April 18, 1958

Above, note that Robin Ogle was drafted by the Dodgers as a first baseman in 1972. Below, The Times drops the nameplate for the Dodgers' mug shots and runs a nice, deep picture of Carl Erskine ... Also note the Jack Smith byline on the story about the murder of Cecil "Hard Rock" Thomas.

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Posted by Larry Harnisch on April 18, 2008 in Courts , Dodgers , Front pages , Homicide , Jack Smith , Sports | Permalink

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What a great Times front page!
--But, only 78,672 showed up...
I know the Herald sold a special "Baseball Edition/Program"
outside the Coliseum and at Dodger Stadium.
The Herald also sold Football and Horse Racing editions.
I have many in my collection.
The Times also had Football and Racing editions.
I have an old Herald-Express "Newsboy" badge from the Coliseum....

Posted by: Jeff Prescott | April 18, 2008 at 09:47 AM

Thats my dad, Dick Gray , the sixth man next to Charlie Neal . He hitthe firsthome run for the LA Dodgers

Posted by: N. Gray | May 31, 2008 at 01:09 AM

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