Brooklyn Dodgers
American baseball team
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2025 | August Publications released a biography of Gilliam titled 'Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger' by Stephen W. Dittmore. |
May 18 2025 | Most recent Subway Series meeting between New York Mets and New York Yankees recorded. |
2024 | The Oakland Athletics left Oakland after the 2024 season, beginning a temporary relocation to West Sacramento, California, with plans to permanently move to Las Vegas by 2028. |
2024 | The Reidsville Luckies made the post-season in the Old North State League, losing to the eventual champion. |
2024 | Dick Williams was posthumously inducted into the Oakland Athletics Hall of Fame, further cementing his legacy in baseball management. |
2024 | Jersey worn during the 'called shot' home run in the 1932 World Series sold for a record $24 million. |
August 25 2024 | His 'called shot' jersey was sold via Heritage Auctions for a record $24.12 million, becoming the most expensive sports collectible in history. |
May 2024 | A Rockingham County native acquired partial ownership of the team. |
May 28 2024 | Major League Baseball announced the integration of Negro League statistics, affecting historical batting average records. |
April 22 2024 | Erskine's funeral was held at Madison Park Church of God in Anderson, Indiana, with his body later interred at Anderson Memorial Park. |
April 16 2024 | Erskine passed away, leaving him as the last surviving member of the 'Boys of Summer' Brooklyn teams of the 1950s. |
April 16 2024 | Carl Erskine died at Community Hospital Anderson at the age of 97, following a bout of pneumonia. |
2023 | Team managed by Guillermo Quiroz, with a partial season record of 38-35. |
2023 | A historic marker was installed in Nashua, New Hampshire by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire to celebrate Campanella's achievements. |
2023 | Received the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for his contributions to charity and work with Special Olympics. |
2023 | Erskine's son Jimmy passed away. |
2023 | Defeated Missoula 2-1 in semifinals but lost to Ogden 2-0 in the finals. |
2023 | Reached the Pioneer League championship series, ultimately losing to the Ogden Raptors. |
2023 | Harrison Ford stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that playing Branch Rickey is one of the roles he is most proud of in his acting career. |
June 4 2023 | Roger Lee Craig passed away. |
May 6 2023 | For one home game, the team humorously called itself the Winston-Salem Hyphens, addressing complaints about the 'Dash' name. |
2022 | Continued challenges with a 58-74 record, finishing 10th, still managed by Ryan Newman. |
2022 | Considered by the Early Baseball Era Committee but received three or fewer votes out of sixteen. |
2022 | Made a playoff appearance under the leadership of former MLB manager Jim Riggleman in the newly independent Pioneer League. |
2022 | Named on The Sporting News 'New York Mount Rushmore of Sports'. |
2022 | Gil Hodges inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame |
2022 | The Sporting News named Koufax on their 'Los Angeles Mount Rushmore of Sports', recognizing him as 'Los Angeles' first baseball icon'. |
July 24 2022 | Hodges was formally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, with his daughter Irene delivering a speech on his behalf. |
June 18 2022 | A statue of Sandy Koufax was unveiled at Dodger Stadium, positioned next to the statue of Jackie Robinson. |
June 4 2022 | After his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Los Angeles Dodgers honored Hodges by retiring his uniform number 14, with the New York Mets present for the ceremony. |
May 23 2022 | Joe Pignatano died of dementia in Naples, Florida, at the age of 92. |
May 23 2022 | Passed away at the age of 92. |
2021 | Team struggled with a 43-76 record, finishing 12th in the South Atlantic League under manager Ryan Newman. |
2021 | Reorganized into the High-A East as part of Major League Baseball's Minor League Baseball restructuring. |
2021 | Placed at number 61 on Joe Posnanski's list of the 100 all-time best baseball players in 'The Baseball 100'. |
2021 | As part of the Prospect League, Clinton LumberKings won their Division Championship against Normal 4-3 but lost the Conference Championship to Cape 7-3. |
2021 | The LumberKings joined the Prospect League, a collegiate summer baseball league. |
2021 | The Tourists become a farm team of the Houston Astros and are organized into the High-A East league as part of Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball. |
2021 | South Atlantic League briefly renamed to High-A East. |
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