American award-winning playwright and screenwriter best known for creating and authoring the play and co-authoring the film ...

1952 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Giants hit a home run at the Polo Grounds in his first major league at-bat. He was the winner, too, and pitched 1,070 games in the majors — but never hit another homer.

1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and ...

MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was recently on Foul Territory, where he mentioned that the Dodgers’ rivals, the ...

Come visit the De Los Stage in Association with L.A. Times en Español at this year's L.A. Times Festival of Books.

1960 — The Boston Celtics beat the St. Louis Hawks 122-103 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals for their third NBA title in the last four years. Frank Ramsey leads the Celtics with 24 points and Bill Russell ...

1981 — LA Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela’s 1st start. 1987 — For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in a Stanley Cup game and passes Jean Béliveau as all time playoff scoring ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers appeared to be the most popular team in Major League Baseball considering how much the 29 other fanbases talked about them this offseason. The latest jersey sale numbers ...

The unbeaten Los Angeles Dodgers look for their eighth straight win Wednesday night as they host the second of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves. The game is scheduled to start at 8:38 p ...

including MLBShop.com, since the culmination of the World Series. Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has the most popular jersey, a spot he's held since 2023.

The Los Angeles Dodgers organization lost a beloved member of their community in Fernando Valenzuela prior to their matchup against the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers received their World Series ... It has 34 sapphire stones to honour the greatest of all times, Fernando Valenzuela, that encircles a piece from a base used in the World ...