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About Patrick Spreng
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Expertise
Brooklyn and LA Dodgers, 1884 - 2008 [except appraisals: I DO NOT KNOW how much your autographed baseball (or other collectible) is worth].

Experience
Other than being a life-long Dodger fan I don't have any particular baseball credentials -- I have always lived in the southwest and have only been to Dodger Stadium once in my life.

   

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Dodger Baseball vinyl record8/24/2009
  Q: I have a 33 1/3 vinyl record made of the Dodger Baseball Game played on a Saturday ( under this ...
  A: Julie, I am the only one here and I have never heard of this record. On 8/13/66 the Dodgers beat ...
1965 Dodgers Team Autograph baseball6/10/2009
  Q: Patrick, I recently picked up a 1965 inscribed on the baseball of the entire team from the 1965 ...
  A: Jason, I really won't be of much help to you. In my opinion, a item's value is whatever it is worth ...
Jersey for Bishop6/10/2009
  Q: I just recently found at a store here in VA a pair of LA Dodgers jerseys and pants with the name ...
  A: Kenneth, I'll do what I can to help you. As you have found, no one named Bishop has ever been on ...
Orlando Hudson, Danny's farm5/12/2009
  Q: I have been to multiple games this past homestand in April 2009 and it never fails that between ...
  A: CJ, I don't know but if you give me a couple of days, I can contact the Dodgers on their website ...
baseball walk out songs4/23/2009
  Q: what is the song when manny ramirez come to bat as a dodger.....
  A: There are several songs played when Manny comes to bat. It could be any of these three: "Final ...
the flock4/18/2009
  Q: when the dodgers played in bklyn when I was a kid growing up there, the newspapers referred to them ...
  A: Dave, That nickname goes back way before your time and mine. Wilbert Robinson became manager of the ...
LA Dodgers Autographed Team Ball1/16/2009
  Q: I have a L.A. Dodgers autographed team baseball. It was given to me by Burt Hooten's parents some ...
  A: Bryan, That team ball could be from either 1977 or 1978. Burt Hooton, Rick Monday, Bill Russell, ...
Manny Ramirez10/17/2008
  Q: I would like to know the name and artist of the song Manny Ramirez's walk-out song? Merengue or ...
  A: There are several songs played when Manny comes to bat. It could be any of these three: "Final ...
1959 World Series10/17/2008
  Q: I was in the 8 grade in Southern Calif....Loved the Dodgers..There was a song written for them ...
  A: The song you remember was "The D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song (Oh, Really? No, O'Malley)" performed by Danny ...
Brooklyn Dodger team signed baseball9/25/2008
  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 ...
what year is this baseball from?9/24/2008
  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 ...
Dodger pre-game show theme music9/18/2008
  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, ...
Los Angeles Dodger Signed Baseball8/25/2008
  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 ...
1960 Dodger Jersey8/16/2008
  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 ...
Dodger Player?8/13/2008
  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 ...
players named Doyle8/7/2008
  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 ...
signed ball by whole team7/4/2008
  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 ...
Los Angeles Dodgers6/25/2008
  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 ...
What year were these Dodger ball team signed.4/15/2008
  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 ...
1959 Dodger lineup3/18/2008
  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 ...
Dodgers/Giants song2/9/2008
  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 ...
baseball year1/15/2008
  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 ...
attendance11/2/2007
  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 ...
Have you heard of this guy10/8/2007
  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 ...
autagraphed baseball date ? Value?9/10/2007
  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 ...
1959 dodger baseball12/1/2006
  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: ...
Thomas West11/22/2006
  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 ...
retirement of a pitcher10/7/2006
  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 ...
stadium music8/24/2006
  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' ...
The NL West in 20068/19/2006
  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, ...
Team PCT8/15/2006
  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 = ...
Player8/14/2006
  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 ...
Player8/14/2006
  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 ...
NAME THAT SONG7/18/2006
  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 ...
1962 signed baseball7/8/2006
  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 ...
1959 Signed Ball??7/3/2006
  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 ...
autographed baseball7/2/2006
  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, ...
1968 Season6/10/2006
  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 ...
1958 Dodgers Minor League System6/2/2006
  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 ...
Hee-Seop Choi3/24/2006
  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, ...
1966 Games that Koufax pitched in- including preseason exhibitions2/20/2006
  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 ...
Greg Gagne2/13/2006
  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 ...
Dodger9/25/2005
  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 ...
before8/24/2005
  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 ...
who was the youngest player...8/4/2005
  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 ...
brooklyn vs. los angeles6/16/2005
  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 ...
Ross Porter5/4/2005
  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. ...
Working on article for school paper4/19/2005
  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 ...
Intro Music to LA Dodgers Pregame show4/1/2005
  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 ...
baseball3/6/2005
  Q: Who made up the Dodger infield in 1978?
  A: Here are the primary starters for the Dodgers in 1978: C Steve Yeager 1B Steve Garvey 2B Davey ...
Minor League player1/1/2005
  Q: Was there a player by the name of Dan Henry that played in the minors for the Dodgers....would be ...
  A: There's not much online about minor league players of the past, but I have found this: Dan Henry ...
19th century brooklyn baseball question12/10/2004
  Q: This one goes a bit before 1884, but I'll ask it anyway. There's a Harper's Weekly dated 1865 with ...
  A: If by "same team" you mean ownership, I can find no information about the owner of any Atlantic team ...
Past Team9/3/2004
  Q: I have a baseball passed to me by my grandfather. It has signatures of Sandy Koufax, Frank Howard, ...
  A: Let's see if we can narrow it down: Sandy Koufax 1955-65 Frank Howard 1958-64 Gil Hodges ...
1966 Season/Phil Regan8/25/2004
  Q: Patrick-- The first Dodger game I ever attended was in 1966 at Dodger Stadium. Koufax started the ...
  A: Based on what you've told me, that would have been July 1st against the St Louis Cardinals. That was ...
pass dodgers player7/25/2004
  Q: I have a Leroy Nieman Painting of a baseball player figure with no player's name, just a #6 on the ...
  A: That would be Steve Garvey, who wore #6 throughout his career from the 1969 through 1982 with the ...
August 30, 19593/27/2004
  Q: I am looking for a source to find out information about about the August 30, 1959 game that was ...
  A: According to the Baseball Almanac (baseball-almanac.com) the Dodgers beat the Giants 7-6 on Sunday, ...
Brooklyn Dodgers10/27/2003
  Q: Who replaced Roy Campenela as catcher after he was injured? Was this a temp or permenant ...
  A: John Roseboro stepped right in as permanent catcher for the Dodgers after Campanella's tragic ...
Scully and Koufax5/29/2003
  Q: I know that Vin did some national sports broadcasts years ago.Any idea why he didn't go "national"? ...
  A: About Scully, you'd have to ask him why. He didn't consult with me about it. Koufax was a MAJOR ...
team name7/21/2002
  Q: My husband and I are listening to the game on the radio and were wondering about the history of the ...
  A: If you don't mind, I'll point you to a web page I wrote years ago about this ...
Player pranks2/26/2002
  Q: Patrick! I'm a freelance writer researching an article on the pranks that major league baseball ...
  A: Jon, Since pranks aren't listed in the record books, and often go uncovered by the local papers ...
Starting Line up for Dodgers in 198110/15/2001
  Q: My daughter has a question she has to answer for school and I can't find it anywhere. The question ...
  A: Grace, The opening day lineup for the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers was Davey Lopes 2nd base ...
60's dodgers7/20/2001
  Q: what dodger pitcher held the record for the most consecutive hitless innings in the 60's and how ...
  A: James, I don't know the answer to your first question, although I'd wager it was Koufax. With four ...
Jersey6/21/2001
  Q: I don't think that this is something people usually ask but I can not find an Adams 51 jersey. Do ...
  A: Any number of sports stores -- online and off -- can sell you a Dodger Jersey with any name and ...
Dodger move to Los Angeles5/5/2001
  Q: The specific date the Dodger Team arrived in Los Angeles. This may be trivia at its best, but the ...
  A: Ron, I think you've asked this before, or maybe it was someone else. I don't know the exact date, ...
2001 Season Schedule3/7/2001
  Q: I wanted to find out, when I will be able to get the L.A. Dodger schedule for the 2001 season... ...
  A: It depends on where you live. If you live in the LA area, the local TV schedule is available at the ...
Maury Wills12/8/2000
  Q: Were did Maury Wills play in 1957 was it the Seattle for the Rainers.
  A: I don't have much information about Maury's minor league career. Just that he played in the minors ...
Dodgers' Name12/4/2000
  Q: How did the Dodgers get teir name?
  A: John, You will find an exhaustive explanation at my ACME Dodger web site: ...
history11/27/2000
  Q: why did the dodgers move to california from new york? and secondly if you know,why did the giants do ...
  A: Aaron, There have been entire books written (The Dodgers Move West, by Neil J Sullivan) attempting ...
SIGNED BALL, WHAT YEAR? VALUE?11/2/2000
  Q: I HAVE A BALL SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS,& I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YEAR DODGER TEAM IT IS? ...
  A: Michael, I can't help you with a value -- check with a professional appraisal service like ...
Dodger AAA Minors 1958-19608/27/2000
  Q: 8-27-00 I would like to know the names and positions and stats of the Dodgers AAA team(s) in ...
  A: I wish I could help, but I don't have any resources, online or off, for minor league teams that far ...
Dale Mitchell7/5/2000
  Q: Who was Dale Mitchell, and what historically significant role did he play?
  A: Dale Mitchell was a journeyman outfielder who played most of his career in Cleveland. But he was ...
My favorite bartender claims...6/8/2000
  Q: My favorite bartender claims that the starting infield for the L.A. dodgers in the early sixties ...
  A: Pretty close. It 1965, to be exact. That's when Parker joined Lefebvre, Wills and Gilliam as part of ...
move to L.A.5/4/2000
  Q: What year did the Dodgers move to L.A.? When did they actually move into Chavez Ravine?
  A: Sorry to take so long; I've been out of town since Thursday morning. The Dodgers' first season in ...
Minor league4/28/2000
  Q: Would like an update on the progress of Kevin Orie in Albuquerque. Thanks!
  A: Kevin Orie is not playing for Albuquerque. The Dodgers released him during spring training right ...
generaly, pitching and balls question.4/27/2000
  Q: I?m from mexico city, and I have 2 questions. 1. How many balls are used in a normal game? 2. How ...
  A: Moises! The last time I checked, the umpires prepare 75 baseballs before each game. Just prior to ...
Tripp Cromer4/15/2000
  Q: I know you`re not a present-day authority on the Dodgers, but none of the listed experts are. The ...
  A: Michael, Last November Tripp Cromer refused a minor league assigment from the Dodgers and became a ...

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