Los Angeles Dodgers in History

Events 1 - 100 of 346

• 1890-05-30 First baseman Dave Foutz hits Brooklyn Bridegrooms' (later Dodgers) first ever home run during doubleheader defeats to Chicago Colts at Washington Park, Brooklyn
• 1900-06-21 Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers
• 1900-08-31 Brooklyn pitcher Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Philadelphia Phillies in 2nd inning of the Superbas' 9-4 loss at Washington Park; Kennedy still achieves his 4th 20-win season

• 1903-08-26 Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game
• 1906-07-20 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Robison Field, St. Louis
• 1906-08-13 Chicago Cub's pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 MLB games (187 complete, 15 relief) against Brooklyn Superbas in 3rd inning of an 11-3 win at Washington Park, NYC
• 1906-08-24 Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game
• 1906-09-24 St Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game
• 1907-09-20 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Nick Maddox no-hits Brooklyn Superbas, 2-1 at Exposition Park, Pittsburgh
• 1908-09-05 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 at Washington Park, Brooklyn
• 1909-07-24 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pittsburgh Pirates in a 1-0 victory at Washington Park, Brooklyn

• 1912-10-05 NY Highlanders last game at Hilltop stadium; beat Washington, 8-6; Brooklyn Dodgers last game at Washington Park; lose 1-0 v NY Giants
• 1913-04-09 Brooklyn Superbas' (later Dodgers) Ebbets Field opens; visiting Philadelphia Phillies win, 1-0
• 1915-03-13 Brooklyn Robins manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substitutes a grapefruit
• 1916-10-12 Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Robins, 4-1 at Braves Field to clinch series, 4-1 and retain title
• 1917-07-01 In contravention of state law, Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday MLB game in Brooklyn; owner and manager arrested but escape with a fine; Robins edge Philadelphia, 3-2
• 1917-08-22 Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game; left fielder Carson Bigbee sets MLB record of 11 at-bats in 22 inning, 6-5 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
• 1918-04-27 Giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped
• 1919-04-30 Phillies beat Brooklyn Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings
• 1919-05-15 Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0
• 1920-10-12 Baseball World Series: Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Robins, 8-1 at League Park for a 5 games to 2 series victory; Indians first Championship
• 1923-04-17 Longest NL opening game, Phillies & Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14
• 1923-06-28 MLB Brooklyn Robins blow 7-0 lead, as Phillies win 8-7 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
• 1923-09-11 Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run

• 1925-09-13 MLB Brooklyn Robins pitcher Dazzy Vance no-hits the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 10-1 at Ebbets Field
• 1927-05-22 Dodgers beat Phillies, 20-4
• 1929-05-18 Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-16; lose 8-6 in game 2 at the Baker Bowl; MLB record 50 runs for a doubleheader
• 1930-09-06 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8
• 1932-06-07 At 47, Brooklyn pitcher Jack Quinn becomes oldest player in MLB history to record an extra-base hit (double) as the Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 9-2
• 1932-08-14 Brooklyn Dodgers reliever John Quinn, 49, becomes oldest pitcher to win a MLB game in a 2-1, 10th inning victory over NY Giants at the Polo Grounds
• 1932-09-10 Dodgers' Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit HR of the season
• 1932-09-12 Brooklyn Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit HR
• 1932-10-02 Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play franchise's debut NFL game; lose 14-0 to Brooklyn Dodgers at Braves Field
• 1933-11-12 1st NFL football game on a Sunday at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field - sporting events on Sunday had been illegal on Sundays; Pirates lose to Brooklyn Dodgers 32-0

• 1934-09-21 St Louis Cardinals pitching Dean brothers shut-out Brooklyn Dodgers in a doubleheader; Dizzy, in a 13-0 rout and Paul, with a 3-0 no-hitter
• 1935-07-05 Tony Cuccinello (Brooklyn Dodgers) and Al Cuccinello (New York Giants) become first brothers to both hit a MLB homer in the same game; Dodgers win 14-4

• 1936-10-07 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel

• 1937-08-27 Brooklyn Dodger Fred Frankhouse no-hits Cin, 5-0 in 7 2/3 inn game
• 1938-04-19 Baker Bowl, Philadelphia: Phillies infielder Emmett "Heine" Mueller & Brooklyn Dodger outfielder Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st MLB at bats
• 1938-05-22 Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field
• 1938-06-15 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter
• 1938-06-18 Baseball slugger Babe Ruth is signed as a Brooklyn Dodgers coach for the remainder of the season
• 1938-08-02 MLB conducts the first test of bright yellow baseballs during Dodgers vs Cardinals doubleheader

• 1939-06-27 Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Bees, 2-2 in 23 innings; called on account of darkness after 5 hours 15 minutes
• 1939-08-26 1st major league baseball telecast on W2XBS- Cincinnati Reds defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
• 1939-09-23 Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6-Dodgers get 27 hits & beat Phillies 22-4
• 1939-10-22 NBC becomes first network to televise a pro football game; Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 23-14 at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field
• 1940-04-30 Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 3-0
• 1940-06-04 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)
• 1941-03-10 Lee MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets
• 1941-04-20 Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps
• 1941-05-16 First US radio performance of Robert Russell Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers"
• 1941-08-04 Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen becomes 1st MLB player to take 3 foul pop-ups in one inning (3rd) in 11-6 win v NY Giants
• 1941-09-25 Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years
• 1941-09-29 Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade
• 1941-10-05 Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen drops a 3rd strike and Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely for Yankees for a famous Baseball World Series error; would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4; win series, 4-1
• 1941-10-06 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-1 at Ebetts Field for a 4 games to 1 series win; Yankees 5th title in 6 years and 9th overall
• 1942-05-08 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund

• 1944-04-27 Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0
• 1944-06-26 Yanks, Dodgers & Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 & Giants-0
• 1944-07-16 Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 & break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row
• 1945-08-20 17-year-old Dodgers utility Tommy Brown becomes youngest player to hit a MLB home run in Brooklyn's 11-1 rout of Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets Field
• 1946-04-23 Brooklyn Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0
• 1946-09-15 Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats
• 1946-09-29 1st time NL pennant ends in a tie (Cards & Dodgers)
• 1946-10-01 St. Louis Cardinals beats Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2 in first MLB play-off game for a league championship (NL); St Louis wins series, 2-0
• 1947-04-09 Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for 1 year for "association with known gamblers"

• 1947-04-15 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in US major league baseball (Dodgers)
• 1947-05-08 A movement among Cardinal players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon
• 1947-06-24 Future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Jackie Robinson steals home for first of 19 times in his career as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2
• 1947-09-22 Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant as Chicago defeats St. Louis Cardinals in second game of a double header
• 1947-09-30 In first televised World Series Baseball game, NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3 in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium; also largest WS crowd to date, 73,365

• 1947-10-06 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-2 at Yankee Stadium to clinch series, 4 games to 3; 11th championship in team history
• 1948-07-16 MLB manager merry-go-round: Philadelphia Phillies - Ben Chapman out / Eddie Sawyer in; NY Giants - Mel Ott out / Leo Durocher in; Brooklyn Dodgers - Durocher out / Burt Shotton in
• 1948-09-09 Brooklyn Dodger Rex Barney no-hits NY Giants, 2-0
• 1949-07-08 Monte Irvin & Hank Thompson, 1st black players for New York Giants, 4-3 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
• 1949-10-02 For first time in 41 years pennant races in both MLB leagues are decided on the final day of the season; (AL) Yankees upend rival Boston Red Sox, 5-3; (NL) Dodgers beat the Phillies, 9-7 for 97-57 record; Cardinals 96-58
• 1949-10-09 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 10-6 at Ebbets Field for 4 games to 1 series victory; starts Yankees record run of 5 straight titles
• 1950-01-24 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
• 1950-07-26 Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game
• 1950-07-29 Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run
• 1950-08-11 Boston Braves pitcher Vern Bickford no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-0 at Braves Field
• 1950-08-17 Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) & Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park HRs

• 1950-10-01 Philadelphia Phillies clinch NL pennant on Dick Sisler's 3-run home run in a season ending 4-1 win v Brooklyn Dodgers; Phillies first pennant since 1913
• 1950-10-26 Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodgers president
• 1950-11-28 Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager
• 1951-08-11 First televised baseball game in colour on WCBS in New York City; Boston Braves beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-1

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• 1859-03-19 Edward J. McKeever, American baseball executive (co-owner Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1925)
• 1859-10-29 Charles Ebbets, American sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902), born in New York City (d. 1925)

• 1890-01-11 Max Carey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1925; 10 × NL stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins) and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1976)
• 1890-02-03 Larry MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees), born in Cass City, Michigan (d. 1975)
• 1900-10-16 Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (Papa Dodger, The Manchurian Candidate), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969)
• 1903-06-26 Babe Herman, American baseball right fielder (.324 career average; hit for cycle record x 3; Brooklyn Robins), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1987)
• 1903-10-09 Walter O'Malley, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Brooklyn/LA Dodgers 1950-79), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1979)
• 1905-05-01 Chris 'Red' Cagle, College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1927, 28, 29; Army; NFL: New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers), born in DeRidder, Louisiana (d. 1942)

• 1908-02-17 Red Barber, American baseball broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds 1934–38, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–53, NY Yankees 1954–66), born in Columbus, Mississippi (d. 1992)
• 1909-07-07 Billy Herman, American Baseball HOF second baseman (10 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in New Albany, Indiana (d. 1992)
• 1909-08-02 Ace Gutowsky, Russian/American football fullback (Portsmouth Spartans, Brooklyn Dodgers; NFL C'ship 1935, Detroit Lions), born in Komolty, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
• 1910-01-03 Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball utility (World Series 1941; Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Coalinga, California (d. 2000)
• 1911-06-08 Van Lingle Mungo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 36, 37, 45; NL strikeout leader 1936; Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants), born in Pageland, South Carolina (d. 1985)

• 1912-12-01 Cookie Lavagetto, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1938-41; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers) and manager (Washington Senators 1957-61), born in Oakland, California (d. 1990)
• 1914-12-12 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers), born in New York City (d. 2008)
• 1916-09-14 Jerry Doggett, American sportscaster (Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, 1956-87), born in Moberly, Missouri (d. 1997)
• 1916-11-02 Al Campanis, Greek baseball second baseman and executive (first Greek player in MLB history; GM LA Dodgers 1968-87), born in Kos, Greece (d. 1998)
• 1918-02-26 Preacher Roe, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star Brooklyn Dodgers; NL strikeout leader 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Ash Flat, Arkansas (d. 2008)
• 1918-07-23 Harold "Pee Wee" Reese, American Baseball HOF shortstop (10 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1955, 59 Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), born in Ekron, Kentucky (d. 1999)

• 1919-08-11 Luis Olmo, pioneering Puerto Rican NBA player (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Arecibo (d. 2017)
• 1922-03-08 Carl Furillo, American baseball outfielder (NL Batting Champ 1953; MLB All-Star 1952, 53; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)

• 1924-05-23 Clyde King, American baseball pitcher, coach, manager and executive (Brooklyn Dodgers; New York Yankees), born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2010)
• 1926-02-10 Randy Jackson, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1950-59, 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger; Cleveland Indians), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
• 1926-08-06 Clem Labine, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1956, 57; World Series 1955, 59, 60; Brooklyn / LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers), born in Lincoln, Rhode Island (d. 2007)

• 1926-12-13 Carl Erskine, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1954; World Series 1955; 2 x no-hitters; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers; Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award), born in Anderson, Indiana (d. 2024) [1]

• 1928-10-17 Jim Gilliam, American MLB player and coach (Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1978)
• 1929-05-07 Dick Williams, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1972, 73 Oakland A's) and utility (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2011)
• 1931-07-16 Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), born in New York City (d. 2021)

• 1936-04-01 Ron Perranoski, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1963, 65; LA Dodgers; AL saves leader 1969, 70) and coach (World Series 1981, 88; LAD), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2020)

• 1936-09-14 Stan Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959, 1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Enfield, New Hampshire (d. 2021)
• 1937-05-10 Jim Hickman, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1970 Chicago Cubs; 1st NY Met to hit for cycle), born in Henning, Tennessee (d. 2016)
• 1938-02-18 Manny Mota, Dominican baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 1938-07-12 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2019)

• 1941-11-26 Jeff Torborg, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Plainfield, New Jersey
• 1942-03-01 Peter Guber, American entertainment and sports executive (Polygram Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment; Los Angeles Dodgers; Golden State Warriors), film producer (The Deep; Rain Man; Batman), and author, born in Boston. Massachusetts
• 1942-03-12 Jimmy Wynn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1967, 74, 75; Houston Astros, LA Dodgers), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2020)

• 1945-04-02 Reggie Smith, American baseball outfielder (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1981; Gold Glove Award 1968; Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1945-04-15 Ted Sizemore, American MLB infielder, 1969-80, Rookie of the Year (Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Gadsden, Alabama
• 1946-09-07 Willie Crawford, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
• 1948-02-15 Ron "Penguin" Cey, American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers), born in Tacoma, Washington
• 1948-11-24 Steve Yeager, catcher (LA Dodger)

• 1949-06-15 Dusty Baker, American baseball manager (World Series 2022 Houston Astros; SF Giants, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals; NL Manager of Year 1993, 97, 2000) and outfielder (MLB All Star 1981, 82; LA Dodgers), born in Riverside, California

• 1956-06-21 Rick Sutcliffe, American baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Independence, Missouri
• 1956-06-29 Pedro Guerrero, Dominican MLB player (LA Dodgers), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
• 1957-04-21 Jesse Orosco, pitcher (NY Mets, Orioles, Dodgers), born in Santa Barbara, California
• 1957-05-28 Kirk Gibson, Mich, outfield (Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP)
• 1957-08-26 Alex Trevino, Mexican MLB catcher (LA Dodgers), born in Monterrey, Mexico
• 1957-08-31 Tom Candiotti, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Walnut Creek, California

• 1958-11-27 Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager (LA Dodgers), born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
• 1959-08-13 Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
• 1959-09-28 Todd Worrell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1988, 95, 96; NL Rookie of the Year 1986; St. Louis Cardinals, LA Dodgers), born in Arcadia, California
• 1960-01-29 Steve Sax, American baseball 2nd baseman (World Series 1981, 88; NL Rookie of the Year 1982; 5 x MLB All-Star, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in West Sacramento, California

• 1960-11-28 Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2018)
• 1961-11-12 Greg Gagne, American MLB infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
• 1963-01-22 Jeff Treadway, American baseball infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Columbus, Georgia
• 1964-01-22 Wayne Kirby, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians, LA Dodgers), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
• 1964-08-13 Tom Prince, American MLB catcher (LA Dodgers), born in Kankakee, Illinois
• 1965-04-24 Mike Blowers, MLB infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Würzburg, Germany
• 1965-09-22 Mark Guthrie, American MLB pitcher, 1989-2003 (Minnesota Twins, LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and 6 other teams), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1967-02-13 Eddie Pye, American baseball infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Columbia, Tennessee
• 1967-11-04 Eric Karros, American infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Hackansack, New Jersey
• 1967-11-21 (Roy) "Tripp" Cromer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1993-2003 (St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Lake City, North Carolina
• 1968-03-22 Ramón Martínez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990; pitched no-hitter 1995 LA Dodgers), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 1968-08-31 Hideo Nomo, Japanese MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Osaka, Japan
• 1968-09-04 Mike Piazza, American Baseball HOF catcher (12 x MLB All-Star; 10 x Silver Slugger; LA Dodgers, NY Mets), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
• 1969-01-15 Delino DeShields, American baseball infielder, 1990-2002 (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, and 3 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware
• 1969-11-28 Pedro Astacio, Dominican pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Hato Mayor del Ray, Dominican Republic
• 1970-05-25 Joey Eischen, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in West Covina, California
• 1971-03-05 Chad Fonville, American MLB baseball infielder, 1995-99 (LA Dodgers and 3 other teams), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
• 1971-03-12 Raúl Mondesí, Dominican baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1995; NL Rookie of the Year 1994; Gold Glove Award 1995, 97; LA Dodgers), born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
• 1972-05-31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 Boston Red Sox) and manager (SD Padres 2015; World Series 2020, NL Manager of the Year 2016 LA Dodgers), born in Naha, Japan
• 1972-06-20 Juan Castro, Sinaloa Mexico, infielder (LA Dodgers)
• 1973-04-12 Antonio Osuna, Mexican baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Sinaloa, Mexico
• 1973-04-20 Todd Hollandsworth, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; NL Rookie of the Year 1996 LA Dodgers), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1973-06-30 Chan Ho Park, South Korean pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Kong Ju City, Korea
• 1973-08-21 Ismael Valdes, Mexican baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
• 1974-08-16 Roger Cedeno, Venezuelan outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in Valencia, Venezuela
• 1975-10-18 Alex Cora, Puerto Rican MLB baseball infielder, 1998-2011 (Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and 4 other teams), and manager, 2018-19 & 2021- (Boston Red Sox), born in Caguas, Puerto Rico
• 1976-01-10 Adam Kennedy, American MLB second baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers, Anaheim Angels), born in Riverside, California
• 1977-06-11 Odalis Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2002; Atlanta Braves, LA Dodgers, KC Royals), born in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic (d. 2022)
• 1978-05-24 Brad Penny, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; MLB All Star 2006, 07; NL wins leader 2006 LA Dodgers), born in Blackwell, Oklahoma
• 1978-12-17 Chase Utley, American MLB second baseman, 2003-18, 6X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers), and baseball ambassador, born in Pasadena, California

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• 1925-04-18 Charles Ebbets, American sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902), dies at 65
• 1925-04-29 Edward J. McKeever, American baseball executive (co-owner Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of influenza at 66
• 1934-08-08 Wilbert Robinson, American Baseball HOF catcher (Philadelphia A's, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Robins), dies at 71
• 1942-12-26 Chris 'Red' Cagle, College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1927, 28, 29; Army; NFL: New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a fractured skull from a fall at 37

• 1969-11-05 Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (Papa Dodger, The Manchurian Candidate), dies at 69

• 1975-10-01 Larry MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees), dies at 85
• 1976-04-09 Phil Ochs, American anti-war folk singer ("I Ain't Marching Anymore"; "Draft Dodger Rag"), commits suicide at 35
• 1976-05-30 Max Carey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1925; 10 × NL stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins) and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 86
• 1976-12-04 Ace Gutowsky, Russian/American football fullback (Portsmouth Spartans, Brooklyn Dodgers; NFL C'ship 1935, Detroit Lions), dies of cancer at 67
• 1978-10-08 Jim Gilliam, American MLB player and coach (LA Dodgers), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 49
• 1979-08-09 Walter O'Malley, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Brooklyn/LA Dodgers 1950-79), dies of congestive heart failure at 75
• 1990-08-10 Cookie Lavagetto, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1938-41; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers) and manager (Washington Senators 1957-61), dies at 77
• 1991-06-03 Thomas C. "Spunky" Lasorda, American artist and son of Los Angeles Dodgers manager, dies of pneumonia at 33

• 1992-06-27 Sandy Amoros, Bkln Dodger, dies at 62 of pneumonia
• 1992-09-05 Billy Herman, American Baseball HOF second baseman (10 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), dies from cancer at 83
• 1992-10-22 Red Barber, American baseball broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds 1934–38, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–53, NY Yankees 1954–66), dies at 84

• 1997-07-07 Jerry Doggett, American sportscaster, 1956-87 (Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 80
• 1997-10-21 Dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90
• 1998-06-21 Al Campanis, Greek baseball second baseman and executive (first Greek player in MLB history; GM LA Dodgers 1968-87), dies from coronary artery disease at 81
• 1999-08-14 Harold "Pee Wee" Reese, American Baseball HOF shortstop (10 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1955, 59 Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies of cancer 81
• 2000-04-13 Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball utility (World Series 1941; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 90

• 2004-08-27 Willie Crawford, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 57
• 2007-03-02 Clem Labine, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1956, 57; World Series 1955, 59, 60; Brooklyn / LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers), dies after exploratory brain surgery at 80
• 2008-05-01 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres, California Angels), dies at 93

• 2010-11-02 Clyde King, American baseball pitcher, coach, manager and executive (Brooklyn Dodgers; New York Yankees), dies at 86

• 2011-07-07 Dick Williams, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1972, 73 Oakland A's) and utility (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a ruptured aortic aneurysm at 82
• 2016-06-25 Jim Hickman, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1970 Chicago Cubs; 1st NY Met to hit for cycle), dies at 79
• 2017-04-28 Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican NBA player (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 97
• 2018-11-09 Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 57
• 2019-03-20 Randy Jackson, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1950-59, 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger; Cleveland Indians), dies of pneumonia at 93
• 2019-10-30 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), dies from cancer at 81
• 2020-03-26 Jimmy Wynn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1967, 74, 75; Houston Colt 45s/Astros, LA Dodgers), dies at 78
• 2020-10-02 Ron Perranoski, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1963, 65; AL saves leader 1969, 70; LA Dodgers) and coach (World Series 1981, 88; LAD), dies at 84
• 2021-03-08 Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), dies at 89