The Los Angeles Dodgers had moved from Brooklyn after the 1957 season. Following a disappointing seventh finish in their first season out west, they were back in a big way in '59. The team went all the way. Funny, it took them two years to win in Los Angeles. Back in Brooklyn, they had one championship to show for Jackie, Pee Wee, Roy and Duke. Their move out west might not have been a popular one, but it was a jump start to championship glory with new blood like Drysdale, Koufax, Sherry,Wills (Replacing Pee Wee at short in '59) Fairly, and the old guard of Snider, Hodges, Gilliam, Podres and Craig. The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers is often forgotten once Drysdale and Koufax really turned in on in the 60s, but they both found ways to make contributions that season.
So it might not have been a record shattering season for all Dodgers, but they set some that year. Koufax fanned 18 in a game on August 31st. The Dodgers drew over a record crowd to see game five of that year's World Series. But the record didn't show that.
That, is, the spin record. Presenting to you the longtime (Long time) voice of the Dodgers, Vince Scully.
Side B
Things To Keep An Ear Out For:
A very young Sandy Koufax doing his thing to start Side B of the record.
Vince Scully's voice...Has not changed in 56 years.
Ah, forget it...Just enjoy the great memories of this forgotten Dodgers championship team!
References
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 25 November 2015.
Youtube. Web. Web. 25 November 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/>
So it might not have been a record shattering season for all Dodgers, but they set some that year. Koufax fanned 18 in a game on August 31st. The Dodgers drew over a record crowd to see game five of that year's World Series. But the record didn't show that.
That, is, the spin record. Presenting to you the longtime (Long time) voice of the Dodgers, Vince Scully.
Side A
Side B
Things To Keep An Ear Out For:
A very young Sandy Koufax doing his thing to start Side B of the record.
Vince Scully's voice...Has not changed in 56 years.
Ah, forget it...Just enjoy the great memories of this forgotten Dodgers championship team!
References
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 25 November 2015.
Shalin,
Mike, and Neil Shalin. Out By A Step: The 100 Best Players Not In The
Baseball Hall of Fame. Lanham: Diamond Communications, 2002. Print.
Youtube. Web. Web. 25 November 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/>
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