Sunday, November 18, 2007

Brooklyn Dodger News Alert

Leo Durocher's wife, Laraine Day, dies USA Today - USA
Day penned the memoir Day With Giants in 1951 about life with Durocher, to whom she was married from 1947 to 1960 when he managed first the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Shuba covers all the bases in talk to Curbstoners Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
He appeared in three World Series and helped the Dodgers to the 1955 title, their only crown while the team was still based in Brooklyn. ...

Laraine Day, 'B+ Movie' Star, Dies at 87 New York Times - United States
... lady of baseball" for her earlier marriage to Leo Durocher, the Hall of Fame manager of what were then the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. ...

Laraine Day, 87; actress and 'first lady of baseball' was featured ...Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The actress' affinity for baseball came out of her second marriage, to Leo Durocher, the legendary manager of what were then the Brooklyn Dodgers and the ...

Historically Speaking: November 9 Brooklyn Goes to War Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
References to the Brooklyn Dodgers, to Coney Island, to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and to Brooklyn salami are scattered throughout the programs. ...

Charlie Baseball Bonner County Daily Bee - Sandpoint,ID,USA
When Sandpoint resident Charlie Kress played first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, he made a modest $9000 -- for the entire season, which for the ...

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