Articles.2011.TNP – Society for American Baseball Research

Articles for the 2011 edition of The National Pastime, “Endless Seasons: Baseball in Southern California”.

brought her reporter’s notebook and cartoonist’s sketch pad to Yankee Stadium in 1940. Shown here interviewing Yankee teammates Joe Gordon (left), Lefty Gomez, and Joe DiMaggio (far right).

Jeane Hoffman: California Girl Makes Good in Press Box

Winter Baseball in California: Separate Opportunities, Equal Talent

gives Johnny Rizzo (right), a promising Pittsburgh outfielder purchased from Columbus, a few pointers during an exhibition game.

The Bucs in San Berdoo

Winning pitcher of the 1947 PCL playoff game autographs the cast of injured boxer Eddie Malone.

A Game I’ll Never Forget: Los Angeles Defeats San Francisco in 1947 Playoff Game

(right), wearing the Hollywood Stars' new shorts and lightweight rayon jerseys, visits with Branch Rickey in 1950 at Gilmore Field.

Rounding Third and Heading for Home: Fred Haney, L.A.’s Mister Baseball

The trigger for the biggest brawl in PCL history. Hollywood Stars outfielder Ted Beard slides spikes-high into Los Angeles Angels third baseman Murray Franklin, August 2, 1953.

When the Angels and Stars Ruled Los Angeles

A 150-foot office tower housed 13-foot clocks on its four sides that could be seen from all parts of the city, making the ballpark the iconic symbol of baseball in Los Angeles for more than 35 years.

Los Angeles’ Wrigley Field: “The Finest Edifice in the United States”

Pacific Coast League game, circa 1910.

The Pacific Coast League Ballparks of Los Angeles

Dodgers Assistant General Manager Kim Ng Ready to Make the Jump to Top Job

(Left to right) Bobby Miske, Dick Teed, Buzz Bowers, Steve Lembo, Gil Bassetti and Bill Fesh.

Eyeball to Eyeball, Bellybutton to Bellybutton: Inside The Dodger Way of Scouting

A magnet for drawing Latino, especially Mexican-American, fans to Dodger Stadium.

Fernandomania

Vin Scully (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Vin Scully: Greatest Southpaw in Dodgers History

The Dodgers tried to compensate for the short distance to left field with a high screen and national park-like dimensions for right and right-center. This is the 1958 layout.

A Home Like No Other: The Dodgers in L.A. Memorial Coliseum

Dodgers owner led the team’s move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Walter O’Malley Was Right

June 2009: Dodgers vs. Oakland A’s

From Jackie Gleason (upper left) to Dean Martin (lower right), this promotional piece gives a glimpse of the range of stars who appeared during the 1960s.

The (Movie) Hollywood Stars Game

In his 1959 acting debut in

Everybody’s a Star: The Dodgers Go Hollywood

Producer and emcee of

Home Run Derby: A Tale of Baseball and Hollywood

Manager Jimmy Dugan's (Tom Hanks) line was an iconic moment in 1992's

“There’s No Crying in Baseball”: Balls, Bats, and Women in Baseball Movies

Relocation, Descent, and Rejuvenation

Buster Keaton, Baseball Player

Buck Rodgers: On the Road to Anaheim

Of Witches, Hexes, and Plain Bad Luck: The Reputed Curse of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

twice won 20 games and earned the 1964 Cy Young Award — when it was still given to one pitcher in the major leagues.

Bo and Dean: A Lifetime of Fun and Friendship