Dan Bankhead didn’t have a good outing as a pitcher in his historic major league debut on Aug. 26, 1947. Bankhead had just been signed by Brooklyn two days before giving up eight runs on 10 hits to the Pittsburgh Pirates in relief of Dodgers starter Hal Gregg. Gregg had given up six runs by […]
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As with many no-hitters, the pitcher struggled to get through the ninth inning. The date was June 15, 1938. The scene was the first night game for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. The pitcher was Johnny Vander Meer. Just four days earlier, the 23-year old left-hander had no-hit the Boston Braves at Crosley Field […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Adrian Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Sonny Gray of the Oakland A’s. Gonzalez blasted three homers and knocked in four runs in a 7-4 Los Angeles win over the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on April 8. The Dodgers first baseman […]