Category Archives: Dodgers

Dodgers, Braves Tie for Pennant

Posted on September 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers and Braves would meet in a best-of-three playoff series to determine the National League representative in the World Series. Both teams won their regular-season finales to stay tied for first. The Dodgers beat the Cubs, 7-1, and the Braves beat … Continue reading →

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Ike, Khrushchev Deadlock on Berlin; Cubs Beat Dodgers

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 27, 1959: Not so fast. The Cubs routed the Dodgers, 12-2, and the Braves edged the Phillies, 3-2, creating another tie atop the National League standings. The Dodgers could have clinched at least a tie for the N.L. title … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Lose! Pennant Race Tied!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1959: An 11-year-old girl is in serious condition after being dragged 25 feet when her brother tied her to their father's pickup truck while playing cowboy.

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Dodgers Take 1-Game Lead

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

How could this pennant race get more exciting? The Dodgers beat the Cubs in 11 innings, 5-4, with a home run from one of the remaining Boys of Summer, Gil Hodges, giving them a one-game lead over the Braves, who lost … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Tie for First!

Posted on September 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers and Braves were sprinting to the finish. The Giants were stumbling and wishing it had ended a week ago, when they still have a shot to reach the World Series. Roger Craig, who lost 17 games in the … Continue reading →

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The Dodgers, Juan Marichal and the Beanball

Posted on September 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 21, 1969: Surfers are cleaning up their act, The Times says. Richard Nixon owns a surfboard? Jules Feiffer on the Miranda case. All the pseudo-surfers have become pseudo-hippies! The Dodgers and Giants were fighting again and Juan Marichal was … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Beat Giants to Lead League!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 21, 1959: Tigers Thwart White Sox Bid to Clinch Rag The Dodgers moved into first place in the National League by sweeping the Giants. Duke Snider hit his 23rd home run of the season and Maury Wills continued to … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Tie for First!

Posted on September 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

So not everybody in Los Angeles was focused on Nikita Khrushchev's visit. The Dodgers swept the Giants in a doubleheader in San Francisco and moved into a first-place tie for the National League pennant. Milwaukee was in third place but … Continue reading →

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Groundbreaking for Dodger Stadium

Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Harry Chase / Los Angeles Times Ground-breaking for Dodger Stadium at Chavez Ravine. President Eisenhower quietly told the world today he is just as confident of the verdict of history as Soviet Chairman Khrushchev. "He is always saying … Continue reading →

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September 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
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USC Fraternity Pledge Dies During Hazing; Dodgers Lose

Posted on September 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 17, 1959: Buried on an inside page are some names that will soon be famous –  Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Alan Shepard and Wally Schirra. Deke Slayton is the only one missing of the Mercury … Continue reading →

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Khrushchev in U.S.!; Dodgers Beat Braves

Posted on September 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 16, 1959: Khrushchev leaves for the U.S., accompanied by a menacing Mr. Atomic Bomb. He's carrying a briefcase marked "Threats" just in case you don't get it that atomic weapons are dangerous.  Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev is greeted by … Continue reading →

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Rocket on Moon; Russia Jubilant

Posted on September 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mr. Khrushchev is not coming to the United States to offer significant concessions or recant his lifelong enmity toward us and our values. He is coming prepared to score a propaganda victory, with confidence in his ability to arouse false … Continue reading →

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L.A. Prepares for Khrushchev; Dodgers’ Ron Fairly

Posted on September 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 14, 1959: A robot housekeeper, just like "The Jetsons!" (1962).  Khrushchev is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Sept. 19. Found a gushing photo-feature on the Dodgers' Ron Fairly that read like a time capsule from another city.  " … Continue reading →

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Don’t Underestimate Khrushchev

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 10, 1959: A tidy little piece showing just how much Americans feared Nikita Khrushchev. "So Long, Mom. I'm Off to Drop the Bomb." "We'll All Go Together When We Go" At left, Tom Lehrer performs at UCLA. His satirical … Continue reading →

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Freed U.S. Troops Describe Enemy Torture; Dodgers Lose to Mets

Posted on September 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 3, 1969: Ho Chi Minh is gravely ill — in fact, he's dead … the Massachusetts Supreme Court postpones an inquest in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne … searchers in the Holy Land find the wallet and passport … Continue reading →

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Ike Rides Wave of Popularity; Dodgers Call Up Reinforcements

Posted on September 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 2, 1959: A story about President Eisenhower's European trip marking the 20th anniversary of Hitler's invasion of Poland notes that he remains popular. But look at what's happening in the country as Ike prepares to leave office: The prime … Continue reading →

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September 1, 1959: Ignore Khrushchev, VFW Leader Says; Koufax Strikes Out 18!

Posted on September 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 1, 1959: Vice President Nixon addresses the VFW convention being held in Los Angeles … VFW Commander in Chief John W. Mahan says of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s upcoming visit: “We ask Americans to ignore, with dignity, this man. … Continue reading →

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Judge Bars Bus Strike; Giants Beat Dodgers

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1959: A judge's temporary restraining order prevents a bus and streetcar strike. Someone has a Cold War souvenir in the shed. Let's fire it up and see what happens. The threat of communist aggression casts a shadow over … Continue reading →

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USC Coed Killed; O’Malley Confident on Chavez Ravine

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

The imam of Yemen beheads several "Christian agitators" and has others mutilated in a crackdown on liberal reforms … USC student Linda Edna Martin, 21, is found naked and bleeding to death outside her boyfriend's apartment. The Parker T-Ball Jotter … Continue reading →

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