On August 7, 2003, Eric Gagné tied the single-season record with his 38th consecutive save to begin the season. Gagné finished the 2003 season with 55 total saves for the Los Angeles...
On August 7, 1979, Manny Mota tied Smoky Burgess' all-time pinch-hit record with his 144th pinch-hit single against the Houston Astros. Mota would go on to finish his career with 150 pinch-hits,...
Sandy Koufax was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on August 7, 1972, at age 36, becoming the youngest player ever enshrined in Cooperstown. He was voted in on 344...
On August 6, 1929 — In a Ladies Day game at Wrigley Field that draws 29,000 women and 11,000 men, the Cubs have their five-game win streak stopped by Brooklyn, 5 –...
On August 6, 1929 — In a Ladies Day game at Wrigley Field that draws 29,000 women and 11,000 men, the Cubs have their five-game win streak stopped by Brooklyn, 5 –...
Sponsor this Page On August 6, 1926 — At Ebbets Field , the aging 18-year veteran outfielder Zack Wheat hits his last homer as a Dodger. In the bottom of the 10th...
August 5 1957 – At Ebbets Field , On the day the Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on a 50,000-seat stadium in the downtown area. It will cost an estimated...
On August 5, 1954 — Stan Musial, in a 13-4 rout of the Dodgers in Brooklyn, paces the Cardinals attack, hitting two homers and driving in seven runs. The defeat is Preacher...
Hack Wilson, who played parts of three seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1932-1934, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on August 5, 1979. More Dodgers history & fan-cave gifts...
Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first player ever to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium, with an estimated distance of 506 feet and six inches in...