Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax
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Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax
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August 23, 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners is caught putting a foreign substance on...
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On May 7, 2011, After a first-inning walk in the Dodgers’ 4-2 loss to the Mets, Andre Ethier...
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Posted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 1, 2018 | Playoff Games | 0 |
In the other playoff game, the Dodgers defeat the Rockies at home, 5 – 2, as rookie Walker Buehler outpitches German Marquez, who gives up two-run homers to Clay Bellinger and Max Muncy in consecutive innings. The Rockies will now head to Wrigley Field to take on the Cubs in the Wild Card Game.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 12, 2015 | Homerun History | 0 |
May 12, 2015 Giancarlo Stanton’s homer goes down as the third-longest shot ever hit at Dodger Stadium. Connecting off Mike Bolsinger in the top of the first inning with no score, Stanton literally launched the ball beyond the...
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On October 3, 2014.00 The Cardinals stun the Dodgers with a 10 – 9 win in the first game of the NLDS. Leading 6 – 2 and with Clayton Kershaw having allowed only a pair of solo homers through 6 innings, the Cards put...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 2013 | NLDS, Playoff Games | 0 |
On October 3, 2013 The Dodgers take Game 1 of the other NLDS as Clayton Kershaw strikes out 12...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 25, 2012 | Transactions | 0 |
The Red Sox and Dodgers complete a huge blockbuster deal, with Boston getting rid of $260 million in future salary by sending 1B Adrian Gonzalez, P Josh Beckett, OF Carl Crawford and IF Nick Punto to Los Angeles. In return, they receive 1B James Loney and four prospects: Ps Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster, IF Ivan DeJesus and OF/1B Jerry Sands. Both Crawford and De La Rosa are recovering from Tommy John surgery and will not play until next season. Gonzalez makes the biggest immediate impact, hitting a three-run homer in his first at-bat as a Dodger to key an 8 – 2 win over the Marlins. For their part, the Sox blow a 9 – 3 lead and lose to Kansas City, 10 – 9, in 12 innings, with none of the new acquisitions in the line-up.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 25, 2011 | team executive | 0 |
Bud Selig appoints Tom Schieffer to oversee Dodgers
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 20, 2011 | Franchise News, League Executives | 0 |
Commissioner Bud Selig steps in and takes control of the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, who is tangled in a messy divorce with his wife Jamie. “I have taken this action because of my deep concerns regarding the finances and operations of the Dodgers and to protect the best interests of the club, its great fans and all of Major League Baseball,” Selig says in a statement. For his part, McCourt states he is planning to sue MLB, but instead, he will be forced to sell the club as part of his divorce settlement. Los Angeles was facing substantial debt payments, which the owner plans to meet by using funding from the club’s new $2.5 billion, 20-year media-rights deal with Fox Sports, but the Commissioner has withheld his approval of the agreement between the News Corp.’s media company and the team.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 2009 | Division Clinchers | 0 |
On October 3, 2009.00 Needing only a win or a Colorado loss for the past week, the Dodgers finally clinch the National League West title with a 5-0 victory over the wild-card Rockies. Joe Torre, who will be managing in the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 28, 2008 | No Hitters | 0 |
On June 28, 2008, the Anaheim Angels lose 1-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers despite not allowing a...
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2008 – Hunter Pence breaks up a no-hit bid in Los Angeles with a single after two outs in the seventh. The bats wake up and clobber the Dodgers with an 8-5 thrashing. Houston wins their eighth game in their last nine while climbing within 1-1/2 games of the division lead.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Jan 1, 2008 | Franchise News | 0 |
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...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 24, 2007 | Retirement | 0 |
On July 24, 2007, the same day that he announced he would retire at the end of the season,...
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On April 15, 2007, on the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut, the entire Dodger team wears uniform #42 in his honor. At least one player on each MLB team wears #42, after Ken Griffey Jr. had asked commissioner Bud Selig for permission to do so. In Oakland, Yankee closer Mariano Rivera, who is the only major leaguer still grandfathered in to wear #42, allows a three-run walk-off homer to Marco Scutaro of the A’s.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 17, 2006 | Retirement | 0 |
On November 17, 2006, Dodgers’ third baseman Bill Mueller retires after 11 seasons. A severe injury to Mueller’s right knee prompted his retirement. Mueller accepts a job as assistant to the Dodgers’ General...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 18, 2006 | Homerun History, walkoffs | 0 |
On September 18, 2006, the Dodgers stage an amazing comeback to defeat the Padres, relying on the...
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On August 13, 2006, for the first time in baseball history, a 300-game winner faces a batter who...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 12, 2004 | Batting Feat | 0 |
In one of the most remarkable at-bats in big league history, Alex Cora fouls off 14 consecutive pitches and then hits the 18th thrown to him by the Cubs’ Matt Clement over the right-field fence for a two-run home run which doubles LA’s lead to 4-0. The Dodger Stadium crowd cheered each foul ball, watching the increasing total displayed on the scoreboard.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Apr 27, 2004 | Homerun History | 0 |
At Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza ties Carlton Fisk for the most career homers by a catcher as he hits Hideo Nomo’s sixth-inning pitch into the stands for his 351st round-tripper as a backstop. The homer, which was his 362nd overall, moves the Mets’ star past Yankees’ Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio on the all-time list.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 16, 2004 | Homerun History | 0 |
April 16, 2004 One of the greatest matchups of the steroid era, 2003 Cy Young winner Eric Gagne...
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On May 12, 2003, A.J. Burnett of the Dodgers does not allow a hit in his 3-0 victory over the...
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2002 – All-Star outfielder Gary Sheffield is traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfielder Brian Jordan, pitcher Odalis Perez and a minor league player. The deal ends Sheffield’s stormy tenure with the Dodgers.
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Sixteen Dodger players and three coaches are suspended by the commissioner’s office for...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 1999 | Lasts, Pennant Winners | 0 |
On October 3, 1999 In the final regular-season game ever to be played at the Astrodome, Mike...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 22, 1999 | Homerun History | 0 |
May 22, 1999, may well be the reason the Los Angeles Dodgers would one day hire Mark McGwire as...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 20, 1999 | Ball Park | 0 |
A crowd of 37,317 fans enjoys a 3-2 victory over the Braves when LA surpasses the 100 million mark in attendance at Dodger Stadium. The ballpark opened in 1962, four seasons after the franchise moved from Brooklyn to the west coast.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 12, 1998 | Free Agency | 0 |
In a deal which upsets many other owners, pitcher Kevin Brown (18-7, 2.38) becomes baseball’s first 100+ million dollar man as the right-hander signs a seven-year deal with the Dodgers for an average yearly salary of 15 million dollars.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 20, 1997 | Houston Astros | 0 |
1997 – Craig Biggio blasts two homers to topple Los Angeles, 3-1, at Dodger Stadium. His solo shot off Ismael Valdes stakes the Astros to an early lead but Raul Mondesi ties the game with a blast off Chris Holt. After Tim Bogar doubles, Biggio takes Tom Candiotti deep in the eighth for the game-winner.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 15, 1997 | retired uniforms, Special Days | 0 |
On April 15, 1997, commissioner Bud Selig announces that Major League Baseball will retire uniform #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. The decision comes on the 50th anniversary of Robinson’s historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Players who are currently wearing the number are allowed to continue to do so until they retire.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 29, 1996 | Retirement | 0 |
On July 29, 1996, Tommy Lasorda announces that he is retiring as manager of the Los Angeles...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 9, 1995 | Rookie Of The Year National League | 0 |
1995 – Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo is named National League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Japanese player ever to win a Major League Baseball award. Nomo posted a 13-6 record with 236 strikeouts and a 2.54 ERA in 191.1 innings.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 30, 1995 | Death | 0 |
On May 30, 1995, former major league outfielder Glenn Burke dies from AIDS at the age of 42. The...
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On April 25, 1995, baseball returns after a 234-day strike. The Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers play the first game since the strike began in 1994.
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Los Angeles Dodgers sign Japanese pitching star Hideo Nomo
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Apr 8, 1994 | No Hitters | 0 |
Atlanta Braves pitcher Kent Mercker no-hits the Dodgers, 6 – 0, striking out 10 in the process. For Mercker, it is his first complete game in the majors. Chan Ho Park comes on to pitch in the 9th inning for the Dodgers, becoming the first Korean player to appear in a major league game.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Nov 19, 1993 | Transactions | 0 |
The Montreal Expos acquire starting pitcher Pedro Martinez from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for second baseman Delino DeShields.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 1993 | Rivalries | 0 |
On October 3, 1993 The Giants, despite winning 103 games, are eliminated from the Western Division race when the Dodgers derail their division dreams, 12-1. Catcher Mike Piazza, who will be named the league’s Rookie of the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 1, 1993 | Batting Feat, Club Records | 0 |
Mike Piazza plates Jose Offerman with a first-inning single to set a new team mark for runs driven in by a rookie with 107. The 24 year-old Dodgers catcher breaks the franchise record for rookie RBIs established by Del Bissonette, a freshman first baseman who played with Brooklyn in 1928.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 3, 1993 | Death | 0 |
On July 3, 1993, Hall of Famer Don Drysdale dies from a heart attack. The 56-year-old Drysdale had...
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Apr 5, 1993 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
In front of 42,334 fans at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, the Florida Marlins, making their major league debut, defeat the Dodgers, 6-3. Joe DiMaggio throws out the ceremonial first pitch, and the team retires uniform number 5 in tribute to Carl Barger, their late president.
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