June 1, 1955 In a tryout with the Pirates, a Koufax fastball broke the thumb of his catcher, and Pirate G.M. Branch Rickey (forced out of Brooklyn by Walter O’Malley four years...
[adrotate banner=”32″] June 1, 1949 – Home plate umpire Scotty Robb calls Jackie Robinson safe as the Brooklyn Dodgers to take on the St Louis Cardinals at Ebbets Field . Jackie scored...
Duke Snider hit three home runs and drove in six runs as the Brooklyn Dodgers hit six home runs total in an 11-8 victory over the Milwaukee Braves at Ebbets Field. The...
Mike Piazza was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 MLB Draft. He would go on to become a Hall of Fame catcher and six-time All-Star...
On May 31, 1968, the shutout streak of Don Drysdale appears to end when he hits Dick Dietz with a bases-loaded pitch in the ninth inning. But umpire Harry Wendelstedt rules that...
[adrotate banner=”42″] On May 31, 1964 — Roberto Clemente’s fifth career home run off Sandy Koufax is a game-tying, bases-empty blast of epic proportions; following immediately upon the heels of a collective...
On May 31, 1937 — In Game 1 of a Memorial Day doubleheader, Carl Hubbell’s consecutive-game winning streak, compiled over two seasons, ends at 24 when the Dodgers, led by Babe Phelps’...
Tommy Lasorda, pitching for the Schenectady Blue Jays in the Canadian-American Association, struck out 25 batters in a complete-game 15-inning victory, setting a league record. Lasorda also delivered the game-winning hit in...
Don Drysdale recorded his fifth straight shutout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying the MLB record set by Doc White in 1904. The victory was aided by a controversial ruling from home...
May 30, 1940 – Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants throws 87 pitches in a 7 – 0 one-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hubell faces the minimum 27 batters, as Johnny...