TODAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MARCH 9

Posted by Ron on Mar 9, 2012 | 0 comments

Bill McGunnigle

March 9, 1899:  Former Brooklyn Bridegrooms manager Bill “Gunner” McGunnigle dies in Brockton, Ma.,  at age 44 from lingering illness after being thrown from a horse-drawn carriage that was struck by an electric trolley car.  McGunnigle’s three-year winning percentage of .658 in Brooklyn, with two pennants,  is the highest for any manager in Dodgers franchise history