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| 1968 | Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in the third at-bat of his first major league game, going deep off Dodger right-hander John Purdin in the Giants' 9-0 victory at Candlestick Park. The 22-year-old San Francisco outfielder joins Philadelphia National pitcher Bill Duggelby (1898 - first at-bat) as the only player to hit a bases-loaded home run in his major league debut. |
| 1984 | Dodger infielder Bill Russell plays his 1,953rd game to become the team's leader in games played. The shortstop, who will extend the mark to 2181 during his 18-year tenure with the club, is hitless in three trips to the plate but will walk twice in LA's 9-4 loss to San Diego at Chavez Ravine. |
| 2015 |
On Pride Night, Sonoma Stompers right-hander Sean Conroy tosses a complete game three-hit shutout, beating the Vallejo Admirals at Arnold Field, 7-0. The 23-year-old upstate New York native is the first active professional to come out as gay.
(Ed. Note: Outfielder Glenn Burke (A's and Dodgers) and utility player Billy Bean (Tigers, Dodgers, and Padres) were openly gay but came out after they retired. - LP) |
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