Luis Olmo Stats & Facts
Luis Olmo Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 185 Born: Monday, August 11, 1919 in Arecibo, P.R. Died: 4 28 2017 in San Juan, P.R. Debut: 7/23/1943 Last Game: 6/6/1951 Full Name: Luis Francisco Olmo
1949 World Series Game 4 Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees Full Radio Broadcast
On October 8, 1949 at Ebbets Field – Cliff Mapes broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with a two-run double off Don Newcombe. Yankee pitcher Eddie Lopat aided his own cause with an RBI double, and the advantage ballooned to 6–0 after a bases-loaded Bobby Brown triple scored three more in the…
Brooklyn beats Philadelphia in 10th for Pennant
October 2, 1949, Brooklyn dogged Dodgers carried to the very last inning of the season scored two runs in the tenth Sunday to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9 to 7 and win the National League pennant Held scoreless for four innings and facing their top season nemesis in slim Kenny Heintzelman the Brooks put together…
Dodgers go south of the border
On February 18, 1946 the Brooklyn Dodger slugger Luis Olmo who hit .313 signs to play with the outlaw Mexican League for 3 years at #10,000.00 annually and is later joined by Dodger catcher Mickey Owen.
