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| Brooklyn Dodger team signed baseball | 9/25/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: My father took me to a Dodger game that was played in New Jersey. I was given an autographed team ...
A: Bill, That would have been Roosevelt Stadium, a former baseball park on Route 440 and Danforth ...
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| what year is this baseball from? | 9/24/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Can you please help me on the year my signed baseball is from? Names on ball are: JIM GELLIAN, ...
A: Marla, That ball has to be from 1977. The names are Jim Gillian (coach, 1965-78), Dusty Baker ...
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| Dodger pre-game show theme music | 9/18/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I started listening to Dodger baseball games in the late 1960's. Up until a few years ago a theme ...
A: Rick, That would be "It's a Beautiful Day for a Ball Game" by R. Roberts, William Katz, Gene Piler, ...
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| Los Angeles Dodger Signed Baseball | 8/25/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I have a signed baseball from the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was given to me at a father and son dinner ...
A: Sharon, Your baseball is from 1959. That's the only year Wally Moon and Pee Wee Reese were both on ...
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| 1960 Dodger Jersey | 8/16/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I am trying to trace the background to a Dodger jersey that I have. First I know it is authentic as ...
A: I don't have a definitive answer for you. 1958 was the last year the team's road jerseys showed ...
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| Dodger Player? | 8/13/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Was there ever a player on the Dodgers named Harold Ray Sossamon? He said he played baseball for the ...
A: Not that I can find. Neither the Baseball Almanac nor the Baseball Encyclopedia show anyone by the ...
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| players named Doyle | 8/7/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: When the Dodgers were know as the New York Dodgers did they have a player named Harold George John ...
A: No, there was not. There was a John Aloysius Doyle (? - 1915) who played three games for the St ...
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| signed ball by whole team | 7/4/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I have a ball that is signed by the whole team. This are the names I can barly read: Kal Daniels, ...
A: I'm not sure what your question is, but I can tell you that ball is from 1990. The names you list ...
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6/25/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I thought I heard a question on Jeopardy one night that went something like this. "When the ...
A: The first game in Los Angeles was played on April 18, 1958 at Los Angeles' Memorial Coliseum; the ...
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| What year were these Dodger ball team signed. | 4/15/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: riddle me this: what year were these balls from? Garvey Paccoreky sutton crawford johns buckner ...
A: Jack: The first ball is from either 1973 or 1974. Downing was not on the team in 1973, and Tommy ...
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| 1959 Dodger lineup | 3/18/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: The 1959 World Series when the Dodgers beat the White Sox was the beginning of my love for baseball ...
A: Here's the 1959 roster of everyone who appeared in at least one regular season game: C Johnny ...
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| Dodgers/Giants song | 2/9/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I am trying to help my dad locate a song that was made in the late 50s or 60s. From what he says its ...
A: Jennifer There have been a lot of songs about the Dodgers -- "Brooklyn Dodgers Jump," "Brooklyn ...
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| baseball year | 1/15/2008 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I have a signed baseball from the l.a. dodgers. I'm trying to determine the year. The signatures ...
A: That would have to be 1982 -- Steve Sax's first season and Steve Garvey's last with the team. The ...
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| attendance | 11/2/2007 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: since 1960 whao has drawn more paying customers to their stadium, the la dodgers or the ny yankees? ...
A: The Dodgers, by far: 133,895,323 (2,789,486 per year average) to 103,662,904 (2,159,644 per year ...
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| Have you heard of this guy | 10/8/2007 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: My dad, who passed recently, told me about a guy named Louie Bishop who was signed by the Dodgers in ...
A: Sorry, but I cannot help much with this. There are very few records online about minor league ...
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| autagraphed baseball date ? Value? | 9/10/2007 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I have a baseball ball with 17 authentic autographs, like Bill Russel, Jerry Reuss, Tom ...
A: Sure. My email address is spreng@acmewebpages.com. Send me digital images and I will try to decipher ...
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| 1959 dodger baseball | 12/1/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Mr. Spreng, I noticed you answered a question about a baseball signed by the 1959 ? dodgers. I also ...
A: Mark, As a dedicated Dodgers fan since 1953, I would keep it. Those guys are my childhood heros: ...
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| Thomas West | 11/22/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I have a team photo of my grandfather in a Dodgers uniform but I can't find him anywhere on any of ...
A: Scott, I did find a Thomas West who was drafted by the Cubs in the 5th round of the 1972 June ...
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| retirement of a pitcher | 10/7/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: what year did Sandy Kovak retire?
A: Sorry to take so long, I was out of town for the weekend. Sandy Koufax retired after the 1966 ...
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| stadium music | 8/24/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I recently have been going to Dodger games and there is a certain song played during a rally. The ...
A: No, sorry, I have not been to Dodger Stadium since 1983. But you can find out. On the Dodgers' ...
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| The NL West in 2006 | 8/19/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I'm new to allexperts.com and will be answering Colorado Rockies' questions. Just wanted to say "hi" ...
A: Welcome aboard! All I do is hope for the best. I started my ACME Dodgers web site on January 1, ...
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| Team PCT | 8/15/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: What is a simple way to figure a Teams PCT
A: The winning percentage (PCT) is simply the ratio of wins to games played. You compute it as PCT = ...
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| Player | 8/14/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Can you try a Kevin Sullivan for me.Do you know of a Terry Sullivan who used to play Left Field (?) ...
A: There is a Cory Sullivan currently playing for the Colorado Rockies -- the only Sullivan currently ...
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| Player | 8/14/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Do you know of a Terry Sullivan who used to play Left Field (?) for the Dodgers and maybe left a ...
A: Terry Sullivan must have not made it to the majors. No one by that name is listed in the all-time ...
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| NAME THAT SONG | 7/18/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: yeah ...im trying to find the name of that theme song they put while the players are at ...
A: No, sorry, I live in Tulsa and have not been to Dodger Stadium since 1983 and I'm sure they have ...
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| 1962 signed baseball | 7/8/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I have a 1962 entire team signed baseball. It is somewhat rubbed and dirty color, but readable. ...
A: It's value is only whatever someone else will pay for it. Seriously, this is outside the scope of ...
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| 1959 Signed Ball?? | 7/3/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I promise this isn't an appraisal question... I was given an autographed ball a long time ago and ...
A: No problem. The ball can't be from 1958, because Wally Moon didn't join the club until 1959. All of ...
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| autographed baseball | 7/2/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: In 1983 we were given an autographed ball by a Dodger scout. Includes "Do" Valenzuela. any value?
A: I am neither a collector nor an appraisor of collectibles. I have no idea if it is worth anything, ...
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| 1968 Season | 6/10/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I started following baseball late in '67 because my mom got a job in Anaheim (sorry! ;-)) But I ...
A: I don't know if it has day to day standings, but the rest of that information is now available at ...
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| 1958 Dodgers Minor League System | 6/2/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: no question just a reply. They had three AAA teams -- ST. Paul -- Montreal -- Spokane
A: I'm not sure to what you are replying, but if you'd like to email me, I am at ...
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| Hee-Seop Choi | 3/24/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I just heard on ESPN that Hee-Seop Choi was picked up by the Red Sox by clearing waivers. What does ...
A: From ESPN.com: All the ins and outs of transactions are covered, sometimes in excruciating detail, ...
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| 1966 Games that Koufax pitched in- including preseason exhibitions | 2/20/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: I am trying to get a list of the games by date that Sandy Koufax pitched in for the year 1966. That ...
A: In 1966 Koufax appeared in 41 games (all as starter) winning 27 and losing 9, with 27 complete games ...
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| Greg Gagne | 2/13/2006 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Friends, I have been trying to check on a question that I have been wondering about for sometime. ...
A: If they are related, it is very distantly. Verne does have a son named Greg, born in 1948. This Greg ...
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| Dodger | 9/25/2005 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: What does Dodger mean before it became a baseball team name?
A: It means one who avoids or gets out of the way of something. In the 1890's there were so many ...
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| before | 8/24/2005 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Did the Dodgers have another home before they were the Brooklyn Dodgers and if so what was it?
A: Sorry to be so late responding, but I just got home from four nights in the hospital without ...
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| who was the youngest player... | 8/4/2005 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: who was the youngest player to ever play on the Brooklyn or LA Dodgers and how old was he? Also who ...
A: There may be Baseball stats books that have this information, but I don't own any. Be that as it ...
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| brooklyn vs. los angeles | 6/16/2005 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: i recently was told that the amount of games played by the dodgers in los angeles had surpassed the ...
A: Not by my counts. Between 1901 and 1957 the Brooklyn Dodgers played 8,728 regular season games and ...
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| Ross Porter | 5/4/2005 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Why did the Dodgers let Ross Porter go?
A: I honestly don't know, and I don't think anyone outside of the Dodgers organization does, either. ...
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| Working on article for school paper | 4/19/2005 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: Im working on an article for a school paper in which I'd like to list the 15 or 20 most famous New ...
A: The first thing that comes to mind is the "shot heard 'round the world" Bobby Thompson's home run in ...
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| Intro Music to LA Dodgers Pregame show | 4/1/2005 | Patrick Spreng |
Q: When I was young and lived in SoCal (1984-1993) I loved to listen to the Dodgers on the radio. I ...
A: That would be "It's a Beautiful Day for a Ballgame…" by Jon Weisman: It's a Beautiful Day for a ...
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