Roy Gleason – LA Dodger Talk

Dodgers and Others in War

August 8, 2021

NOTE: I had a request to use this as a topic, so the research is on. Vietnam Going to go backward though, and start with a guy who was discussed on here before. Roy Gleason. Gleason was a fleet-footed switch-hitting outfielder. Gleason had signed with the Dodgers in 1961. He started out at Reno, a class C team in 1962. He hit .234 with 22 long balls and 76 RBI’s….

Roy Gleason – A 1.000 BA, a Purple Heart, Two WS Rings

September 25, 2019

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It seems most Dodger fans, and those of other playoff-bound teams, are trying to pre-determine which players will make up the roster for the first playoff round. I must admit it does interest me but mostly because I have favorite players that I would like to see on “the list”. I do not attempt to make any rational judgment as to whom will make the cut. In the meantime I…