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| 1945 | Dodger shortstop Tommy Brown becomes the youngest player (17 years, eight months, and 14 days) in major league history to hit a home run. The round-tripper by 'Buckshot,' who started his career as a 16-year-old high school student, will be the only run Brooklyn scores off 30-year-old Pirates southpaw Preacher Roe, who goes the distance in the 11-1 rout of the home team at Ebbets Field. |
| 1974 | In an 18-8 rout of the Cubs, the Dodgers collect 24 hits and set a club record with 48 total bases, including Davey Lopes' three home runs, double, and single. The Dodger second baseman's 15 total bases are the most ever for a leadoff hitter. |
| 1978 | In the visitors' clubhouse at Shea Stadium, Dodger Blue becomes black and blue when Steve Garvey confronts teammate Don Sutton about a Washington Post story in which the pitcher was critical of him. After the right-hander confirms he made the comments, the argument becomes physical when he makes an inappropriate remark about the first baseman's wife. |
| 1989 | For the second time in his career, New York third baseman Howard Johnson hits 30 home runs and steals 30 bases in one season when he goes deep off Ramón Martínez in the Mets' 5-4 loss to the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. The 28-year-old HoJo joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to have joined the 30-30 club on multiple occasions. |
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