September 25 in Dodgers History: Tommy John of the Los Angeles Dodgers undergoes history-making surgery on his left arm (1974)

On September 25, 1974, Tommy John of the Los Angeles Dodgers undergoes history-making surgery on his left arm. In a revolutionary surgical operation, Dr. Frank Jobe repairs Tommy John’s damaged ulnar collateral ligament by replacing the elbow tendon of the pitching arm with a tendon from the right w

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