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...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On August 4, 1941 — Mickey Owens becomes the first catcher to handle three foul pop ups in one frame. The Brooklyn backstop’s third inning defense contributes to the Dodgers’...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On August 4, 1948 — Ernie Harwell, filling in for Red Barber, who is recovering from a bleeding ulcer, calls his first major league game as the Dodgers beat the...
On ,August 4 1942 — The Brooklyn Dodgers were playing the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds with wartime restrictions in effect that required the lights to be shut off at...
On ,August 3 1953 — Duke Snider lost a homer to the rain in Milwaukee at County Stadium . The blow came as he led off the eighth inning with Lew Burdette...
On ,August 2 1952 — at Ebbets Field : After stopping play top 5th due to rain, umps gather around Jackie Robinson as he jaws with Chicago Cubs mgr Phil Cavarretta (44,...
On August 1, 1954 — The Dodgers’ Clem Labine beans Joe Adcock in the 4th. Though he is wearing a batting helmet, Adcock is taken out of the game as a precautionary...
On August 1, 1954 — The Dodgers’ Clem Labine beans Joe Adcock in the 4th. Though he is wearing a batting helmet, Adcock is taken out of the game as a precautionary...
August 1, 1956, At Ebbets Field , in the bottom of the 8th, Jackie Robinson Is safe at second after a single off Lew Burdette and a Bobby Thompson error allowed him...
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On August 1, 1943 — Player losses to the military have taken some of the competition out of Cards-Brooklyn confrontations, but the brawling doesn’t stop. A...