Monday, August 17, 2009

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Lasorda To Be Inducted Into Brooklyn Dodgers HOF CBS 2
Hall of Fame manager and Special Advisor to the Chairman Tommy Lasorda will be inducted into the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will ...

On This Day in History: August 13 Big Noise At Ebbets Brooklyn Daily Eagle
CAPTION: Sports took to the Eagle's front page on August 14, 1955 following August 13th's big blowout at Ebbets Field. The headline read: “Zany Rooters Toot ...

New scholarship to honor Elwin "Preacher" Roe The News
In 1948, he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became one of the greatest pitchers of the era, hurling in three World Series and being one of the original ...

Tommy Lasorda Returns to Brooklyn on August 16th OurSports Central (press release)
His major league career began in 1954 when, as a 26-year-old left-handed pitcher, he made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. On Sunday, August 16th, ...

It's time for Dodger Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles,CA,USA
You'd see him stand and clap for the little tike down on the field who ... spots for Schaefer back in the Ebbets Field days and announcements for Twitter in ...

Forgotten Hall Of Famer Profile: Arky Vaughan Bleacher Report
Up today is Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop during the 1930's and 40's. The Pirates made Vaughan their starting shortstop in ...

Vest stories: Cal McLish & Bob Tway NewsOK.com
McLish was an 18-year-old rookie with the Brooklyn Dodgers, fresh out of Oklahoma City's Central High School, and Dodger coach Charlie Dressen, ...

He got name: Warren grad Campanella knows about his Hall of Fame ... Lake Villa Review
Three pictures of the late Brooklyn Dodgers great adorn Vinnie's bedroom. Roy Campanella was an eight-time all-star and a three-time National League MVP ...

At 103-Year-Old Vermont Ballpark, Time Is the Opponent New York Times
Johnny Podres, the left-hander who clinched the Brooklyn Dodgers' only championship in 1955, tossed his first professional pitches here. ...

A Tantalizing Triple Play Film Stewby Richard Horgan Dad Gene Moore, who started out as a phenom-prospect for the Brooklyn Dodgers (pictured below), was one of several US Navy men during ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
It wasn't only that Ebbets Field was small, but that it had parking spaces for only 700 cars while the new stadium in Chavez Ravine could handle 24000 cars. ...

Vin Scully's 61* Record LA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... calling ballgames -- especially those played by a single team, the Dodgers, whose games Scully first began calling at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field in 1950. ...

Vin Scully's Final Innings New York Times
By Tyler Kepner Andrew Gombert for The New York Times Vin Scully at Shea Stadium before the start of Game 1 of the NLDS in 2006. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ...

The day Vin Scully came in from the cold Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Barber, voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers and host of a college football roundup show on the CBS Radio Network, had met Scully only briefly but remembered the ...

On This Day in History: July 23 Birth Anniversary of the 'Captain'Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Vernon Parker (history@brooklyneagle.net), published online 07-23-2009 A quarter-century after he last led his teammates out of the Ebbets Field dugout ...

Lonny Frey to Tony Cuccinello to Sam Leslie: Joe Stripp Played Third Bleacher Report - CA,USA
Optimism reigned supreme at the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring training camp despite the fact that the team had finished sixth the year before. ...

The Dodgers Extend Casey Stengel's Contract and Sign Van Lingle Mungo Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) Casey Stengel and the Brooklyn Dodgers got great satisfaction by beating the New York Giants the last two games of the season, ...

Special video presentation bring hometown heroes together again Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA
Erskine went from the Anderson sandlots to the Major League diamonds of Brooklyn and Los Angeles while playing for the Dodgers. ...

Binghamton Baseball Shrine Induction Day WBNG-TV - Binghamton,NY,USA
Also inducted tonight was Hallstead native Danny McDevitt. He played six big-league seasons and is the last Brooklyn Dodger to pitch at historic Ebbets Field.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH Washington Post - United States
The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants headed west in 1957, shattering God's plan forever, but 16 teams were not enough to go around anymore. ...

The Giants Lose the Pennant. The Giants Lose the Pennant. Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) Before 45055 paying customers, the majority Brooklyn Dodgers' supporters, the New York Giants lost their final game of the 1934 ...

The Brooklyn Dodgers' Vengeance: Bill Terry Had to Eat His Words Bleacher Report - CA,USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers were visiting Bill Terry's Giants at the Polo Grounds for two games. National League president John Heydler informed both contenders ...

Dizzy and Paul Dean's Great Doubleheader Against the Brooklyn Dodgers Bleacher Report - CA,USA
The lead was back to three and one-half games and now, Brooklyn was entering the picture. The Cardinals went from Boston to Ebbets Field, and the Giants ...

Villagers weigh in on prized pitchers Villages Daily Sun - The Villages,FL,USA
Koufax signed with his hometown team, the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955, but was unable to break into the team's regular pitching rotation his first several ...