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5 Fact(s) Found
| 1939 |
The Baseball Hall of Fame, with much of its funding provided by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, is dedicated in Cooperstown, a site selected due to an erroneous report that claimed Abner Doubleday had invented the game in the small town. The players chosen from the first four Hall of Fame induction elections become the first members enshrined.
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| 1940 | In a trade that stuns the baseball world, the Dodgers obtain Ducky Medwick and pitcher Curt Davis from the Cardinals for outfielder Ernie Koy, pitcher Carl Doyle, two minor leaguers, and $125,000. The deal acquiring the 1937 Triple Crown winner, which GM Larry MacPhail engineers, signals the emergence of Brooklyn as a serious contender. |
| 1941 | The Braves break up the Waners' brother act, sending Lloyd, known as 'Little Poison,' to the Reds for pitcher Johnny Hutchings. 'Big Poison' Paul, the older sibling, was signed as a free agent with the team after being released by the Dodgers last month. |
| 1962 | In the Braves' 15-2 rout of the Dodgers at County Stadium, the Aaron brothers both homer in the same game, with Tommie connecting in the bottom of the eighth after his older sibling Hank had hit one out in the second. The Milwaukee teammates will also accomplish the feat on July 12 and August 14. |
| 2005 | Hee-Seop Choi homers in his first three at-bats in the Dodgers' 4-3 victory over Minnesota. The southpaw-swinging first baseman's solo shot in the sixth off Brad Radke, who gave up the infielder's first two home runs, proves to be the difference in the Chavez Ravine contest. |
5 Fact(s) Found