2006 Death Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines, dies of cancer, in Tebworth, England, at age 53 1997 Death Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90 1997 Event Mike Piazza is 2nd to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium 1997 Event Los Angeles Dodger Wilton Guerrero's bat breaks, revealing it is corked 1996 Event Los Angeles Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year 1996 Event Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits Colorado Rockies, 9-0 at Coors Field 1996 Event Tommy Lasoda retires as Los Angeles Dodger manager 1995 Event Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0 1994 Event Los Angeles Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment 1993 Event Met Vince Coleman injures 3 when he throws cherry bomb at Dodger fans 1992 Death Sandy Amoros, Brooklyn Dodger, dies at 62 of pneumonia 1991 Death Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33 1990 Event Dodger Jose Offerman hits home run in his 1st at bat 1990 Event A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays and Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St. Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues 1990 Event Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1990 Event Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves 1990 Event Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings 1988 Event Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser sets record for consecutive scoreless inns 1988 Event Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2 1988 Event Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run 1988 Event LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires 1987 Event Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1986 Event Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10) 1986 Event Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games 1986 Event Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1M salary by arbitration 1985 Event Los Angeles Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 home runs in June 1983 Event Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use 1982 Event Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games 1980 Event 51st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-2 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles 1980 Event Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits San Francisco Giants 8-0 1980 Event Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Dodger home run 1979 Event Los Angeles Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year 1979 Event Los Angeles Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit 1976 Event Tommy Lasorda replaces Walter Alston as Dodger manager 1976 Death Phil Ochs, singer (Draft Dodger Rag), commits suicide at 35 1975 Event Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught 1974 Event Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award 1973 Event Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run 1969 Event Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year 1969 Event Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium 1969 Event Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a home run outside of Dodger Stadium 1965 Event Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts 1964 Event Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0 1962 Event Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills becomes 1st to steal 100 bases (en route to 104) 1962 Event Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104 1962 Event Dodger coach Leo Durocher suffers a near-fatal allergic reaction to a penicillin injection while in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds 1962 Event Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0 1962 Event Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run 1962 Event 1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds 1960 Event Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium 1960 Event Los Angeles Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th home run wins the game for brother Larry 1960 Event Walter O'Malley, Los Angeles Dodger owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for $494,000 1959 Event AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium) 1959 Event Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run 1958 Event Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck 1956 Event Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0 1956 Event Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine's 2nd no-hitter, beats New York Giants, 3-0 1955 Event Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run 1955 Event Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1954 Event Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game 1953 Event Walter Alston named Dodger manager 1953 Event Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees 1953 Event Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr 1953 Event Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series 1952 Birthday Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines 1951 Event Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP 1950 Event Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president 1950 Event Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves 1950 Event Boston Brave Vern Bickford no-hits Brooklyn Dodger, 7-0 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run 1950 Event Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history 1948 Birthday Steve Yeager, catcher, LA Dodger 1948 Event Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 1948 Event Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager 1947 Event Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for 1 year 1946 Event Brooklyn Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 1945 Event Tommy Brown, Brooklyn Dodger becomes youngest home run hitter (17) 1943 Birthday Tommy John, pitcher, Yankee/Dodger 1941 Event Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd) 1941 Event Lee MacPhail, Dodger General Manager predicts all players will wear batting helmets 1940 Event Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 3-0 1938 Event Leo Durocher, hits 2,000th Dodger home run 1938 Event Phil Emmett Mueller and Dodger Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st at bat 1937 Event Bkln Dodger Fred Frankhouse no-hits Cin, 5-0 in 7 2/3 inn game 1935 Birthday Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young 1963, 1965, 1966, perfect-1967 1932 Event Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit home run 1932 Event Dodger John Quinn, 49, is oldest pitcher to win a major league game 1926 Birthday Edwin "Duke" Snider, Brooklyn Dodger centerfielder, 406 home runs 1925 Event Bkln Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies, 10-1 1923 Event Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run 1922 Birthday Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger, NL Batting Champ 1953 1921 Birthday Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodger catcher, NL MVP 1951/53/55 1916 Event Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus 1913 Event Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP 1913 Event Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0 1909 Event Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 1908 Event Dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 1906 Event Bkln Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pitts for 10 2/3 loses in 13th 1906 Event Bkln Dodger Mal Eason no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 1900 Birthday Lloyd Corrigan actor, Papa Dodger in 'Willy', Professor McKillup in 'Hank' 1890 Event 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)
