One week ago today in 1968 Dodger Hurler Don Drysdale recorded his 191st career win -- breaking a Dodger franchise record held by Dazzy Vance. Don accomplished the feat when he threw a four-hit shutout against the Mets, 1-0. The display behind him also notes that his shutout was the 41st of his career; which was also a Dodgers record.
The photo above was taken by Dodgers photographer Don Ploke and recently sold at RMY Auctions at $39. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1999 the Dodgers surpass the 100 million mark in attendance at Dodger Stadium. In 2011 it is announced that MLB will be taking over the operations of the Dodgers due to concerns over the finances of team owner Frank McCourt.
- Happy Birthday, Don Mattingly, Germany Smith, Pat Hannivan, Dave Bancroft, Hal Peck, Tom Hutton, Todd Hollandsworth & Ian Thomas!
- This is worth checking out. Per Mancave Pictures at Bored Panda; "I Restored And Colorized Century-Old Photos From Major League Baseball."
- For a good laugh. Via Sami at McCovey Chronicles; "Brandon Belt hates the Dodgers more than you ever could."
- Trayce Thompson has gone full curcle. Per Jeff Todd at MLB Trade Rumors; "White Sox Acquire Trayce Thompson." As you'll recall, Trayce started his career with the White Sox.
- This mornings Baseball America Prospect Report makes note of Dodgers catcher Keibert Ruiz:
Ruiz had the fourth four-hit game of his still very young career yesterday.
- Per Bill Plunkett at the OC Register; "Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal puts stressful 2017 behind him, appears ‘locked in’"
“There’s a lot of things that happened last year, the whole year,” he said. “My wife was pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy. We didn’t know if it was going to happen or not.“So there was a lot of things going on on the outside that when I look back at last year I think I did a pretty good job just handling what was going on all around me, plus coming in every day and pretty much giving 100 percent. Like I said, there wasn’t much I could think about. I took it one day at a time and the No. 1 goal was to keep the baby alive for a day.”
- FYI, there's a Corey Seager bobblehead giveaway tonight, via a tweet from the RC Quakes:
Tickets available! Join us tonight for @SanManuelCasino Corey Seager Bobblehead Giveaway! 🎟: https://t.co/DrdLBqYuMb pic.twitter.com/fjGsVQZJCG— RC Quakes Baseball (@RCQuakes) April 20, 2018
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