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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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BROOKLYN AERIE A Weekly Column of Trivia and Observations: Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
It was built to hold 33000 Dodger fans, but more often than not 38000 were packed in. The pharmaceutical product that put Brooklyn's Pfizer Co. on the map ...

50 Years Ago: Dodgers welcomed to LA MLB.com - USA
The Dodgers continued to negotiate early in 1957 with New York officials for a proposed new sports stadium located in Brooklyn, but owning the Los Angeles ...

Jeffcoat Death Brings Back Memories The Braves Show - USA
He hit a few balls into the Ebbets Field seats and was offered $2500 to sign. Cincinnati offered $2000 and promised to start him in Class B instead of D as ...

Like the Dodgers, Ave Maria School of Law Will Thrive by Moving CNSNews.com - Alexandria,VA,USA
By Fr. Michael P. Orsi It's been 50 years since the Dodgers left Brooklyn. I was only a boy then, but I can remember the anger in my two uncles, ...

Dodgers eye one-game return to Coliseum Houston Chronicle - United States
The Dodgers played in the Coliseum from 1958-61 after moving from Brooklyn. They shared the stadium with the Southern Cal, UCLA and Los Angeles Rams ...

Dodgers hope to play one game in Coliseum to celebrate anniversary SI.com - USA
The Dodgers played in the Coliseum for four years after moving west from Brooklyn in 1958. They shared the stadium with football tenants Southern California ...

Dodgers First 'World Series" in 1889 Tot Holmes (subscription) - Gothenburg,NE,USA
Many participating in the games will not be recognizable to any but Dodger aficionados, but at the time they excited the Brooklyn fans. ...

Dodgers at the Coliseum? For a day, maybe Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The Dodgers shared the stadium with USC, UCLA and the Rams for four years, after they moved from Brooklyn in 1958 and before Dodger Stadium opened in 1962. ...