LadyMenopause Loves Los Angeles and Her Dodgers

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Same handle from Xwitter. White Lady Learning to Become Antiracist. Delighted everyone is joining me for our California Era. Welcome! #OGKHive. #KHive #RepublicOfCalifornia

Happy 58th birthday to Hideo Nomo. Nomo remains greatly underappreciated for opening the door for Japanese players to come to the MLB. He remains highly appreciated by Dodger fans - as well as Ichiro - who enjoyed Nomo-mania in 1995 when he won NL ROY honors and started the ASG.

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Happy 40th birthday to Juan Nicasio. Nicasio played just one of his 10 big league seasons with the Dodgers when he appeared in 53 games - almost entirely in relief - for LA in 2015. In all, he played for 7 different MLB clubs, most recently with the Rangers in 2020.

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Today in 1950, Gil Hodges becomes the 6th player in MLB history to hit 4 HRs in one game as the Dodgers beat the Braves 19-3. Hodges adds a single to go 5 for 6 on the day. He remains one of only two Dodgers to accomplish the feat with Shawn Green equalling the mark in 2002.

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Today in 1959, Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 batters as the Dodgers defeat the Giants 5-2. Koufax ties Bob Feller’s MLB record and sets a new NL mark with his performance. The 18 Ks remain a franchise record with Koufax tying it in 1962 and Ramón Martínez matching it in 1990.

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Happy 91st birthday to the late, great Frank Robinson. Robinson was one of the greatest and most respected players of all-time. He spent just 1972 with the Dodgers, hitting 19 of his 586 career HRs with LA. He later became the NL/AL’s 1st black manager with Cleveland in 1975.

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Happy 72nd birthday to Jack Perconte. In the hobby world, Perconte is best known as the 3rd guy on the Scioscia/Valenzuela rookie. That said, he enjoyed a 7 year MLB career - including 22 games with the Dodgers - and wrote 3 books on coaching and developing youth in baseball.

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Today in 1988, Orel Hershiser gives up a 5th inning single to Dave Martinez that scores Tim Raines in the Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the Expos. It is the last run that Hershiser will give up in the regular season as he goes on to throw a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings.

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