Brooklyn Dodgers Last Pitch

Reenactment of 1957 Event; Keyspan Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn 6-24-07

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Sports

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• Dodgers
• McDevitt
• Pignatano
• Coney
• Island
• Cyclones

[donputo69]

The Dodgers never really moved to Los Angeles. They are just on one helluva extended road trip.

[romancitoG]

don't blame o'malley. blame moses. o'malley really did try to stay in brooklyn.

[gspainting11]

It was moses to blame not o'malley. O'maley tried to work it out but typical for the City of NY and moses they blew it. Moses was a very difficult person.

[omgfaglolz]

WHOA turn down your speakers everyone!

[UncleMikeNJ]

@wjb4341 Carl Erskine has often defended Loes by pointing out the Ebbets Field sun problem. But Loes also predicted the Yankees would win the '52 Series in 7, and said, "I was misquoted, I picked them in 6 games." Of course, Newk was in the Army (Korean War), but so was Whitey Ford. And Jerry Coleman, if he'd been at second base instead of Billy Martin, the Dodgers might've won that Game 7.

[wjb4341]

@UncleMikeNJ - Billy Loes just passed away on July 15th. Loes actually threw a terrific game in game 6 of the 52 series.... It is often re-broadcast on the MLB channel. He shut down the Yankees until Berra homered in the 7th .... then later that inning came the famous "ground ball lost in the sun". Loes should have on that game - instead he's known as the "the guy who lose a grounder in the sun" BTW - the afternoon Oct. sun DID pour though the stands at eye level that day.

[xbristles13x]

los angeles dodgers of brooklyn.

[GilHodgesFan]

O'Malley made tons of money in the move so i don't think he was really too broken hearted about going to LA. He is in the Hall of Fame but Gil Hodges is not. Guess they don't look as much at integrity as they are suppose to when they vote someone in. Gil Hodges had impeccable character.

[GilHodgesFan]

It is horrible that Gil Hodges is not in the Hall of Fame with Robinson, Snider, Reese, and Campy. He was as much a part of that great infield that won the WS in 1955 as them but because he was a quiet guy he didn't get the recognition he deserved. Please all Gil fans write to the Vets Committee at the Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main Street, Cooperstown NY 10036 and let them know you support Gil for the Hall of Fame. He has come so close in votes so many times.

[vivascargill]

@UncleMikeNJ Newk is still alive? I used to cut clippings from the newspaper Gil went first --broke my heart

[UncleMikeNJ]

@vivascargill Forgot 2 other pitchers from the '55 World Champs still alive: Ed Roebuck and Roger Craig.

[UncleMikeNJ]

@vivascargill Of the 7 starters, only Duke Snider remains. Keeping in mind left field was continually rotating, they've actually survived a long time: Gene Hermanski, George "Shotgun" Shuba, Andy Pafko, and Don Zimmer. Pitchers, Don Newcombe, Carl Erskine, Ralph Branca and, if you want to count him, Billy Loes. Preacher Roe was the most recent one to leave us.