YESTERDAY IN L.A. : THINGS COULD GET UGLY: DODGERS BRAWLS MAKE GIANT NEWS.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth As the year 2000 approaches, here's a look at some of the interesting anniversaries that will occur this week in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. sports history: Aug. 17, 1992: The Dodgers' Kevin Gross Gross played for five different teams during his career: the Philadelphia Phillies (1983-1988), Montreal Expos (1989-1990), Los throws a 2-0 no-hitter against San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Aug. 20, 1974: The Angels' Nolan Ryan Aug. 20, 1978: Dodgers stars Steve Garvey and Don Sutton exchange blows in the clubhouse following a 5-4 win over the Mets. Aug. 20, 1974: Dodgers leadoff man Davey Lopes hits three home runs, a double and a single in an 18-8 win over Chicago. His 15 total bases are a record for a leadoff man. Aug. 20, 1975: Northridge's American Little League team represents the West in the four-team Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pa. It loses to Lakewood, N.J., 2-0 in the opener, then 6-0 to Davenport, Iowa, in the consolation final. Aug. 22, 1967: Northridge represents the U.S. West in the Little League World Series, losing its first-round game to Latin America 1-0. Northridge made it to the consolation final, but the game was rained out. Aug. 22, 1965: In one of baseball's nastiest incidents, and a reminder of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry, San Francisco pitcher Juan Marichal hits Dodgers catcher John Roseboro over the head with his bat in the heat of a pennant-race game at Candlestick Candlestick A price chart that displays the high, low, open, and close for a security each day over a specified period of time. Park. Marichal claims Roseboro's throw back to Sandy Koufax on the mound nicked his ear. Marichal is suspended eight games and fined $1,750. Roseboro gets a bloody two-inch gash on his head. He later sued Marichal for $110,000 and settled out of court for $7,500 five years later. Birthdays: Today: Former USC football star Frank Gifford (69). Wednesday: Former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX star athlete Rafer Johnson (64). Thursday: Former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. star offensive lineman Anthony Munoz (41) and former jockey Bill Shoemaker (68). Friday: Former Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain (63), Dodgers pitcher Ismail Valdes (26) and PGA Tour player, former UCLA star and Santa Clarita resident Duffy Waldorf (37). CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO no caption (Dodgers catcher John Roseboro) |
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