ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: JUNE 4
June 4, 1891: Star Brooklyn first baseman Dave Foutz is injured in a 3 to 0 loss to Chicago when a Chicago player steps on Foutz’s hand and smashes a...
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June 3, 1890: The Brooklyn Bridegrooms pound the defending world champions New York Giants at the Polo Grounds 20 to 6 as outfielder Oyster Burns drives in 5 runs with 4 hits
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June 2, 1915: Former Brooklyn first baseman Dave Orr dies in Richmond Hill, N.Y. at age 55. Orr had a career batting average of . 342, the same as Babe...
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June 1, 1883: Handsome young pitcher William “Adonis” Terry becomes a matinee idol at the new Brooklyn team’s Ladies Day games. Terry’s “quiet, gentlemanly behavior on and off the field, combined with his good looks, has made him the pet of the fair patrons of the game,” this day’s Brooklyn Eagle...
Read MoreON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MAY 31
May 31, 1886: In an odd piece of scheduling, Brooklyn sweeps a Decoration Day doubleheader against two different visiting teams—defeating Cincinnati 8 to 6 in a morning game and topping Louisville 9 to 6 in an afternoon game. The total attendance of more than 13,000 people is the highest yet at Washington Park.
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May 30, 1889—A record baseball crowd of more than 30,000 people turns out for the first games in Brooklyn’s rebuilt Washington Park after a fire in early May. In a Memorial Day doubleheader, St. Louis wins the morning game but the Brooklyn Bridegrooms come back to win the second contest 9 to 7....
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May 29,1890—The Brooklyn Bridegrooms pull off their second triple play in just over a week in a 8 to 4 win over Cap Anson’s Chicago Colts. Like the first one, this goes from second baseman to shortstop to first baseman Dave Foutz, who throws home to catch a runner trying to score from third...
Read MoreON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MAY 28
May 28, 1887: Brooklyn beats Louisville 9 to 5 led by Germany Smith’s home run to move back into third place in the major league American Association.
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