ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: FEB. 8

Posted by Ron on Feb 8, 2012 | 0 comments

Doc Bushong

Feb. 8,  1888:   New Brooklyn catcher Doc Bushong, recently acquired from St. Louis along with stars Bob Caruthers and Dave Foutz, predicts that Brooklyn will win the 1888 American Association pennant “as sure as twice two is four.”