The Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on a 50,000-seat stadium in the downtown area and Drysdale pitches Dodgers past Giants

August 5 1957 – At Ebbets Field, On the day the Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on a 50,000-seat stadium in the downtown area. It will cost an estimated $20.7 million, including the land site. Indications are that there will be trouble finding a market for the bond issue. Don Drysdale pitches 8.2 Innings and gets the win over the rival NY Giants 5-2. Willie Mays goes 4-5 for the Giants, including a 4 bagger.

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