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1997 Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90

1997 Mike Piazza is 2nd to hit a HR out of Dodger Stadium

1997 Los Angeles Dodger Wilton Guerrero's bat breaks, revealing it is corked

1996 Los Angeles Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year

1996 Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits Colorado Rockies, 9-0 at Coors Field

1996 Tommy Lasoda retires as Los Angeles Dodger manager

1995 Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0

1994 Los Angeles Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment

1993 Met Vince Coleman injures 3 when he throws cherry bomb at Dodger fans

1992 Sandy Amoros, Brooklyn Dodger, dies at 62 of pneumonia

1991 Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33

1990 Dodger Jose Offerman hits HR in his 1st at bat

1990 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays and Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St. Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues

1990 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games

1990 Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves

1990 Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery

1989 Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract

1989 Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract

1988 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings

1988 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser sets record for consecutive scoreless inns

1988 Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2

1988 Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run

1988 LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires

1987 Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline"

1986 Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10)

1986 Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games

1986 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1M salary by arbitration

1985 Los Angeles Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 home runs in June

1983 Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use

1982 Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games

1980 51st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-2 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

1980 Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits San Francisco Giants 8-0

1980 Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Dodger home run

1979 Los Angeles Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year

1979 Los Angeles Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit

1976 Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager

1976 Phil Ochs, singer (Draft Dodger Rag), commits suicide at 35

1975 Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught

1974 Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award

1973 Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run

1969 Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year

1969 Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium

1969 Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium

1965 Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts

1964 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0

1963 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0

1962 Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills becomes 1st to steal 100 bases (en route to 104)

1962 Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104

1962 Dodger coach Leo Durocher suffers a near-fatal allergic reaction to a penicillin injection while in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds

1962 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0

1962 Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run

1962 1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds

1960 Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium

1960 Los Angeles Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th HR wins the game for brother Larry

1960 Walter O'Malley, Los Angeles Dodger owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for $494,000

1959 AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium)

1959 Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day HR

1958 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck

1956 Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0

1956 Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine's 2nd no-hitter, beats New York Giants, 3-0

1955 Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run

1955 Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums"

1954 Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game

1953 Walter Alston named Dodger manager

1953 Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees

1953 Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr

1953 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series

1951 Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP

1950 Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president

1950 Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves

1950 Boston Brave Vern Bickford no-hits Brooklyn Dodger, 7-0

1950 Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run

1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history

1948 Steve Yeager, catcher, LA Dodger

1948 Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0

1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager

1947 Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for 1 year

1946 Brooklyn Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0

1945 Tommy Brown, Brooklyn Dodger becomes youngest HR hitter (17)

1943 Tommy John, pitcher, Yankee/Dodger

1941 Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd)

1941 Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets

1940 Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cin Reds, 3-0

1938 Leo Durocher, hits 2,000th Dodger home run

1938 Phil Emmett Mueller and Dodger Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st at bat

1937 Bkln Dodger Fred Frankhouse no-hits Cin, 5-0 in 7 2/3 inn game

1935 Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young '63, '65, '66, perfect-1967

1932 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit HR

1932 Dodger John Quinn, 49, is oldest pitcher to win a major league game

1926 Edwin "Duke" Snider, Brooklyn Dodger centerfielder, 406 HRs

1925 Bkln Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies, 10-1

1923 Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run

1922 Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger, NL Batting Champ 1953

1921 Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodger catcher, NL MVP 1951/53/55

1916 Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus

1913 Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP

1913 Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0

1909 Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pittsburgh Pirates

1908 Dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0

1906 Bkln Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pitts for 10 2/3 loses in 13th

1906 Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0

1890 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)



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