The pursuit of historic Baseballs was alive and well in the 50's. Featured above is a early August 1957 AP press photo of Gil Hodges with the Chicago Cubs fan who snagged Gil's record 13th career grand slam. (eBay link) (boxscore link) Per the descriptor on the reverse:
Gil Hodges gets ball he hit for record 13th grand slam yesterday from Robert Chilla, 28, who recovered it in left field bleachers. Chilla got new ball in exchange.The blast came off of lefty pitcher Dick Littlefield during the fifth inning. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1995 Japanese All-Star Hideo Nomo wins his first Major League game after five no-decisions. He would go eight innings, walked three and strike out six batters to defeat the Mets, 2-1, at Dodger Stadium.
- Happy Birthday, Sloppy Thurston, René Valdés, Bob Lillis, Gene Michael, Lemmie Miller, Chance Sanford & Chin-hui Tsao!
- Video: Go behind-the-scenes as Andrew Toles has surgery to repair his right ACL. (video link)
- Video: Alanna Rizzo speaks with Dave Roberts after the Dodgers 2-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. (video link)
- Video: Alanna Rizzo catches up with Adrian Gonzalez after getting ejected from the Dodgers 2-0 loss to the Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. (video link)
- Cat Loves the Dodgers shares a bunch of her pics from Puig's recent poker tournament, here.
- Ron Cey and scout Lon Joyce (an inductee at the Professional Scouts Hall of Fame) will be representing the Dodgers at the upcoming 2017 MLB Draft, per Mark Newman at MLB.com.
Tommy Lasorda, the 89-year-old Hall of Famer who has been a club-rep fixture at this event each year for the Dodgers, will not be able to attend following surgery last Thursday to replace a pacemaker. But in his place at the club's table will be Cey, one of his on-field fixtures at third base in the '70s and '80s.
- This is too bad. Per Matthew Moreno at Dodger Blue; "Oscar De La Hoya Indicates Dodger Stadium Won’t Host Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin Fight."
- This weeks Topps Throw Back Thursday online exclusive set several of the games top rookies on a 1954 Bowman Baseball card design; including Dodger phenom Cody Bellinger. Check out Cody's card below. Go here to check it out and order.
- Baseball History Daily shares even more superstitions from ballplayers from the 1880's
“Big (Dan) Brouthers, of the Buffalos, carries a barlow knife for luck. Oh, yes, base ball players are superstitious, an’ don’t ye forgit it.”
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