“Not bad for a junk pitcher, and for nine old men,” shouted…
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Duke Snider, Clem Labine, Roy Campanella, and Gil Hodges…
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“It was not a tidy game, but an exciting one,” declared…
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After “two days of aimless wandering,”1 the Dodgers returned…
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The injury-plagued Dodgers played the Giants at Ebbets Field…
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The Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates were heading in…
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At 9:30 on the evening of September 30, 1951, the New York…
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Walter O’Malley, president of the Dodgers, gives Carl Erskine…
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The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves were two teams headed…
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Cy Young pictured in 1903. (SABR-Rucker Archive)
In…
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On June 19, 1977, theatrical rock singer Alice Cooper played…
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May 12, 1956: Carl Erskine’s second no-hitter is first to be broadcast on national TV
October 2, 1955: Duke Snider’s blasts move Dodgers to precipice of first title
October 1, 1955: Snider’s bat, glove propel Dodgers to tie World Series in Game 4
September 30, 1955: Podres, Dodgers narrow Yankees’ lead in Game 3
June 30, 1955: George Shuba’s walk-off single wins it for Dodgers
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June 1, 1955: Duke Snider smashes three homers in anticipated pitchers’ duel
May 30, 1955: Don Newcombe blasts two homers and fires complete game for eighth straight win
April 21, 1955: Dodgers flex their dominance in record-setting victory
October 1, 1951: Thomson, Giants get best of Branca, Dodgers in NL playoff opener
June 19, 1952: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine tosses his first no-hitter
September 27, 1952: Eddie Mathews becomes first NL rookie to hit 3 home runs in a game
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May 11, 1904: Cy Young goes 15 innings for Boston in 1-0 win over Detroit
May 5, 1935: Satchel Paige loses North Dakota’s semipro season opener
August 12, 1973: Veteran DHs Orlando Cepeda, Frank Robinson rake in temperamental Fenway slugfest
May 15, 1977: First-pitch flinger Alice Cooper welcomes Yankees to nightmare
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September 23, 1952: Dodgers clinch National League pennant
October 2, 1952: Yankees bash Dodgers behind Vic Raschi’s 3-hitter in Game 2
October 6, 1952: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra power Yankees in Game 6