2011 Event The Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 1997 Event Los Angeles Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda's #2 1997 Death Jerry Doggett, sportscaster (Bkln/Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 80 1996 Event San Diego Padres sweep Los Angeles Dodgers in race for NL West title 1996 Event All star MVP: Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers 1995 Event Dodgers leading 2-1 in 9th forfeit game to Cards, fans become unruly 1994 Event Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning 1994 Event Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0 1993 Event 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 1993 Death Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 1993 Death Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71 1993 Event Florida Marlins 1st lost ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers) 1993 Event Florida Marlins 1st game - beat Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 1992 Death Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84 1992 Event Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place 1992 Death Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83 1992 Event Kevin Gross of Dodgers tosses only 9-inning no-hitter of season, a 2-0 1992 Event Dodgers win 3,000th game since moving to Los Angeles (3,000-2,531) 1992 Event Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King 1991 Death Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86 1991 Event Expo's Mark Gardner no hits Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th 1990 Event Darryl Strawberry signs 5-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers 1990 Event 46th time opposing pitchers hit home run, Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos) 1989 Event Frank Viola and Mets outduel Orel Hershiser and Dodgers 1-0 1989 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings (Rick Dempsey home run) 1989 Event Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09) 1988 Event Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers 1988 Event Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1 1988 Event Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series 1988 Event With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run home run to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series 1988 Event Cincinnati Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0 1988 Event Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers 1986 Event Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement 1984 Death Walter Alston, Baseball manager (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 72 1983 Event Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1983 Event Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame 1982 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game started 8/17) 1982 Event Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, ends after 22 innings - before Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th) 1982 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game completed 8/18) 1982 Event Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey) 1981 Event Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos for NL pennant 1981 Event Houston Astro Nolan Ryan 5th no-hitter beats Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0 1981 Event Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0 1981 Event Due to strike, Yankees, A's, Philles and Dodgers declared 1st champs 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendence (22 games) 1981 Event Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela's 1st start, beats Astros 2-0 1980 Event Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning 1979 Death Walter O'Malley, CEO (Dodgers), dies at 75 1978 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series 1978 Event Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 1978 Event Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th 1978 Event Yankees and Dodgers play in World Series # 75 1978 Death Jim Gilliam, coach (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 49 1978 Event Los Angeles Dodgers win the pennant 1978 Event Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans 1978 Event All star MVP: Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 Event Yankees beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years 1977 Event Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant) 1977 Event Dusty Baker 30th home run joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-home run hitters 1977 Event Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter 1977 Event All star MVP: Don Sutton (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1977 Event Los Angeles Dodgers retire Walt Alston's #24 1977 Event Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner 1976 Event Pitt Pirate John Candelaria no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0 1976 Event East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to 1975 Event Players' Association, files a suit on behalf of Dodgers Andy Messersmith 1975 Event Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1974 Event Dodgers Steve Garvey wins NL MVP 1974 Event Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 Birthday Roger Cedeno, Valencia Edo Venezuela, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Event Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers 1973 Event Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 1973 Event Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall 1973 Birthday Ismael Valdes, born in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Birthday Chan Ho Park, born in Kong Ju City, Korea, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Event Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8 years (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1973 Birthday Todd Hollandsworth, born in Dayton, Ohio, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Birthday Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1972 Event Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels 1972 Death Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player, Brooklyn Dodgers, dies at 53 1972 Event Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm 1972 Birthday Juan Castro, born in Sinaloa, Mexico, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Birthday Raul Mondesi, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Birthday Chad Fonville, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Birthday Todd Williams, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Event Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks 1970 Birthday Billy Ashley, born in Taylor, Michigan, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Birthday Joey Eischen, West Covina California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Event Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 Birthday Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 Event Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1969 Birthday Delino DeShields, Seaford DE, infielder, Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Dave Hansen, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Mike Piazza, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Hideo Nomo, born in Osaka, Japan, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Ramon Martinez, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Scott Radinsky, born in Simi Valley, California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1967 Birthday Eric Karros, Hackansack, New Jersey, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1967 Event 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 Event Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) 1967 Birthday Eddie Pye, U.S. baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1966 Event Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record 1966 Event Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series 1966 Event Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd Los Angeles pennant in 4 years 1966 Event Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers 1965 Event Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year 1965 Event Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins 1965 Event Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant 1965 Birthday Mark Guthrie, Buffalo, New York, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 Birthday Mike Blowers, born in Wurlzburg, Germany, infielder, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Birthday Jose Gonzales, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, professional baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Birthday Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Birthday Wayne Kirby, born in Williamsburg, Virginia, outfielder, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series 1963 Event Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees 1963 Event Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1963 Event New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000 1963 Birthday Jeff Treadway, U.S. baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1962 Event Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP 1962 Event Dodgers set major league-record season attendance of 2,755,184 1962 Event SF beats Dodgers, 8-0 in 1st of best-of-3 NL playoff 1962 Event Dodgers protest wetting down of Candlestick to slow Maury Wills down 1962 Event All star MVP: Maury Wills (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1962 Birthday Darryl Strawberry, born in Los Angeles, California, right fielder for the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees 1961 Birthday Greg Gagne, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1960 Birthday Ken Howell, born in Detroit, Michigan, professional baseball player, bullpen coach, Los Angeles Dodgers 1960 Event Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year 1960 Birthday Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres 1960 Event Dodgers Larry and Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery 1960 Birthday Steve Sax, 2nd baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox 1959 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series 1959 Event Los Angeles Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394 1959 Event Dodgers win game 2 of playoff, 6-5, and take NL pennant 1959 Birthday Todd Worrell, Arcadia California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1959 Event Braves and Dodgers finish in a tie (86-68) 1959 Event Elroy Face's 22 game win streak ends as Dodgers beat Pirates 5-4 1958 Birthday Mike Scioscia, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1958 Birthday Orel Hershiser, born in Buffalo, New York, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians 1958 Event Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers 1958 Event Lee Walls hits 3 home runs, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 1958 Event 1st baseball game in California, San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0 1958 Event 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 Event Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958 1958 Event Los Angeles Coliseum Commission approves 2-yr pact allows Dodgers to use facility 1958 Event Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc 1957 Event NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants 1957 Event Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles 1957 Event Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0 1957 Event LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers 1957 Birthday Tom Candiotti, born in Walnut Creek, California, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angelese Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics 1957 Birthday Alex Trevino, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1957 Birthday Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1957 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast 1957 Event NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers' and New York Giants' move to west coast 1957 Birthday Kirk Gibson, Michigan, outfield, Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP 1957 Birthday Jesse Orosco, born in Santa Barbara, California, pitcher, New York Mets, Orioles, Dodgers 1957 Event Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958 1957 Event Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises 1957 Event Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field 1957 Event Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants 1957 Event Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000 1956 Event Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires 1956 Event Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961 1956 Event On Skowron's grand slammer New York Yankees beat Dodgers 9-0 in series game 7 1956 Event Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yankees 6-3 in opening game of World Series 1956 Event Dodgers lose to the Reds, 2-1, playing in Jesey City 1956 Birthday Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs 1956 Event 1st ML baseball game in New Jersey, Dodgers beat Phils in Roosevelt Stadium 1956 Birthday Eddie Murray, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st baseman, Orioles, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians 1955 Event Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 1955 Event 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (New York Yankees beat Dodgers) 1955 Event Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers) 1955 Event Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax 1955 Event Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season 1954 Event 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) 1953 Event Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax 1953 Event Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954 1953 Event 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team 1952 Event Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year 1952 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series 1952 Event Dodgers clinch NL pennant 1952 Death Arky Vaughn, infielder (Pirates and Dodgers), drowns 1952 Event Brooklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning and beat Cincinnati Reds, 19-1 1951 Event Bobby Thomson home run - Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers 1951 Event Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs 1951 Event 1st color baseball game, Braves vs Dodgers, telecast, WCBS-NYC 1951 Event New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant 1951 Event Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) 1950 Event Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 Event Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits home runs twice in a game 1950 Birthday Burt Hooton, born in Greenville, Texas, Burt Carlton Hooton, baseball player, nicknamed 'Happy', right-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball teams Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers 1949 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series 1949 Birthday Dusty Baker, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1948 Birthday Steve Garvey, 1st baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres 1948 Birthday Ron "Penguin" Cey, born in Tacoma, Washington, 3rd baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised 1947 Event Dodgers clinch NL pennant 1947 Event A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon 1947 Event Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers) 1946 Event Cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0 1946 Event 1st NL playoffs, Dodgers vs Cards (St. Louis wins 2 games to 0) 1946 Event 1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards and Dodgers) 1946 Event Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats 1945 Event Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a home run 1945 Birthday Don Sutton, baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1945 Event Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York 1944 Event Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Event Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0 1944 Event Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0 1942 Event Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1942 Event 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund 1941 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series 1941 Event Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series 1941 Event Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade 1941 Event Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years 1941 Event 1st U.S. radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers" 1941 Event Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps 1940 Event 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1) 1939 Event 1st TV NFL game-Eagles vs Dodgers 1939 Event 1st major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Brooklyn Dodgers (W2XBS New York) 1939 Event Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings 1938 Event 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals) 1938 Event Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season 1938 Event 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter 1938 Event Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field 1938 Birthday Manny Mota, baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1937 Event Brooklyn Dodgers snap New York Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak 1937 Event 61,756, 2nd-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24 1937 Birthday Jim Hickman, baseball player, Mets, Dodgers, Cubs 1936 Event 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel 1936 Birthday Stan Williams, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers 1934 Event St. Louis Card Paul Dean no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-0 1934 Death Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies 1934 Event Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers 1934 Event Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1933 Event 1st game at NFL Pitts Pirate's Forbes Field, lose to Brooklyn Dodgers 32-0 1932 Birthday Maury Wills, baseball shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL MVP 1962 1932 Event Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit home run of the season 1932 Event Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1930 Event Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8 1929 Event Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 and lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs) 1928 Birthday James "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953 1927 Birthday Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1927 Birthday Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1927 Event Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4 1927 Event Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat 1926 Birthday Carl Erskine, baseball player, Brooklyn Dodgers 1926 Event Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 innings 1925 Death Ed McKeever, President (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of pneumonia 1925 Death Charles Ebbets, Dodgers President, dies 1925 Event Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer 1924 Birthday Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets 1923 Event Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th 1923 Event Longest NL opening game, Phillies and Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14 1920 Event Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series 1920 Event Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings 1919 Birthday [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers 1919 Event Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0 1919 Event Phillies beat Brooklyn Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings 1919 Event Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert 1919 Birthday Jackie Robinson, born in Georgia, 1st black major league baseball player, Dodgers 1918 Event Giants' 9-0 winning start and Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped 1918 Birthday Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers 1918 Event Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pitts for Grimes and Mamaux 1917 Birthday Eddie "Brat" Stanky, Phil Rizzuto's nemisis/2nd baseman, Dodgers 1917 Event Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers 1917 Event Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn 1916 Event Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series 1915 Event Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit 1911 Birthday Walter Alston, baseball manager, Dodgers 1911 Birthday Van Lingle Mungo, born in South Carolina, pitcher, Dodgers, Giants 1911 Event Brooklyn Dodgers President Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000 1910 Event Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch 1909 Event New York Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers 1908 Event Ed Ruelbach shuts-out Dodgers in a doubleheader 1908 Event St. Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn 1908 Birthday Walter L "Red" Barber, Mississippi, sports announcer, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees 1906 Event St. Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game 1906 Event Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game 1906 Event Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1906 Birthday Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants 1906 Event Phillie's John Lush no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-0 1903 Birthday Walter O'Malley, baseball team owner, Dodgers 1903 Event Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game 1903 Birthday Floyd "Babe" Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger, .324 lifetime average 1903 Event Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers 1902 Birthday Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer, Yankees, Giants, Dodgers 1900 Event Dodgers' Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies 1900 Event 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 1894 Event Phillies Lave Cross hits for cycle vs Brooklyn Dodgers 1881 Birthday Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers
