Giants’ 4 in 8th Beat Dodgers in Ebbets Field Opener; Athletics Down Yanks (4/16/41)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 4/16/41 | Roscoe McGowen, John Drebinger

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Terrymen Pound Wyatt to Win, 6-4 – 2
Red Sox’s 3 in Ninth Beat Senators, 7-6 – 2
Dean Tops Ruffing, 3-1, Before 40,128 * – 3
46,064 See White Sox Nip Indians as Feller Forces in Deciding Run – 3
Cubs, with Passeau, Defeat Pirates, 7-4 – 4
Blanton of Phillies Sets Back Bees, 6-5 – 4
Today’s Probable Pitchers – 4
Major League Baseball Standings – 4

* This story is cut off before the box score because I didn’t notice it is continued on another page. And no, I am not going to get the rest of it later. The Yankees won their opener in Washington the day before yesterday, by the way.

[iowamark]

Ebbets Field, built 1913, demolished 1960.

[EDINVA]

I remember as a kid growing up in NYC in the early 50s, it seemed like the World Serious was the Brooklyn Dodgers v. NY Yankees every year. My dad was a lifelong Yankees fan.

Brooklyn was then another world. Now it’s the ‘hip’ place for young folks to live. But they don’t got no Dodgers :(

Given recent event in LA, and in Brooklyn, maybe the team should move back. LA Dodgers never sounded quite right.

[CougarGA7]

Honestly, in light of recent events it will be a very long time before I hope the Giants win anything.

[CougarGA7]

Whoops. Meant to say Dodgers. I was thinking of the Giant person killed when I was typing.

[EDINVA]

oh, damn. Did he die? I heard he was in a coma and had brain damage, but where there’s life there’s hope. I hate to condemn a team for some of its ‘fans’ behavior. But I DO.

[CougarGA7]

No, sorry, as far as I know he is not dead, just brain damaged. As is my typing today.

[EDINVA]

Thank goodness. I’ve seen absolute miracles with brain damaged patients tho to what degree this man suffered I really don’t know. Such a disgusting story. And still no arrests.

[CougarGA7]

I know what you mean. As you can see I get so incensed over it that I can’t even think straight. There is just no excuse for doing something like that ever. I know they have a sketch out on the suspects, but I have to admit the odds of catching them are probably pretty slim.