Historic Moments in Dodger History

The Dodgers throughout their long history, have been involved in many historic baseball moments. Not only their own history, but major league baseballs as well. Their first was winning the pennant in the first year of the National Leagues existence. There was no World Series as we know it now back then. Manager Bill McGunnigle had some pretty good players on his team. Some really great baseball names too.

Back then, players did double duty. The entire roster was 17 players all year for a 129-game schedule. Dan Foutz and Adonis Terry, both also played positions on the field as well as pitching. Terry was an outfielder, and Foutz played 1st base. Thomas “Oyster” Burns was as Vinny would say, their butter and egg man. 13 homers, 128 RBIs led the league. Hub Collins, the 2nd baseman, led the league with 148 runs. George Pickney, the 3rd baseman, hit .309 and had 150 hits.

Tom Lovett 30-11, Terry 26-16 and Bob Carruthers 23-11, were the staffs’ starters. Mickey Hughes, Dan Fouts and Lady Baldwin were the relievers. They had 4 catchers: Tom Daly, the starter for 82 games, Bob Clark 43, Don Bushong 16, and George Stallings, a rookie who got into 4 games. A nice start for the franchise. It would be 1916 before they won the pennant again.

Prior to Brooklyn joining the National League in 1890, there had been three no-hitters in franchise history. The first was thrown by Sam Kimber. It was the first thrown by a RHP, it was also the first one thrown at home. It was one of 18 career wins for Kimber. Adonis Terry threw 2 no-hitters for Brooklyn. The first was in July of 1886 against the St. Louis Browns. He allowed 5 base runners. In 1888 against Louisville, he allowed just 1 runner.

The first no-hitter as a member of the NL came on June 22, 1891, as Tom Lovett beat the New York Giants, 4-0, allowing just 1 runner. Con Daly was his catcher, and the team was managed that year by John Montgomery Ward. It was thrown at Washington Park in Brooklyn. On July 20, 1906, Mal Eason threw the first no-hitter on the road, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 at Robison Field in St. Louis. He allowed just 2 base runners.

On September 5th, in 1908, Nap Rucker became the first Dodger lefty to throw a no-hitter. He beat the Boston Braves 6-0 at home. He allowed 3 baserunners. It came in the second game of a doubleheader. It would be 17 years before another Brooklyn pitcher threw a no-no. Dazzy Vance threw the first no-hitter in the live ball era for Brooklyn at Ebbets Field on September 13, 1925. The Robins won 10-1over the Phillies. It is tied for the largest margin of victory in a no hitter and is the only no hitter where the opposition scored a run.

As noted in an earlier post, the team’s first World Series homer was an inside-the-park homer in the 1916 series with the Red Sox by Hi Meyers. It was also their only homer of the series. They were the first 14 innings of Babe Ruth’s record setting 29.2 consecutive scoreless innings in a World Series streak.

In the 1920 World Series, which was a best of nine format, several firsts took place. The Indians had dedicated the series to their SS, Ray Chapman, who had been killed when hit by a pitch in the head earlier in the season. Cleveland won game one, and Brooklyn came back and won games two and three. All those games were at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn lost game four to tie the series. Then came game five.

Burleigh Grines started game five for Brooklyn against Jim Bagby Sr. In the bottom of the first, Charlie Johnson singled. Bill Wambsganss singled. Grimes fell while trying to field a bunt by Tris Speaker loading the bases. Elmer Smith then hit a 1-2 pitch over the right field wall for the first grand slam in Series history. In the bottom of the 4th, after a single and a walk, Bagby homered over the center field fence, the first pitcher to homer in a World Series. In the top of the fifth, the first two Robins reached on singles. Up to the plate stepped reliever, Clarence Mitchell, who was 6-16 as a pinch hitter during the season. He hit a line drive towards left center, Wambsganss moved slightly and jumped catching the ball in his glove, he then easily doubled up the runner at second by stepping on the bag, he turned to throw to first base, and saw Otto Miller stopped right in front of him. He reached out and tagged him for the first and only unassisted triple play in Series history. Mitchell would also hit into a double play in the eight. Brookly lost 8-1 even though they outhit the Indians 13-12. They lost all four games in Cleveland ending the series. It was Cleveland’s first major sports championship and was the last time two teams who had not won faced each other in a World Series until 1980. Brooklyn hit no homers in the 7 games.

In 1930, Babe Herman hit .393, the all-time high for a Dodger hitter. On June 15th, 1938, the Dodgers were to play their first ever night game at Ebbets Field against the Reds. On the mound for the Reds was left-hander, Johnny Vander Meer. Meer had no-hit the Braves in his previous outing on June 11th. It wasn’t perfection, far from it, Vander Meer walked 8 Dodgers and struck out 7, but he became the first and so far, only, pitcher to throw back-to-back no-hitters in MLB history.

In 1941, the Dodgers under manager, Leo Dueocher, finally won their first pennant in 21 years. They would lose to the Yankees in five games. But not without drama. In game four, Pete Reiser became the first Dodger to actually hit a ball over the fence in World Series play for a homer. But the drama came in the top of the 9th. Leading 4-3 and needing just one out to tie the series at 2 games each, Hugh Casey threw a wicked curve ball that Tommy Heinrich swung at and missed, but Dodger catcher, Mickey Owen failed to catch the ball. Heinrich reached first and the Yankees rallied for 4 runs with 2 outs to win the game.

In October of 1945, the Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to a contract with their Montreal AAA team. Branch Rickey had been considering several Negro League players. He settled on Robinson because of his college background and seeming mental toughness. It was a historic moment as the commissioner fully backed his decision. The repercussions of his signing would be felt for years if and when he made it to the majors.

In 1946, the Dodgers were involved in another historic moment. They tied for the National League pennant with the St. Louis Cardinals. So, a so-called best of 3 playoff ensued. Brooklyn lost the first two games played. The first game in St. Louis was won by Howie Pollet 4-2 over Branca in St. Louis. Murray Dickson beat Joe Hatten 2 days later at Ebbets Field 8-4. Brooklyn would be involved in the 2nd playoff in 1951 and lose that to the Giants.

1947 would be a historic year for the Dodgers, and for Major League Baseball. On April 10th, Jackie Robinson signed a major league contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Thus, ended segregation in major league baseball. Robinson would play his first game at Ebbets Field against the Boston Brave on April 15th, which today is celebrated as Jackie Robinson Day all around the league. He was 0-3 with a sac-bunt. He scored a run and played 1st base. He would get his first hit 2 days later against the Braves, and he hit his first homer on April 18th, against the Giants. He would be named the Rookie of the Year, first time that award was given and he finished 3rd in the MVP vote. The NL ROY award is now known as the Jackie Robinson trophy. His path would not be easy; he faced threats to his life and racial slurs from opponents. There was even a petition by some of his own teammates saying they would not play with a Negro. To top it all off, his manager, Leo Durocher, was suspended just before the season began and replaced by Burt Shotton. Brooklyn would end up winning the NL pennant and losing their second straight World Series to the Yankees. But Jackie was firmly established as a star for the Dodgers. He opened the door for players like Larry Doby, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Ernie Banks.

Over the next two seasons, two players, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe would join the Dodgers after being signed from the Negro Leagues. Both would be vital pieces of the 50’s Boys of Summer Dodgers. The 53 team set a franchise record with 105 wins. Campanella’s bat did not initially play large. But his defense, well that is another story, especially his skill at throwing out base stealers. In 48 he threw out 66.7% of runners trying to steal. In 49 the number was 58.5. In 1950 he threw out 62.5%. in 51, 69.4, and in 52, 64.7. He led the league all five years. He was also the MVP in 51. He would win that award twice more, in 53 and 55. His career caught stealing Pct is 57.4. An MLB record that no one has come close to matching. Not Bench, Pudge Rodriguez, nor Molina. One of the outcomes of Campy’s success was that Hodges, originally a catcher, was moved to first base. That moved Jackie Robinson to second. So, Brooklyn’s infield at the beginning of the 50’s was Hodges at 1st, Jackie at 2nd, Reese at SS and Billy Cox at third. Brooklyn’s pitching staff was led by Preacher Roe, Newcombe, and cagy RHP, Carl Erskine. Oisk as Brooklynites called him, threw two no-hitters in the 50’s. He was the first Dodger pitcher with more than one. He also set the World Series record for strikeouts in a game with 14 against the Yankees in game 3 of the 1953 series. Sal Maglie would also throw a no-hitter for Brooklyn in 1956.

Newcombe would win the ROY in 49, then in 1956, he won the first ever Cy Young Award and the MVP. Of course, he would implode in the World Series against the Yankees. Newcombe, as good of a pitcher as he was just not very good in the post season. He was 0-4 with an 8.59 ERA in World Series play. He was the starting pitcher when the Dodgers lost game 3 of the 51 playoffs to the Giants.

Two more Negro League players would become ROY’s for Brooklyn. Joe Black in 1952 and Jim “Junior” Gilliam in 1953. Gilliam would play his entire career with the Dodgers and coach the team until his sudden death in 1978 just short of his 50th birthday. Gilliam was the Dodgers first real super utility player. He came out of retirement twice, 65-66 to help LA win a pennant.

1955. The Dodgers won the pennant and finally beat the Yankees in the World Series. Brooklyn lost the first two games at Yankee Stadium. They then won the next three at Ebbets Field before losing game six to Whitey Ford 5-1. Johnny Podres, 22-years old in his 3rd season, started against Tommy Byrne. Brooklyn would eventually take a 2-0 lead. Hodges drove in both of the runs. In the 6th inning, with Brooklyn having just scored their second run, the Yanks had runners on first and second with one out. Sandy Amoros had replaced Jim Gilliam in left field that inning. Yogi Berra hit a line drive down the left field line, Amoros raced over and caught the ball just in front of the fence, he wheeled and fired the ball to Reese who turned and fired the ball to Hodges, who tagged out McDougald before he got back to the bag. Podres shut down the Yankees the rest of the way and the final out was a grounder to Reese who fired to Hodges for the win. The Dodgers won what would be their only Championship in Brooklyn. Podres was named the MVP of the series, the first time that award was made and won a Corvette from Sport Magazine.

The Dodgers won their last pennant in Brooklyn in 56, but in game 5 of that series, they were beaten by journeyman pitcher, Don Larsen, who threw what is and has been the only perfect game in World Series history. Clem Labine beat the Yankees 1-0 in 10 innings in game six to keep Brooklyn alive, but Don Newcombe imploded and the Yanks won going away 9-0. Rumblings were starting about the Dodgers maybe leaving Brooklyn unless they got a new ballpark. They would play 7 games at Roosevelt Field in New Jersey in 57. On May 3rd, O’Malley made the move official. The National League owners approved the move, and the Giants move to San Francisco. Roy Campanella would be paralyzed in a car accident in January and would never play again.

Most of us know the history of the team since they made the move. A seventh-place finish in 1958, then a pennant and World Series win in 1959. The record crowds at the coliseum in games 3-4-5. Over 90,000 for each game, and the six game win over the White Sox in LA’s second year. Larry Sherry getting the series MVP win with 2 saves and 2 wins. Duke Snider’s 11th and final World Series home.

The first ROY in LA history was Frank Howard in 1960. The Cy Young was still given to just one pitcher, not in each league in 1962 when Don Drysdale won it. Sandy Koufax for the first of his no-hitters in 62, a 5-0 win over the expansion Mets at Dodger Stadium. Koufax was also the winner in the Dodgers first ever win at Dodger Stadium, a 6-2 win over the Reds. Duke Snider’s single was the first hit. The first homer by a Dodger was hit by Jim Gilliam during Koufax’s win. Koufax won his first ERA title with a 2.54 mark. Tommy Davis became the first LA Dodger to win a batting title, and Maury Wills broke Ty Cobbs stolen base mark with 104 and was the NL MVP.

1963 saw the emergence of Koufax as a true ace. He was 25-5 with a 10.7 WAR. He struck out 306 to lead the league his ERA was 1.88, again best in the league, and he won the Cy Young and the MVP. He pitched his second no-hitter against the Giants in May, winning 8-0. That season began the awarding of Cy Youngs in both leagues. Davis won his second batting title. LA swept the Yankees in the World Series with Koufax and Drysdale both throwing complete games in their starts. The bullpen logged just 2 3rds of an inning as Podres went 8.1 in his start. Koufax broke Erskine’s World Series strikeout record with 15 Ks in game 1. They held the Yankee offense to a .171 average with just 2 homers.

Koufax was derailed by injury in 64, but managed his 3rd no-hitter, beating the Phillies in Philadelphia, 3-0. He allowed just 1 base runner. He also won his 3rd ERA title with a1.74 mark. The team rebounded in 1965; Koufax would win 26 and lose 8. he led the league in ERA with a 2.04 mark. He led the league in complete games with 27. Amazingly he struck out 382 batters. He won the Cy Young award. Jim Lefebrve won the ROY. LA would beat the Twins in seven games, with Koufax throwing 2 shutouts in a 4-day period. He won his second series MVP award. On September 9th, Koufax tossed a perfect game against the Cubs, winning 1-0. The Cubs pitcher, Bob Henley, allowed just 1 hit, and it was not part of the scoring. Sandy struck out 14, including the last 6 batters in a row. For the record, Koufax struck out 18 batters twice. The first time on August 31st, 1959, he broke Dizzy Dean’s NL record of 17 and tied Bob Feller’s MLB record of 18. The second time came against the Cubs on April 24th, 1962, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Sandy would retire after the 66 World Series sweep by the Orioles. His arthritic left arm almost useless.

In the three years following the retirement of Koufax, the Dodgers finished 8th, 7th, and then 4th when the league split into divisions in 1969. Even with the lack of results on the field, LA had some historic moments. In 1968, Don Drysdale set a then MLB record for the most consecutive scoreless innings at 58, breaking the record of 55.2 set by Walter Johnson in 1913. Big D’s record would stand until 1988 when Orel Hershiser broke it with 59. On April 7th, 1969, Bill Singer relieved Drysdale on opening day and was credited with the first recorded save in MLB history. The save had been approved by MLB in the winter of 68 as an official stat.

The draft of 1968 would prove to be a boon for the Dodgers and in the early 70’s their fortunes began to improve. Bill Singer became the first Dodger RHP to throw a no-hitter since Maglie in 56 when he no-hit the Phillies at Dodger Stadium on July 20th, 1970. His catcher was Jeff Torborg, who also caught Koufax’s perfect game 5 years earlier. LA would not see another no-hitter for 10 years. In 1969, Ted Sizemore became the Rookie of the Year. He was the first since Lefebvre in 65.

They finally broke through and won the 1974 pennant, winning their first ever championship series against the Pirates 3-1. They then lost the World Series to the A’s in five games. Mike Marshall set a record for appearances by a relief pitcher in 74 with 106. He finished 83 games to lead the league, and he led in saves with 21. Steve Garvey won the MVP award, the first for a Dodger since Koufax in 1963, he was also the MVP in the All-Star game. 1974 was also the year that “the infield” began their run as the longest running infield to stay together. Alston would retire during the 76 season, with 2040 wins and was replaced by 3rd base coach, Tommy Lasorda.

LA would win pennants in both 77 and 78. The 77 team was historic because for the first time in MLB history, 4 teammates on the same team hit 30 homers or more. Steve Garvey 33, Reggie Smith 32, Ron Cey 30 and Dusty Baker 30. Baker hit his 30th on the last day of the season off of JR Richard of the Astros. LA lost the Series in both years 4 games to 2.

In 1979, Rick Sutcliffe was named the Rookie of the Year. That started a four-year run of Dodgers rookies of the year. Howe 80, Valenzuela 81 and Sax 82 followed. Jerry Ruess became the first Dodger lefthander in LA not named Koufax to throw a no-hitter. He beat the Giants 8-0 in San Francisco. The Dodgers were forced to play a 163rd game in 1980 after tying for the division with the Astros. Dave Goltz got the start and lost the game.

The strike year of 1981, saw the Dodgers begin the era of Fernandomania. The kid from Mexico got the opening day start and shut out the Astros 2-0. The kid would lead the league in shutouts with 8, complete games 11, strikeouts 180 and games started 25. LA then had to beat Houston 3-2 in the Division series, Montreal 3-2 in the Championship series and the Yankees 4-2 in the World Series. Valenzuela won the ROY and the Cy Young. No pitcher has ever matched that. The World Series saw Tri-MVPs for the first and only time. Cey, Yeager and Pedro Guererro were recipients.

They would win the West in 83 and 85 and lose the LCS both times. Then came 1988. Led in pitching by Orel Hershiser and on the field by eventual NL MVP Kirk Gibson, they would beat the Mets in the LCS after losing to them 10 times in 11 games during the regular season. Hershiser finished the season on a roll with his 59 consecutive scoreless inning streak breaking Big D’s record. They then met and defeated the mighty A’s of the Bash Brothers in 5 games.

That would be the last hurrah for many years. The 90’s did produce five straight Rookies of the Year. Karros in 92, Piazza 93, Mondesi 94, Nomo 95 and Todd Hollandsworth 96. No other team has ever had more than two in either league. LA would get two more in 2016-17 when Seager and Bellinger went back-to-back.

LA pitchers threw four no-hitters in the 90’s, Valenzuela 1990, Kevin Gross 1992, Ramon Martinez 1995, and Nomo 1996/ They would not have another until 2014. The strike in 1994 had the Dodgers first in the West when the strike started. They won the division in 95 but were swept in the LDS, they made it as the wild card in 96 but again were swept in the LDS. They set an LA franchise record for losses with 99 in 1992.

Peter O’Malley sold the team to FOX in March on 1998. They then infuriated Dodger fans by trading Mike Piazza to the Marlins. Fox as an owner had no real success on the field, so they sold the team in 2004 to parking lot mogul Frank McCourt. LA made the playoffs in 2004. They would go to the playoffs four times in McCourt’s tenure.

In 2008, the team traded for slugger Manny Ramirez and Mannywood in left field was born. He had an amazing 53 game run for LA hitting .396 with 17 homers and 53 driven in. He then hit over .500 in the two-playoff series against the Cubs and Phillies with 4 homers and 10 runs driven in. As we all know, McCourt ran into financial troubles amid a nasty divorce and was forced out by MLB. He sold the team to the Guggenheim Group in 2012 and the run since has been historic for the franchise.

They still had not won a World Series since 1988 when finally broke through in the pandemic shortened season of 2020. But there was plenty of excitement along the way. Seager and Bellinger winning the ROY in 16 and 17. No hitters in 2014 by Josh Beckett and Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw falling one short of Koufax in winning four straight ERA awards from 2011-2014. Kersh winning Cy Young Awards in 11, 13. 14 and adding the MVP award in 14. Bellinger winning the MVP award in 2019. Going to the World Series in 2017 and 2018. Both of those series were disappointing. In game 3 of the 2018 World Series, Boston and the Dodgers set a record by playing 18 innings before LA won on a walk off homer by Max Muncy. 7 years later, they would do the same in game 3 of the 2025 series against the Jays winning on a walk off homer by Freddie Freeman.

The 2020 team had to win more post season games than any other Champion, 13, in order to win the title. They had to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the LCS. The 2019 Dodgers set a Dodger season record for wins with 106. The 2021 team matched that number. The 2022 team smashed it with 111.

The arrival of Shohei Ohtani in 2024 changed the face of the franchise. Trading and signing Mookie Betts in 2020 to a 12-year deal was the first move. Adding premium free agents over the next few years would be the norm. Freddie Freeman came aboard in 2022. Retaining important pieces was also part of the strategy. But Ohtani, simply from a marketing standpoint was genius. Shohei set then beat the Dodgers season HR record with 54 in 24 and 55 in 25. He has won back-to-back MVP awards. Something no Dodger had ever done.

The Dodgers have led the league in attendance many times since they moved from Brooklyn. But in 2025 they cracked the 4 million threshold with 4,012,470. They are on that kind of pace again this year. So, when will the next historic moment occur? Will they threepeat? Becoming only the third team in MLB history and the first in the NL to do so? Only time will tell.

Reno Aces 9 – OKC Comets 4

LHSP Jackson Ferris continued his miserable season.  He allowed 7 runs in 2.2 IP.  He allowed 7 hits and issued 5 BB.  With 2 outs in the 3^rd, RHRP Carlos Duran relieved Ferris and got out of the inning.

OKC scored a run in the 2^nd. 3 straight 2-out singles by DH Jack Suwinski, SS Noah Miller, and C Griffin-Lockwood Powell for the run.

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OKC scored another in the 3^rd.  LF Teoscar Hernández drew a BB.  3B Ryan Fitzgerald then singled, and CF Alek Thomas followed with a RBI single.

Duran retired the side in order in the 4^th.

1B James Tibbs III homered (21) to inch closer.

James Tibbs III hits black jack with homer #21☄️ pic.twitter.com/gUa7lhcdVf

— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) June 28, 2026

There was some nice relief pitching from RHRP Nick Frasso and RHRP Nick Robertson.  Frasso completed 2.0 scoreless innings with 0 hits, 1 BB, and 5 K.  Robertson pitched a scoreless inning, with a BB and 1 K.

RHRP Keynan Middleton wasn’t as sharp.  He allowed 2 runs, on 2 hits, and 2 BB in his 1 inning.

In the 9^th, Fitzpatrick singled and Thomas doubled (2) him home.

• Ryan Fitzpatrick – 4-5, 1 run
• James Tibbs III – 2-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (21)
• Alek Thomas – 2-4, 1 BB, 2 RBI, double (2)

Box Score

Tulsa Drillers 8 – Corpus Christi Hooks 2

RHSP Payton Martin pitched his best game of the year, if not his career.  He pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits, issuing 3 BB, and striking out 4.  He threw 93 pitches (53 strikes).

2B Sean McLain broke the 0-0 game with his 5^th HR with 2 outs in the 4^th.

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In the 5^th, CF Mike Sirota hit a 1-out single.  That was followed by LF Zyhir Hope’s 2-out single, a BB for 3B Jake Gelof, and a DH Chris Newell grand slam (14).

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In the 7^th, SS Elijah Hainline and Hope drew walks, and Newell slugged his 2^nd HR (15) of the night for 3 runs.

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RHRP Lucas Wepf entered in the 8^th for Martin.  He allowed a solo HR to break up the shutout.

With RHRP Cam Day relieving Wepf in the 9^th, he walked the first three batters he faced.  After a pop out, he walked a 4^th batter forcing a run home.  RHRP Antonio Knowles relieved Day with the bases loaded.  He got a strikeout and lineout to get out of the inning, and get the win.

• Josue De Paula – 2-4, 1 BB
• Chris Newell – 2-4, 2 runs, 7 RBI, 2 HR (15)
• Mike Sirota – 1-3, 2 BB, 1 run
• Zyhir Hope – 1-2, 3 BB, 2 runs
• Elijah Hainline – 1-2, 3 BB, 1 run
• Sean McLain – 1-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (5)

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Box Score

Great Lakes Loons 12 – Lansing Lugnuts (As) 8

RHSP Brooks Auger is 24 years old.  He was a 6^th round draft pick from Mississippi St. and is quietly putting together an excellent start to the season.

Auger had pitched 5.0 innings once this year,  He reached 5.2 IP this game, allowing 1 run, 3 hits, 2 BB, 1 K.  For the month of June he has now started 4 games, 17.1 IP, 2 runs, 9 hits, 11 BB (yes, too many), 20 K.  His season ERA is down to 2.19.

Meanwhile Great Lakes scored a bunch.  In the 2^nd, they batted around and scored 8.

• 3B Chase Harlan singled
• SS Eduardo Guerrero forced Harlan at 2B
• LF Samuel Munoz singled, Guerrero to 2nd
• K
• 1B Cameron Decker RBI single, Guerrero scored, Munoz to 2nd
• 2B Jose D. Hernandez walked to load the bases
• CF Charles Davalan doubled home all three baserunners
• RF Eduardo Quintero singled home Davalan
• DH Logan Wagner walked, Quintero to 2^nd
• 3B Chase Harlan hits a 3-run HR, his first in A+
• Out #3

#Dodgers top 30 prospect Chase Harlan cranks his first High-A HR for a three-run shot over the leftfield wall. GL 8 LAN 0 @greatlakesloons @milb_central @MLBPipeline pic.twitter.com/AXjJHDmEN9

— Dodgers_After_Duty (@msalas24) June 27, 2026

#Dodgers top 30 prospect Chuck Davalan clears the bases with a 3 -run double off the green wall GL 4 LAN 0 @greatlakesloons pic.twitter.com/J5mGER3NBw

— Dodgers_After_Duty (@msalas24) June 27, 2026

The Loons picked up 2 more in the 4^th thanks to Harlan’s 2^nd HR of the game, a 2-run shot.

#Dodgers top 30 prospect Chase Harlan hit his second HR of the game for a two-run shot over the leftfield wall GL 10 LAN 1 @MLBPipeline @milb_central pic.twitter.com/Acjd90q2Q1

— Dodgers_After_Duty (@msalas24) June 28, 2026

Quintero hit a solo HR (4) in the 6^th, for an 11-1 lead.

After a slow start, Eduardo Quintero has a .338/.435/.435/.899 line since May. Were still waiting for the power to return, and he hit a homer today. pic.twitter.com/Dmraq5tGjU

— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026

After Auger got the first two outs in the 6th, he was replaced by RHRP Reynaldo Yean.  2 out, nobody on when Yean came on.  A walk, 2-run HR, another walk, and RBI double, and Yean gave up 3 runs.  Yean’s ERA is now 10.62.

GL picked up a 12^th run in the 7^th.  Decker drew a 1-out BB, followed by a single by Hernandez.  PH Chase Adkison, batting for Quintero, hit an RBI single.

After retiring the Lugnuts in the 7^th, RHRP Seamus Barrett came back out in the 8^th.  He gave up a 1 out single and walked the next batter.  The bases were loaded after the 2^nd baseman booted a ground ball.  A double brought home 2.  LHRP Justin Chambers came in to relieve Barrett.  He gave up a run scoring ground out, followed by a RBI single.

RHRP Alex Makarewich relieved Chambers for the 9^th.  He walked 2 but did not give up a run.

• Chase Harlan had a GREAT night.  He went 4-5, with 2 runs scored, 5 RBI, a double (2), and 2 HR (2).
• Eduardo Quintero – 2-3, 1 BB, 2 RBI, HR (4)
• Jose D. Hernandez – 2-3, 2 BB, 1 run
• Charles Davalan – 1-6, 1 run, 3 RBI, double (17)

Box Score

Ontario Tower Buzzers 5 – Visalia Rawhide (Dbacks) 3

Just turned 20 year old RHSP Jesus Tillero, who I am still eager to follow his development, pitched 6.0 excellent innings.  He allowed 4 hits, NO BB, and struck out 8.

Ontario put up 4 in the 1^st.  4 of the first 5 batters reached and scored.  CF Jaron Elkins singled, and so did 2B Mairo Martinus.  Elkins moved up to 3^rd on the single, and Martinus stole 2^nd.  After a K, 3B Easton Shelton, hit a 2 RBI single.  SS Joendry Vargas followed with a 2-run HR.

With 2 out in the 5^th, RF Ching-Hsien Ko singled and Shelton doubled him home.

In the 7^th, RHRP Jholbran Herder relieved Tillero.  He gave up a single and issued a BB before getting the first out of the inning.  Herder’s fielding error loaded the bases.  A walk forced in a run, and the bases remained loaded with just one out. 

RHRP Dailoui Abad relieved Herder.  A force out and throwing error scored 2 more.  There was a third error of the inning, but it did not lead to runs.

RHRP Accimias Morales and RHRP Jecsua Liborius each pitched a scoreless inning to preserve the win.  Liborius recorded his 5^th save.

• Jaron Elkins – 2-4, 1 BB, 1 run
• Mairo Martinus – 2-4, 1 run
• Easton Shelton – 2-4, 1 run, 3 RBI, double (15)
• Joendry Vargas – 1-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (1)

#ONT starting pitching last three games:

– Brady Smith: 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 11 K
– Hyun-Seok Jang: 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 10 K
– Jesus Tillero (today): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K pic.twitter.com/xEjetvKefU

— DodgersLite (@dodgerslite) June 28, 2026

Box Score

ACL Royals 9 – ACL Dodgers 6

• CF Abel Lorenzo – 2-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, double (8), HR (3)
• 1B Moises Bolivar – 1-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (8)
• 2B Sam Mongelli – 1-2, 2 runs, double (2)
• SS Reyli Mariano – 1-4, 1 RBI, triple (4)

Box Score

DSL LAD Mega 9 – DSL LAD Bautista 4

LAD Mega

• SS Antoni Urena – 1-1, 4 BB, 2 runs, 1 RBI, double (2)
• LF Jesus Villaflor – 2-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI, double (4)
• DH Edgar Sanchez – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 run
• CF Erny Orellana – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 RBI, double (6)

LAD Bautista

• RF Fran-Jean Haseth – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (4)
• 2B Ezequiel Melburne – 1-3, 1 BB, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (1)
• 3B Ariel Reynosa – 1-4, double (3)

Box Score