Tag Archives: Dodgers

Commies

Posted on May 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 9, 1958 Los Angeles   By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Opponents of the deal to build the Dodgers a baseball stadium in Chavez Ravine apparently tried to paint the proposal in a 1950s shade of red. According to a … Continue reading →

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Dinah Shore

Posted on May 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times Staff Writer The Dodgers’ contract with the city of Los Angeles heated up as a political issue in the spring of 1958. Proposition B was on the June 3 ballot and stories started … Continue reading →

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Buzzie Bavasi, RIP

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 31, 1966 Buzzie Bavasi, center, with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax after they ended their holdouts on new contracts. Email me

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Paul Coates

Posted on April 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 29, 1958

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April 28, 1958

Posted on April 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes Staff Writer  It seems like such a small thing now. The Dodgers announced a deal with Channel 11 to televise eight games against the Giants in San Francisco. Back in 1958, of course, there weren’t baseball games … Continue reading →

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April 25, 1958

Posted on April 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the L.A. Dodgers appear in a crossword puzzle, always a barometer of popular culture … Below, Cheryl Crane is released from custody … Secret Service agents detain a woman who burst out of a crowd and insisted on seeing … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1958

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Bunker Hill as envisioned, with 5th Street and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Below, Bunker Hill, as grabbed from Google Earth, with 5th and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Note how much the two images resemble one … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1958

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a baseball museum in Los Angeles? Really?? Well look at this: Below, a United Air Lines DC-7 and an Air Force F-100F Super Sabre on a training flight collide over Nevada, killing everyone on both aircraft. The victims include … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1958

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A battle of bean balls between Ramon Monzant of the Giants and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. I really don’t think I’d care to have Drysdale aiming for my noggin. Email me

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Dodgers!

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 20, 1958 Dodger-mania spreads to the comics pages! Email me

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April 18, 1958

Posted on April 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, note that Robin Ogle was drafted by the Dodgers as a first baseman in 1972. Below, The Times drops the nameplate for the Dodgers’ mug shots and runs a nice, deep picture of Carl Erskine … Also note the … Continue reading →

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April 17, 1958

Posted on April 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, Dodgers over the Giants, 13-1, in San Francisco. Tomorrow is the Big Day in L.A., with a Dodger motorcade from City Hall to the Coliseum, The Times says … Police  investigate whether the late Johnny Stompanato was blackmailing Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Dodgers’ debut

Posted on April 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 16, 1958   By Keith Thursby Times Staff Writer                  After all the months of planning, negotiations and expectations, the Dodgers played their first game on the West Coast and were shut … Continue reading →

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Know your Dodgers

Posted on April 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 13, 1958

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Know your Dodgers

Posted on April 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 9, 1958

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Know your Dodgers

Posted on April 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 8, 1958

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Know your Dodgers

Posted on April 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 7, 1958

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Know your Dodgers

Posted on April 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 4, 1958

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Know your Dodgers

Posted on April 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 2, 1958

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March 20, 1958

Posted on March 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, more layoffs, this time in Los Angeles’ auto assembly plants in South Gate, Van Nuys and Maywood, recall the recurring theme of unemployment in recent columns by Matt Weinstock and Paul Coates. Below, the Navy discovers that a mystery … Continue reading →

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