Dodgers at Cubs, 4:40 PM PDT, TV: Marquee Sports Network, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
LHP Tyler Anderson (2-0, 2.55 ERA) starts the second game of the doubleheader for the Dodgers. He’ll face LHP Daniel Norris (0-1, 6.00 ERA) of the Cubs.
On this date in Dodgers’ history:
- 1959 At the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Yankees defeat the Dodgers, 6-2, in an exhibition game played to benefit Roy Campanella, who was paralyzed in an auto accident prior to the team moving to the West Coast in 1958. The game, which draws the largest crowd ever for a baseball game, 93,103 fans with another estimated 15,000 turned away from the sellout, begins with an emotional ceremony in which Pee Wee Reese pushes the wheelchair-bound catcher into the darkened stadium that is totally illuminated by fans holding candles or matches.
- 1960 The Sherry boys become the tenth pair of siblings to appear as batterymates in a major league game when Norm replaces John Roseboro behind the plate in the top of the eighth to catch Larry, who is starting his first inning in relief. The backstop will hit a two-out home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, assuring his brother of a victory in the Dodgers’ 3-2 walk-off win over Philadelphia.
- 1969 Willie Davis, furious with the Wrigley Field Bleacher Bums because of their continual verbal abuse of him, tells his Dodgers teammates that he wants to hit a home run in the middle of the group, which he does in the sixth inning to tie the score. The LA center fielder exacts a bit more revenge on the heckling horde when his 12th-inning two-run round-tripper proves to be the difference in the 4-2 defeat of the Cubs.
- 1970 At Shea Stadium, Wes Parker hits a triple off Jim McAndrew to beat the Mets in the tenth inning, 7-4. The three-bagger completes the cycle for the Dodger first baseman.
- 1991 Darryl Strawberry returns to New York as a Dodger with mixed results. A crowd of 49,118 mostly booing fans watches him hit a two-run home run, and they cheer when he makes the last out of the game with the potential tying and winning runs on base in the 6-5 Mets victory.
- 2009 The Dodgers fail to improve upon their 13-game winning streak at home to open the season–the victorious span surpassed the 1911 Tigers to set a new major league mark. The 11-9 loss to Washington comes on the same day the team learns about Manny Ramirez, the club’s most productive hitter, being suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance.
- 2009 Major League Baseball suspends Manny Ramirez for fifty games after he tests positive for the use of a banned substance. The 36 year-old Dodgers outfielder, who will not be eligible to return to the team until July 3, apologizes to the fans, explaining he did not take steroids, but was given a medication which a doctor thought was okay to be prescribed.
- 2011 After a first-inning walk in the Dodgers’ 4-2 loss to the Mets, Andre Ethier goes 0-for-4, ending his 30-game hitting streak. The L.A. outfielder falls one game short of the franchise record set in 1969 by Willie Davis, who enjoyed a 31-game hitting streak that season.
- 2014 Adrian Beltre becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit 100 home runs for three different teams when he goes deep in the Rangers’ 9-2 loss to Colorado at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The 35 year-old third baseman, who joins Alex Rodriguez, Jim Thome, Darrell Evans, and Reggie Jackson in accomplishing the feat, hit 147 homers for the Dodgers (1998-2004) and 103 with the Mariners (2005-09).
Lineups when available.
Today’s #Dodgers Game 2 lineup at Cubs: pic.twitter.com/CDlHmzf0bA
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 7, 2022
#Cubs Game 2 lineup: pic.twitter.com/t0PP9ezzpj
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 7, 2022
At present, the Dodgers are tied with the Yanquis for baseball’s best record. That will not last, because the Yanks play twice today.
NPUT
Okay, that’s enough of that.
Mookie has woken up big time.
Trea, on the other hand, looks lost.
He’ll get there.
Mookie is a one man wrecking crew tonight.
In the eighth at SF’s Software Stadium, Redbirds reliever walks four straight to start the inning.
Marlins up 3-0 on the Puds in the 6th.
Mookie strikes again.
Sweeeeeet swing.
Mook spoils everything, well not the most important thing.
Meaning the historical thing of 4 runs on one hit and probably as well Kimbrel’s appearance at Wrigley.
Nope as regards Kimbrel.
Two hits. Six runs!
Nice play by Brewster! And then, a nice K by Brewster!
I worry when we have to get a shutout inning from each of four relievers. (Or almost a shutout inning.)
2 down, 2 to go. Kitty.
Is that a reference to “What’s My Line” or something else?
Ding, ding, ding. You got it.
Wow. We’re digging deep. A contestant who stumped the panel won $50!
Barely cab fare to the studio at this point.
Probably a weeks pay back then.
Easy inning for Brewster.
The Dodgers have one hit. Can you recall the two games — both in 1965 — in which the Dodgers beat the Cubs despite getting only one hit both times?
Was Koufaxs’ perfect game one of them?
Yes.
Hit didn’t even figure in the scoring
Yes, how ironic.
Was there for that one.
Dodger offense in this game: eight walks and a double.
Once in high school, we got no-hit but won by something like 7-2 because the opposing pitcher was so wild.
What was the reaction of your coach after that game?
Can’t recall, but I expect he was happy we didn’t swing at bad pitches. The other guy threw really hard but had no command.
I expect that your coach might have been a bit bemused.
I only recall that everyone was impressed with how hard he threw.
The Dodgers are off to a great start at 17-7.
But then there was 1955. The Dodgers won their fist 10 games, then lost 2 of 3 by one run, before winning another 11 in a row to stand at 22-2 with a 9.5=game leader. The lead was once reduced to 5.5 games, but the Dodgers won the pennant by 13.5 games, clinching in early September and then, finally, vanquished the Yankees in the World Series. Hall of Famers on that Dodgers team were Campanella, Hodges, Reese, Robinson and Snider, the seldom-used rookie Koufax, Lasorda (four games, all in May or June), manager Alston and coach Billy Herman The three other starters were Furillo, Gilliam and Amoros. .Starting 10 or more games were Newcombe (20-5) Erskine, Podres, Loes, Spooner, Meyer and the rookie Craig, a mid-season call-up. Key players off the bench were Hoak and Zimmer.. Only Erskine, Koufax and Craig are still alive from that team. I love Dodgers history, but I realize that I rattle on a bit at times.
Dodgers have the greatest history of any MLB franchise.
Yankee fans might disagree. It is close however.
They’re wrong. Jackie’s the difference.
My earliest baseball memories are watching the 1956 Series on TV.
Good stuff. Keep rattling. Must have been glorious to get to see those guys play.
Only team I’ve seen play that was that historic was the 1970’s Big Red Machine.
You’re on. Thanks.
The Fish have taken a 1-0 lead over the Pads, as rookie callup Joe Dunand (a Miami native) homered in his first major league AB.
Willy called out on ball 2.
I umpired my 53rd game this season yesterday, mostly high school varsity (supposed to be two umpires but is often one) or high school junior varsity (always one umpire). These are major league dimensions, including 90 feet between bases. For forty-eight of those games I have been behind the plate.The difficulty is establishing the strike zone early and staying with it. The amount of pressure that I have on me is a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the big league umpires. Yes, I make mistakes, but I am fortunate to be in an area where fans almost never act out; the same is true with the coaches, who set the tone, and the players. This is my 20th season, so I have gotten to know the coaches, some of whom I umpired when they were growing up, which helps. I still look forward to the games.
I think the players can except that there will be mistakes. Consistency is the problem. If one pitcher gets a certain call, the other pitchers should also. And it is really aggravating when the strike zone changes later in the game. Calling anything close a strike to get the game over.
Used to pretty much have the same guy behind the plate when I pitched in LL. Once it was clear that he would never call a strike above the belt, I tried to stay away from throwing it there.
Happy Birthday, Willie Mays! He turned 91 yesterday. A great treat of the All-Star games when I was growing up was getting to root unabashedly for Mays. Mays is tied with Araron and Musial for most All-Star games at 24 — there were two games each 1959 through 1962. Mays batted .307 in 75 A-S at bats and holds the records for most hits at 23 and runs at 20. I was fortunate enough to go the 1984 game at Candlestick Park. The NL won 3-1. Valenzuela struck out future Hall of Famers Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson and George Brett in the 4th and Gooden struck out Lance Parrish, Chet Leomon and Alvin Dark in the 5th.
The last genuine Giant. Everyone since is a Gnat.
My father took me to the Roy Campanella Benefit game 63 years ago tonight. We tried to buy tickets, but the booths were engulfed by fans, some of whom were getting rowdy, and police had to come to settle things down. We never could get close to the booth, and with game time getting close, my dad took me in using his press pass. I will never forget that night.
More on “Buzzie and the Bull”
https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496213174/
Here’s the Kindle edition.
If the score holds at the Litterbox, Dodgers lead by 1-1/2.
A little thrill at the end there
Woo-HOO!!!
Thank goodness for the new balls…
Generous call for strike 3.
Not the worst I’ve ever seen.
No. But I am not used to our guys getting those calls.
Extra runs looking real good right now.
Mookie!!!!!!!
Extraordinary futuring!
(Takes a bow)
More Cow Bell!!
Fellow means business out there.
When he trusts his stuff and doesn’t nibble.
Brustar 19 pitches, 18 strikes. Holy Moly!
He is so much fun to watch.
Brustar doing his Bugs imitation.
Giving Graterol another inning after his five-pitch 7th.
SPOILER ALERT: Here’s the other game from 1965 in which the Dodgers beat the Cubs despite getting only one hit:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196505150.shtml
I saw Al Ferrara play for the Spokane Indians.
What was he like with Spokane?,,,He was a character in the big leagues. An excellent book came out recently about his close ties with Buzzie Bavasi. It’s called “Buzzie and the Bull.” Ferrara was an exceptional piano player growing up, but his grandmother insisted that he keep playing the piano and not spend so much time on baseball. She said he could give up the piano if he reached Carnegie Hall, no small feat. And so he kept practicing at the keyboard. Finally, he capped a program of young people by performing the final piece of a concert on stage at Carnegie Hall — the most prestigious spot on the program. Grandmother kept her promise. Ferrara never played the piano again.
It was long ago, but I saw him play against my hometown Tacoma Giants (gnot the Gnats). I thought he’d be a star, but I was just a kid. It would’ve been 1963 or 1964.
Kindle edition.
The Dodger bullpen leads the NL in ERA (2.59), WHIP (0.90) and fewest walks (21).
Gaterol, Brusdar: GB
A five-pitch inning.
Need some more runs guys.
The Dodgers have one hit. Can you recall the two games — both in 1965 — in which the Dodgers beat the Cubs despite getting only one hit both times?
Anderson gave us five innings and two runs. Excellent.
The Gnatpen is melting down again, and the Redbirds have come back from a 9-4 deficit to make it 9-7 in the seventh.
Keep it up, Cards!
Cubs pitchers have a 1 hitter going.
And an eight-walker…
Eight now. Walks will kill you.
Woot, Woot Tyler. Way to go.
Very respectable outing.
Couple of more runs would be nice. Slam proof this game.
At the Litterbox in SD, Zelmo injured himself diving for a ball and had to come out of the game.
I’d say fair ball, but very difficult call.
Wiggled off the hook. Way to go Tyler..
Got out of it, though pitch count is up
I don’t think they expect him to go too deep.
I am sure they are happy when he gets then at least twice through the line up.
On the high side, but not an extreme pitch count.
68 pitches and #’s 9, 1, and 2 due up.
Anderson’s getting squozen.
More on the newest Dodger:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=erlin-001rob
MFP (Most Fungible Player)
Yep, and probably back with OKC on Mother’s Day.
He gets a one-day pay raise.
Which is a lot of money for a minor league.
He’s already got some service time. Born in Oakland, though he grew up in Santa Cruz area.
I still find it hard to believe that we have Freddie Freeman.”A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one” — The Band.
If we can get five innings out of Anderson with no more than three runs allowed, I would be content.
Not looking like 5 is in the cards for Anderson today.
Afraid not.
I dissent. He’s looked decent, and his pitch count is moderate through four.
Mookie saved that inning….Bellinger and Taylor are both among the NL Top Ten in strikeouts, but while Bellinger is hitting .205, Taylor is at .289.
SO rate throughout MLB is pathetic.
Is it because too many players are concentrating on “the angle of elevation”?
Most players don’t shorten up just to make contact in 2 strike counts. Just keep swinging for the fence.
Shortening up with two strikes was a mantra when I was growing up. Very few of the high school kids do that now.
Me too. There is no stigma or negative connotation to striking out now days.
MOOK!!!
And Mookie doubled!!
And Mookie doubled!!
*Doubled.
I couldn’t log in earlier but Woo-HOO!!! For earlier
Come on Mookie!
Belli bomb(ed) out.
Atta boy Hanser.
Because it is a doubleheader, were the Dodgers allowed to add another player for today? If so, who?
A pitcher, Eflin, I think.
Yes.
Good grief.
Cubs starter Norris injured?
Bullpen game for Cubs.
They’d better have a big bullpen then.
Not the way to go, Belli. I have to think that pitchers relish facing him.
Major fail. Even a DP scores a run. Geez!!
Even a fly ball to Happ in LF. But Belli was Happless in that at bat.
Time for a big hit by Bellinger, or am I late?
Good time for a Belli Bomb.
That was very un-Mookie.
Unfortunate error.
Generous home scoring called it a triple.
They scored it wrong.
Often when an outfielder makes a long run for a ball and can’t catch it, they’ll score a hit. I suspect Mookie would admit to an error.
C’est La Vie. Just need to score enough to make it a moot point.
Just catching up. Nice to already have a win under the belt.
I think Bellinger is now 3 for his last 32 ABs.
Kershaw’s ERA is now 1.80, his WHIP is 0.73, and opponents are batting .181 against him.
SPTyler Anderson L
2-0 2.55 ERA
Lineup:
RF Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
SS Trea Turner R
C Will Smith R
3B Max Muncy L
DH J. Turner R
CF C. Bellinger L
LF Chris Taylor R
2B H. Alberto R
Clear-day
0% Rain
52° Wind 9 mph In
I would let Barnsy DH with JT at 3rd and Muncy on the bench.
Brought up from the prior post’s comments, where I wrote:
i didn’t like Mendoza on ESPN, but I think she is doing a good job with the Dodgers, where she doesn’t have to share a booth with Alex Rodriguez.
I don’t think baseball needs three people in a booth. If one is A-Rod, it might not need two. He talks enough.
If A-Rod is in the booth, it might not need one.
Hope he enjoys the booth ’cause he ain’t getting in the HOF. If I never saw or heard ARod again in my life, it would be too soon. Cheating piece of crap. Needs to pound sand with Barry Melon Head Bonds and Clemens.