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Dodgers - Notable Historical Events

Babe RuthApr 5, 1925

Jackie RobinsonApr 15, 1947

Roy CampanellaMay 7, 1959

Reggie JacksonOct 11, 1978

Nolan RyanSep 25, 1981

Eddie MurrayDec 4, 1988

Darryl StrawberryNov 8, 1990

Rodney KingMay 1, 1992

Barry BondsJun 23, 2003

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Dodgers - Historical Events
Date Event
1894-04-24

Phillies Lave Cross hits for cycle vs Bkln Dodgers

1900-06-21

Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers

1900-08-31

Dodgers' Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies

1903-06-02

Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers

1903-08-26

Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game

1906-05-01

Phillies' John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0

1906-08-13

Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning

1906-08-24

Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game

1906-09-24

St Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game

1907-09-20

Pitts Nick Maddox no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-1

1908-08-06

St Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn

1908-09-26

Ed Ruelbach shuts-out Dodgers in a doubleheader

1909-04-15

NY Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers

1910-08-13

Dodgers & Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball & 1 hit by pitch

1911-01-02

Bkln Dodgers pres Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000

1915-03-13

Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit

1916-10-12

Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series

1917-07-01

Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn

1917-08-22

Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers

1918-01-02

Dodgers trade Casey Stengel & Cutshaw to Pitts for Grimes & Mamaux

1918-04-27

Giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped

1919-02-01

Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert

1919-04-30

Phillies beat Bkln Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings

1919-05-15

Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0

1920-05-01

Longest major league baseball game by inninngs - Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings

1920-10-12

Cleve Indians beat Bkln Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series

1923-04-17

Longest NL opening game, Phillies & Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14

1923-06-28

Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th

1925-04-05

Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in NC due to an ulcer

1927-01-01

Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat

1927-05-22

Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4

1929-05-18

Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 & lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs)

1930-09-06

Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8

1932-06-07

Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) & bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2

1932-09-10

Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit HR of the season

1933-11-12

1st game at NFL Pitts Pirate's Forbes Field, lose to Bkln Dodgers 32-0

1934-02-23

Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers

1934-03-20

Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Phila A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers

1934-03-21

Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in an A's-Dodgers exhibition game Walks 1, hits the next guy, 3rd guy hits into triple-play

1934-09-21

St Louis Card Paul Dean no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 3-0

1936-10-07

7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel

1937-05-30

61,756, 2nd-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24

1937-05-31

Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak

1938-05-22

Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field

1938-06-15

1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter

1938-06-18

Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season

1938-08-02

1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)

1939-06-27

Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings

1939-08-26

1st major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Bkln Dodgers (W2XBS NY)

1939-09-23

Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6-Dodgers get 27 hits & beat Phillies 22-4

1939-10-22

1st TV NFL game-Eagles vs Dodgers

1940-06-04

1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)

1941-04-20

Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps

1941-05-16

1st US/radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers"

1941-09-25

Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years

1941-09-29

Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade

1941-10-01

Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series

1941-10-06

NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series

1942-05-08

1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund

1942-10-29

Branch Rickey named president/GM of Brooklyn Dodgers

1944-04-27

Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0

1944-06-26

Yanks, Dodgers & Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 & Giants-0

1944-07-16

Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 & break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row

1944-08-03

Tommy Brown, just 16 years & 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers

1945-03-15

Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain NY

1945-08-20

Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a HR

1946-09-15

Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats

1946-09-29

1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards & Dodgers)

1946-10-01

1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs Cards (St Louis wins 2 games to 0)

1946-10-03

Cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0

1947-04-15

Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball (Dodgers)

1947-05-08

A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon

1947-09-22

Dodgers clinch NL pennant

1947-09-30

Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised

1947-10-06

NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series

1949-10-09

NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series

1950-07-26

Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game

1950-08-17

Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) & Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park HRs

1950-11-28

Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager

1951-07-05

Dodgers sweep the Giants & lead by 7½ games (Giants will win pennant)

1951-08-11

1st color baseball game (Braves vs Dodgers) telecast (WCBS-NYC)

1951-08-11

NY Giants lose to go 13½ games behind Bkln Dodgers, later win pennant

1951-10-01

1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1

1951-10-02

Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs

1951-10-03

Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers

1952-05-21

Bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1

1952-09-23

Dodgers clinch NL pennant

1952-10-07

NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series

1952-11-21

Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year

1953-09-12

Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team

1953-10-05

50th World Series sees NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as NY Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yanks win record 5th consec WS

1953-11-24

Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954

1953-12-14

Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax

1953-12-23

Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year

1954-07-17

1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers)

1955-04-21

Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season

1955-06-08

Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax

1955-09-08

Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers)

1955-09-28

1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (Yanks beat Dodgers)

1955-10-04

Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7

1956-04-19

1st ML baseball game in NJ, Dodgers beat Phils in Roosevelt Stadium

1956-07-24

Dodgers lose to the Reds, 2-1, playing in Jesey City

1956-10-03

Sal Maglie & Dodgers defeat Yanks 6-3 in opening game of World Series

1956-10-10

On Skowron's grand slammer NY Yanks beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7

1956-10-30

Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group. They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961

1956-12-13

Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield & $35,000 Robinson retires

1957-01-04

Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000

1957-01-05

Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants

1957-01-15

Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field

1957-02-21

Dodgers (Fort Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises

1957-02-22

Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958

1957-05-28

NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers' & NY Giants' move to west coast

1957-05-29

NYC Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants & Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast

1957-09-03

Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ)

1957-09-16

LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers

1957-09-24

Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0

1957-10-08

Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles

1957-11-29

NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers & Giants

1958-02-07

Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc

1958-02-20

LA Coliseum Comm approves 2-yr pact allows Dodgers to use facility

1958-03-18

Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958

1958-04-07

Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line

1958-04-15

1st baseball game in California, SF Giants beat LA Dodgers, 8-0

1958-04-24

Lee Walls hits 3 HRS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2

1958-06-03

Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers

1959-05-07

"Roy Campanella Night" Largest baseball crowd (93,103 in LA Coliseum) sees Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees 6-2 in exhibition

1959-09-11

Elroy Face's 22 game win streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4

1959-09-27

Braves & Dodgers finish in a tie (86-68)

1959-09-29

Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, & take NL pennant

1959-10-04

LA Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394

1959-10-08

LA Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series

1960-05-07

Dodgers Larry & Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery

1960-11-23

Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year

1962-07-10

All star MVP: Maury Wills (LA Dodgers)

1962-08-11

Dodgers protest wetting down of Candlestick to slow Maury Wills down

1962-10-01

SF beats Dodgers, 8-0 in 1st of best-of-3 NL playoff

1962-10-03

Dodgers set major league-record season attendance of 2,755,184

1962-11-23

Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP

1963-04-01

NY Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000

1963-08-08

LA Dodgers F Howard & B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch HRs

1963-09-24

Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards

1963-10-02

Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees

1963-10-06

LA Dodgers sweep NY Yankees, in 60th World Series

1965-10-02

Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant

1965-10-15

Dodgers & Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins

1965-11-26

Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year

1966-02-28

Sandy Koufax & Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers

1966-10-02

LA Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd LA pennant in 4 years

1966-10-09

Balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series

1966-11-12

Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record

1967-04-21

Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)

1967-10-04

1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers

1969-04-07

Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds

1970-03-17

Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of LA Dodgers

1970-07-20

Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks

1972-07-21

Dodgers release & end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm

1972-11-28

LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels

1973-06-13

Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8½ years (LA Dodgers)

1973-12-05

Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall

1973-12-27

LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8

1974-07-03

Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers

1974-07-23

All star MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers)

1974-10-17

Oakland A's beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series

1974-11-13

Dodgers Steve Garvey wins NL MVP

1975-07-23

LA Dodgers W Crawford & Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch HRs

1975-10-07

Players' Association files a suit on behalf of Dodgers' Andy Messersmith

1976-02-01

East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Mich State U after he is warned not to

1976-08-09

Pitt Pirate John Candelaria no-hits LA Dodgers, 2-0

1977-01-11

Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner

1977-06-05

LA Dodgers retire Walt Alston's #24

1977-07-19

All star MVP: Don Sutton (LA Dodgers)

1977-08-18

Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter

1977-10-02

Dusty Baker 30th HR joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), & Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-HR hitters

1977-10-08

Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant)

1977-10-18

Yanks beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years

1978-07-11

All star MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers)

1978-09-15

Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans

1978-10-07

LA Dodgers win the pennant

1978-10-10

Yanks & Dodgers play in World Series # 75

1978-10-11

Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th

1978-10-13

Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4

1978-10-17

NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series

1980-05-04

Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning

1981-04-09

LA Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela's 1st start, beats Astros 2-0

1981-04-22

Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts

1981-05-30

LA Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendence (22 games)

1981-08-06

Due to strike, Yanks, A's, Philles & Dodgers declared 1st ½ champs

1981-09-25

Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0

1981-10-19

LA Dodgers beat Montreal Expos for NL pennant

1981-10-26

LA Dodgers beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series

1981-12-02

Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year

1982-02-08

Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)

1982-08-17

LA Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game completed 8/18)

1982-08-18

LA Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game started 8/17)

1982-08-18

Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago IL, ends after 22 innings - before LA Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th)

1983-03-10

Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame

1983-08-19

Dodgers trade Dave Stewart & Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut

1986-10-24

Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement

1988-01-29

Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers

1988-09-16

Cin Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0

1988-10-15

With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series

1988-10-20

LA Dodgers beat Oakland A's in baseball's 85th World Series 4 games to 1

1988-11-15

Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award

1988-12-04

Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers

1989-06-03

Houston Astros beat LA Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09)

1989-08-23

LA Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings (Rick Dempsey HR)

1989-08-28

Frank Viola & Mets outduel Orel Hershiser & Dodgers 1-0

1990-05-14

46th time opposing pitchers hit HR, Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos)

1990-11-08

Darryl Strawberry signs 5-year contract with LA Dodgers

1991-07-26

Expo's Mark Gardner no hits Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th

1992-05-01

LA Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots over Rodney King beating

1992-08-03

Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531)

1992-08-17

Kevin Gross of Dodgers tosses only 9-inning no-hitter of season, a 2-0

1992-09-27

LA Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place

1993-04-05

Florida Marlins 1st game - beat LA Dodgers 6-3

1993-04-06

Florida Marlins 1st lost ever (4-2 to LA Dodgers)

1993-10-03

Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59

1994-04-08

Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0

1994-05-21

Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning

1995-08-10

Dodgers leading 2-1 in 9th forfeit game to Cards, fans become unruly

1996-07-09

All star MVP: Mike Piazza (LA Dodgers)

1996-09-29

SD Padres sweep LA Dodgers in race for NL West title

1997-08-15

LA Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda's #2

2003-06-23

Barry Bonds steals second base against the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career home runs and 500 career steals

2012-05-01

Guggenheim Partners make the largest ever purchase of a sports franchise after buying the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2.1 billion

2017-10-20

Dodgers beat Cubs in Game Five to reach World Series

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Dodgers - Notable Birthdays

Leo DurocherJul 27, 1906

Jackie RobinsonJan 31, 1919

Gil HodgesApr 4, 1924

Tom LasordaSep 22, 1927

Vin ScullyNov 29, 1927

Eddie MurrayFeb 24, 1956

Darryl StrawberryMar 12, 1962

Dodgers - Birthdays
Date Event
1881-12-20

Branch Rickey, baseball executive (Dodgers)

1902-12-01

Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer (Yanks, Giants, Dodgers)

1903-06-26

Floyd "Babe" Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger (.324 lifetime average)

1903-10-09

Walter O'Malley, baseball team owner (Dodgers)

1906-07-27

Leo Durocher, Mass, baseball player and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants)

1908-02-17

Walter L "Red" Barber, Miss, sports announcer (Bkln Dodgers, NY Yanks)

1911-06-08

Van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants)

1911-12-01

Walter Alston, baseball manager (Dodgers)

1914-12-12

Buzzie Bavasi, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1917-09-03

Eddie "Brat" Stanky, Phil Rizzuto's nemisis/2nd baseman (Dodgers)

1918-02-26

Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher (Bkln Dodgers)

1919-01-31

Jackie Robinson, Ga, 1st black major league baseball player (Dodgers)

1919-07-23

[Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop (Dodgers)

1921-04-29

Mel Durslag, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1924-04-04

Gil Hodges, Princeton Indiana, baseball player/manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Mets)

1926-08-06

Clem Labine, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1926-12-13

Carl Erskine, baseball player (Bkln Dodgers)

1927-09-22

Tom Lasorda [Thomas], Norristown, Pennsylvania, baseball manager (LA Dodgers)

1927-11-29

Vin Scully, The Bronx New York, American sportscaster (Los Angeles Dodgers)

1928-10-17

James "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953)

1930-03-13

Doug Harvey, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1932-10-02

Maury Wills, baseball shortstop (LA Dodgers, NL MVP 1962)

1932-9-30

Johnny Podres, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1935-10-05

Fred Claire, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1936-04-01

Ron Perranoski, Joey and the L.A. Dodgers

1936-07-23

Don Drysdale [Donald Scott], Van Nuys, California, American MLB player (LA Dodgers-Cy Young 1962)

1936-08-08

Frank Howard, Joey and the L.A. Dodgers

1936-09-14

Stan Williams, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers)

1937-05-10

Jim Hickman, baseball player (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs)

1938-02-18

Manny Mota, baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers)

1938-03-12

Durwood Merrill, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1939-03-21

Tommy Davis, Joey and the L.A. Dodgers

1939-9-28

Bruce Froemming, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1941-05-19

Larry McCoy, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1945-04-02

Don Sutton, baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1945-9-26

Dave Duncan, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1946-08-18

Derryl Cousins, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1948-02-15

Ron "Penguin" Cey, Tacoma, Washington, American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers)

1948-12-22

Steve Garvey, 1st baseman (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres)

1949-06-15

Dusty Baker, baseball player (LA Dodgers)

1949-06-28

Don Baylor, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1950-06-28

Chris Speier, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1950-08-01

Milt May, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Florida Marlins

1952-10-18

Jerry Royster, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1954-06-29

Rick Honeycutt, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1955-02-04

Gary Allenson, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1955-03-15

Mickey Hatcher, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1955-11-18

Luis Pujols, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Montreal Expos

1956-02-24

Eddie Murray, Los Angeles California, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleve Indians)

1956-06-21

Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs)

1956-11-03

Bob Welch, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1957-02-07

Carney Lansford, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1957-02-19

Dave Stewart, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1957-04-21

Jesse Orosco, Santa Barbara CA, pitcher (NY Mets, Orioles, Dodgers)

1957-05-28

Kirk Gibson, Mich, outfield (Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP)

1957-05-28

Kirk Gibson, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1957-06-15

Brett Butler, Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1957-06-30

Buddy Black, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

1957-07-03

Danny Heep, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1957-08-26

Alex Trevino, catcher (LA Dodgers)

1957-08-31

Tom Candiotti, Walnut creek CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1957-10-06

Alfredo Griffin, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1957-9-25

Glenn Hubbard, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1958-05-28

Bill Doran, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1958-09-16

Orel Hershiser, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians)

1958-11-27

Mike Scioscia, baseball player (LA Dodgers)

1958-12-23

Tim Leary, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1959-04-22

Terry Francona, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1959-04-25

Tony Phillips, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1959-05-16

Mitch Webster, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1959-06-11

Mike Davis, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1959-06-25

Alejandro Pena, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1959-09-28

Todd Worrell, Arcadia CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1959-11-29

Brian Holton, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1960-01-12

Mike Marshall, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1960-01-29

Steve Sax, 2nd baseman (LA Dodgers, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox)

1960-04-16

Curt Young, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1960-08-01

Dave Anderson, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1960-10-21

Franklin Stubbs, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1960-10-31

Mike Gallego, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1960-11-01

Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers, SD Padres)

1960-12-03

Gene Nelson, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1960-9-03

Rene Gonzales, Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1961-04-03

Tim Crews, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1961-06-08

Kevin Gross, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1961-10-04

Mike Sharperson, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets

1961-10-19

Tim Belcher, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1961-11-12

Greg Gagne, Fall River MA, infielder (LA Dodgers)

1961-11-12

Greg Gagne, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1961-12-26

Storm Davis, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1962-02-27

Greg Cadaret, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1962-03-01

Mark Gardner, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1962-03-02

Terry Steinbach, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1962-03-12

Darryl Strawberry, Los Angeles California, baseball right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees)

1962-05-31

Joe Orsulak, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Florida Marlins

1962-07-30

Tom Pagnozzi, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1962-10-05

Tracy Woodson, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1962-11-11

Cory Snyder, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1963-01-22

Jeff Treadway, US baseball infielder (LA Dodgers)

1963-04-10

Mike Devereaux, Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1963-07-06

Todd Burns, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1963-10-12

Luis Polonia, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1963-11-28

Walt Weiss, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1963-9-03

Eric Plunk, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1964-01-09

Stan Javier, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1964-01-22

Wayne Kirby, Williamsburg VA, outfielder (Cleve Indians, LA Dodgers)

1964-03-19

Jeff Hamilton, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1964-04-30

Jeff Reboulet, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

1964-06-03

Nelson Liriano, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1964-08-03

Kevin Elster, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1964-08-13

Tom Prince, Kankakee IL, catcher (LA Dodgers)

1964-11-23

Jose Gonzalez, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

1964-12-11

Thomas Howard, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1965-04-24

Mike Blowers, Wurlzburg Germany, infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers)

1965-05-24

Rob Ducey, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1965-09-22

Mark Guthrie, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1966-10-11

Gregg Olson, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1966-10-18

Alan Mills, Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1967-02-13

Eddie Pye, US baseball infielder (LA Dodgers)

1967-05-16

Doug Brocail, San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1967-07-21

Lance Painter, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1967-10-24

F.P. Santangelo, Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1967-11-04

Eric Karros, Hackansack NJ, infielder (LA Dodgers)

1967-11-08

Eric Anthony, Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1967-11-21

Tripp Cromer, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1968-03-03

Scott Radinsky, Simi Valley CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1968-03-03

Scott Radinsky, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1968-03-04

Giovanni Carrara, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox

1968-03-22

Ramon Martinez, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1968-08-31

Hideo Nomo, Osaka Japan, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1968-09-04

Mike Piazza, Norristown PA, catcher (LA Dodgers)

1968-11-24

Dave Hansen, Long Beach CA, infielder (LA Dodgers)

1969-01-15

Delino DeShields, Seaford DE, infielder (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers)

1969-04-01

Frank Castillo, Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1969-05-28

Mike Difelice, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets

1969-11-28

Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor Dom Rep, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1970-05-25

Joey Eischen, West Covina CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1970-07-11

Billy Ashley, Taylor MI, outfielder (LA Dodgers)

1970-08-16

Quinton McCracken, Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1970-9-04

Luis Lopez, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1970-9-16

Paul Shuey, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1971-01-13

Elmer Dessens, Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1971-02-13

Todd Williams, US baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1971-03-05

Chad Fonville, Jacksonville NC, infielder (LA Dodgers)

1971-03-12

Raul Mondesi, San Cristobal Dom Rep, outfielder (LA Dodgers)

1972-03-11

Salomon Torres, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1972-06-20

Juan Castro, Sinaloa Mexico, infielder (LA Dodgers)

1972-9-05

Jimmy Haynes, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1973-04-12

Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1973-04-20

Todd Hollandsworth, Dayton OH, outfielder (LA Dodgers)

1973-06-30

Chan Ho Park, Kong Ju City Korea, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1973-07-25

Guillermo Mota, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1973-08-04

Bob Howry, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1973-08-21

Ismael Valdes, Ciudad Victoria Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers)

1973-08-23

Casey Blake, Bluetopia: The LA Dodgers Movie

1973-10-27

Jason Johnson, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

1973-11-22

Ricky Ledee, San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1974-05-04

Miguel Cairo, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1974-07-08

Danny Ardoin, Bluetopia: The LA Dodgers Movie

1974-08-16

Roger Cedeno, Valencia Edo Venezuela, outfielder (LA Dodgers)

1974-12-24

Jamey Wright, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1975-02-14

Damaso Marte, New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1975-05-26

Travis Lee, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1976-03-08

Ryan Freel, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1976-05-17

Jose Guillen, San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1976-08-22

Jeff Weaver, San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1977-03-06

Marcus Thames, San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1977-03-17

Robb Quinlan, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Anaheim Angels

1977-04-19

Joe Beimel, Bluetopia: The LA Dodgers Movie

1977-07-11

Javier Lopez, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1977-08-27

Justin Miller, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox

1978-07-03

Juan Rivera, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1978-08-17

Chad Qualls, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

1979-03-06

Clint Barmes, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1979-03-22

Juan Uribe, San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1980-07-15

Chris Denorfia, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

1980-12-10

Joe Blanton, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

1982-10-04

Tony Gwynn Jr, New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1982-12-31

Ronald Belisario, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

1983-9-05

Chris Young, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

1984-06-16

Jonathan Broxton, Bluetopia: The LA Dodgers Movie

1984-08-20

Jamie Hoffman, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1985-05-02

Jose Ascanio, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1986-04-28

Dillon Gee, New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1986-11-17

Everth Cabrera, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

1988-11-08

Yasmani Grandal, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

Dodgers - Notable Weddings

Vin ScullyFeb 15, 1958

Dodgers - Weddings
Date Event
1958-02-15

Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully (30) weds model Joan Crawford in California

Dodgers - Notable Deaths

Jackie RobinsonOct 24, 1972

Leo DurocherOct 7, 1991

Roy CampanellaJun 26, 1993

Dodgers - Deaths
Date Event
1925-04-18

Charles Ebbets, Pres (Dodgers), dies

1925-05-27

Ed McKeever, pres (Bkln Dodgers), dies of pneumonia

1934-08-08

Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies

1952-08-30

Arky Vaughn, infielder (Pirates & Dodgers), drowns

1972-10-24

Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53

1978-10-08

Jim Gilliam, coach (LA Dodgers), dies at 49

1979-08-09

Walter O'Malley, CEO (Dodgers), dies at 75

1984-10-01

Walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72

1991-10-07

Leo Durocher, baseball player and manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86

1992-09-05

Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83

1992-10-22

Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84

1993-03-23

Tim Crews, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1993-06-26

Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71

1996-05-26

Mike Sharperson, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets

1997-07-07

Jerry Doggett, sportscaster (Bkln/LA Dodgers), dies at 80

2003-01-11

Durwood Merrill, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's

2007-03-02

Clem Labine, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2008-01-13

Johnny Podres, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2008-05-01

Buzzie Bavasi, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2012-12-22

Ryan Freel, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds

2013-06-26

Justin Miller, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox

2013-07-28

Frank Castillo, Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

2014-06-09

Bob Welch, 1988 World Series Video: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Oakland A's


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