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Monday, July 23, 2012

Blow Out the Candles July 23

Hall of Fame Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale was born in Van Nuys, California on this date in 1936.
 1961 Topps #260


Career highlights and awards:
9× All-Star (1959, 1959², 1961², 1962, 1963, 1964,1965, 1967, 1968)
3× World Series champion (1959, 1963, 1965)
Cy Young Award (1962)
Los Angeles Dodgers #53 retired
 Don and Whitey
Drysdale, Greg Goossen, and Koufax


Hall of Fame Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese was born in Ekron, Kentucky on this date in 1918.
 2008 UD Goudey #31


Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
2× World Series champion (1955, 1959)
1956 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
Los Angeles Dodgers #1 retired



3 comments:

  1. Wow. A lot of Brooklyn Dodgers in this post. Nice. I like the two Drysdale photos especially the one with him holding the ball in his right hand and the glove in the left. Nice lighting on that one. The Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson Sport magazine cover is cool too. I haven't seen any of these before. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Am I the only one who thinks DD looks like a young Jack Nicholson? Or perhaps vice versa?

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    1. I see some Jack. He also reminds me of TV Superman George Reeves.

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