A look back at the introductory press conference and the Brooklyn Dodgers hire of Walter Alston, who would manage the team for 23 years in two cities, win seven pennants and four World Series.
Two previous posts described hitting streaks by Cubs batters against specific opposing teams.
Heinie Zimmerman had the longest, 35 games, against the Braves in 1911-12.
Hack Wilson hit safely in 3.
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Willie Mays celebrates his 90th birthday on Thursday. He is the oldest living Hall of Famer now. But he is so much more than that.
Willie Mays is the greatest all-around player who ever lived, whose legendary career started at the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants in 1951. It means that for so many lifelong fans, he is the greatest player they never really saw. Even for the ones who did see him at his best, in the 1950s and ’60s, in New York and San Francisco, they go mostly on memories now, ones that No. 24 burned into their imagination forever.