ever to draw three million fans. Jay Blood is the historic three millionth spectator as the Dodgers shut out the Braves, 5 – 0. The victory is dampened when coach Jim Gilliam suffers a brain hemorrhage.
Sponsor this Page October 5, 1963 Don Drysdale pitched a masterful three-hitter at Dodger Stadium in his complete-game win. Manager Walter Alston called Drysdale’s performance “one of the greatest pitched games I ever saw.” Jim Bouton, making his first World Series start, dueled Drysdale throughout, permitting only four hits in seven innings for a…
On October 2, 1962 The Giants scored first for the second consecutive game, as Orlando Cepeda singled with one out in the second inning and scored on a double by Felipe Alou against Dodgers’ starter Don Drysdale. The Giants then extended their lead in the top of the sixth inning. Alou struck out to open…
In Game 6, the Dodgers defeat the ‘Go-Go Sox,’ 9-3, to win the World Series. Chicago’s speed and quickness weren’t enough to overcome Los Angeles’ hitting and pitching.
At the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, the Dodgers capture the NL flag with a dramatic 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Braves, taking the first two games of the three-game playoff necessitated by the teams being tied on the last day of the season. The deciding run comes in the bottom of the 12th inning, after the first two batters make outs, when Gil Hodges walks and scores on singles by Joe Pignatano and Carl Furillo.
1958 – Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto accident in Vero Beach, Florida, as they try to beat a 12:30 A.M. curfew. This is the third accident involving Dodgers players in the last two months; Jim Gilliam and his family had an accident shortly after Roy Campanella’s.
In a 13 – 6 defeat to the Cardinals, Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese becomes one of five active players to collect 2,000 hits and teammate Junior Gilliam sets a major league record by handling 12 assists at second base.
After losing the first two contests in the Bronx, the Dodgers even the World Series at a pair of games apiece when they defeat the Yankees at Ebbets Field, 8-5. Brooklyn will make it three victories in a row tomorrow with a 5-3 win over the Bronx Bombers, but it will take a dramatic Game 7 for the ‘Bums’ to capture their first World Championship.
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