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OTDIB – May 30th, 1986 – Home run king struggles in 1st major league start against Dodgers

♦ May 30, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

On this date in baseball, May 30th May 30th, 1986 – Home run king struggles in his first start 1986 In a 6-4 loss to the Dodgers at Three Rivers Stadium, future home run king Barry Bonds goes 0-for-5 in his major league debut. The Pirates center fielder, batting leadoff, strikes out three times. The …

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Koufax perfect game rides on top

♦ May 26, 2017 ♦ 6 Comments

The highest game score by a LAD pitcher against the Cubs at Dodger Stadium is, of course, the perfect game by Sandy Koufax. I like this list because it has some names on it that had been missing in my other game score leaderboards.  Like Hiroki Kuroda, Bill Singer, Tim Belcher, Ricky Nolasco, Rick Honeycut, …

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