Tag: 1947 brooklyn dodgers roster
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Did Jackie Robinson hit a homerun in his first at bat?
26,623 chilly fans attended Jackie Robinson’s first major league game, more than 6,000 shy of stadium capacity in the double-decked Ebbets Field. 11. On April 18, 1947, Robinson hit his first M.L. home run off of New York Giants’ southpaw Dave Koslo at the Polo…
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Are any of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers still alive?
A: As of Wednesday, five of the players from the 1955 team are still alive, according to the websites baseball-reference.com and baseball-almanac.com. Interestingly enough, they were all pitchers. … Another 13 former Brooklyn Dodgers players from other seasons were still living as of Wednesday. Also,…