April 9 in Dodgers History: Wayne Simpson dazzles in debut (1970)

On April 9 1970 at Dodger Stadium- Wayne Simpson pitched a two-hit shutout in his first major league game and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in Los Angeles. Simpson faces only 29 batters and struck out 2. Johnny Bench provided the offense going 3-4 with a homerun off future hall of famer Don Sutto

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