On April 18, at Oakland, Michael Rucker issued a 1-out walk in the ninth inning.
On the next pitch, Tony Kemp hit a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner, who threw the ball to shortstop.
A look back at Week 2 of the Dodgers season in 1963, when Frank Howard hit .500 for the week and hit LA’s first home run of the season. Also, Sandy Koufax struck out 14 in his first shutout of the year.
We start our look back at the champion 1963 Dodgers with a season preview, and saying goodbye to franchise icon and Hall of Fame centerfielder Duke Snider.
46 Years Ago Today
The Blue Jays played their first-ever game: on April 7, 1977, at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. If you are old enough to remember Exhibition Stadium, you’ll remember it was a.