John McGraw made his managerial debut at age 26 with the Orioles. 1916 — Philadelphia’s Grover Alexander pitched his first of 16 shutouts of the season with a win over the Boston Braves. 1923 — In the ...

1958 — The LA Dodgers play their first game at the Los Angeles Coliseum in front of a crowd of 78,672. 1964 — Sandy ... Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-4 at Ebbets Field ...

1946 — Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a no-hitter against the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field. 1950 — The Detroit ... 1962 — LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax’s 2nd career 18-strikeout, in a ...

He made his major league baseball debut on April 15, 1947, at Ebbets Field in ... the Dodgers retired Jackie Robinson’s uniform number 42, as well as Sandy Koufax’s number 32 and Roy ...

Smith, who wrote for the Pittsburgh Courier, the leading Black newspaper, persuaded Dodger ... field sprinkler system mysteriously sprang to life. All this occurred where Pee Wee Reese, Sandy ...

The Mets lost their ninth straight to match the mark set by Brooklyn in 1918 and ... 1962 — Sandy Koufax struck out 18 Chicago Cubs and pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-2 victory at Wrigley ...

From Fernando Valenzuela to Sandy Koufax, here is a ranking ... when they were introduced as the Brooklyn Grays. They later adopted the Dodgers nickname but played in Brooklyn through the 1957 ...

But before the 50 th anniversary in 1997 of Robinson breaking the color barrier, when acting Commissioner Bud Selig stood on the field at Shea ... the No. 32 worn by Sandy Koufax. Why did it take so ...

On April 5, 1913, Ebbets Field opened its doors for the first time as the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. More than 25,000 fans were in attendance for the first ...

Ebbets Field Flannels is paying tribute to the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson and the many untold stories of the Negro ...