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Farewell, Willie Davis (1940-2010)
Herb Scharfman/Getty Images Willie Davis in 1973, his final season with the Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers’ all-time leader in hits, runs and total bases. Farewell, 3-Dog. From 100 Things Dodgers...
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Nomar Garicaparra – Mr. +1 – retires
Jeff Gross/Getty Images Nomar Garciaparra follows through in the 10th inning, Sept. 18, 2006. Nomar Garciaparra, whose place in Dodger lore was cemented with his game-winning home run in the 4+1 game,...
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Remembering Willie Davis
Rogers Photo Archive/Getty Images Willie Davis in Chicago in 1969, the year of his 31-game hitting streak. Walter Alston can be seen in the background. Ben Platt of MLB.com covered today’s memorial...
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When Willie Davis’ streak was on the line …
Rogers Photo Archive/Getty ImagesWith Walter Alston looking on from the dugout, Willie Davis stands in the batter’s box in 1969. Four years ago, I wrote about the 31st game of Willie Davis’...
View ArticleKershaw adds ERA title to targets
Dodgers at Braves, 10:35 a.m. Kershaw CXII: Kershawmedeus Dee Gordon, SS James Loney, 1B Matt Kemp, CF Juan Rivera, LF Andre Ethier, RF Aaron Miles, 3B Rod Barajas, C Justin Sellers, 2B Clayton...
View ArticleThe Giants and Dodgers, 30 years ago
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moMjp74w54Q&w=550&h=413] By Jon Weisman In 1984, KTTV Channel 11 took this look at the history of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry. Among the incidents that...
View ArticleIn case you missed it: 30 Dodger players traveling to Australia
By Jon Weisman Take heed: With this year’s trip to Australia, the Dodgers’ process for determining the regular season active roster is even more unusual than you might imagine, according to Ken Gurnick...
View ArticleDavises, Strawberry to enter City Section Hall of Fame — Ethiers honored at...
By Jon Weisman Several former Dodgers will be inducted into the Los Angeles City Section Hall of Fame, honoring the best in athletics from Los Angeles Unified School District schools. Willie Davis...
View ArticleFlashback: Willie Davis
By Jon Weisman Willie Davis, who had more hits than any player in Los Angeles Dodger history, died five years ago today, at the age of 69. At Dodger Thoughts, you can read my chapter about Davis from...
View ArticleRemembering ’65: ‘The Sound of the Dodgers’
By Jon Weisman One day in May, this little item appeared deep in the game notes of the Times’ Frank Finch: Maury Wills and Willie Davis cut records with Stubby Kaye Friday afternoon as well as doing...
View ArticleRemembering ’65: World Series Game 5
By Jon Weisman Pretty much the only drama in Game 5 of the 1965 World Series was whether Sandy Koufax would throw another perfect game or no-hitter. Coming back from a Game 2 defeat, Koufax retired the...
View ArticleFarewell, Alan Young — and remembering ‘Mr. Ed’ at Dodger Stadium
Today, we remember Alan Young, the “Mr. Ed” actor who passed away Thursday at age 96. Young and his horse companion made a memorable visit to Dodger Stadium for the 1963 season premiere, highlighted...
View ArticleThe Hall of Fame, the Dodgers and the Harold Baines effect
So now Fernando Valenzuela has to get in. So now Gil Hodges has to get in. So now Orel Hershiser has to get in. So now Steve Garvey has to get in. So now … Many a Dodger fan, understandably, said...
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