Dodgers History: On This Date, August 29, Manny’s Last Hoorah, Jackie’s Cycle, and More
The Dodgers are one of the most storied franchises in baseball history, so we thought it would be fun to take a look at some notable occurrences on this date in Dodgers history.
On August 29, 2022, the Dodgers will play a series finale in Miami and then take a late-night flight to New York to start a series with the Mets. What happened in previous years on this date? Let’s find out!
1948: Jackie’s Cycle
The Dodgers played the first of three straight doubleheaders, sweeping the Cardinals to pull within half a game of first place. In the first game, Brooklyn second baseman Jackie Robinson hit for the cycle for the first and only time in his career.
Robinson hit a two-run homer off Cardinals pitcher Harry Brecheen in the first-inning, tripled off Ted Wilks to lead off the third, and doubled and stole third off Al Brazle in the fourth. Needing just a single to complete the cycle, Jackie lined out off Red Munger in the sixth inning before singling to center off Gerry Staley in the eighth.
For the game, Robinson was 4-for-6 with two RBIs, three runs scored, and a stolen base in the 12-7 victory.
1951: Hodges Sets Home Run Mark
Gil Hodges hit two home runs in a 13-1 win over the Reds, giving him 36 on the season to set a new Dodgers record, breaking the previous record of 35 set by Babe Herman in 1930.
Hodges would finish the season with 40 homers, a franchise record that lasted … about two years, when Roy Campanella hit 41 in 1953.
1954: Brooklyn Explodes in Extras
In the first game of a doubleheader in Milwaukee, the Dodgers and Braves battled for 10 innings, heading to the 11th tied 4-4. The Dodgers continued to battle, but the Braves not so much. Brooklyn had five hits and four walks in the 11th inning, scoring eight runs to beat the Braves 12-4.
It remains the biggest run differential in an extra-innings win in Dodgers history, tied for the 10th-largest extra-inning differential by any team.
1996: Ramon vs. Pedro
Brothers Ramon Martinez of the Dodgers and Pedro Martinez of the Expos faced off for the first time in their careers. Both pitched very well, but the Dodgers rode fourth-inning back-to-back homers by Mike Piazza and Eric Karros to a 2-1 victory.
Pedro Martinez threw 125 pitches in the complete-game loss, while Ramon threw 119 in eight one-run innings before turning it over to Todd Worrell for his 36th save of the season.
2010: Manny Being Manny, One Last Time
When you see a player in a box score with no plate appearances, you usually assume he was either a pinch-runner or a defensive replacement. But when it’s Manny Ramirez, who was not known for his baserunning or his defense, you think again.
On this date in 2010, Manny “played” his final game in Dodger Blue. With the Dodgers trailing the Rockies 8-2 in the sixth inning in Colorado, Los Angeles loaded the bases with one out. Manager Joe Torre called on Ramirez to pinch-hit, hoping for a big hit to start a comeback.
That’s not what he got.
Manny came to the plate, and home-plate umpire Gary Cederstrom called the first pitch a strike despite it being about eight inches outside. Ramirez wasn’t happy with the call, and Cederstrom wasn’t happy with the way Manny expressed his displeasure. A few seconds later, Manny had been ejected.
Later that day, the Dodgers allowed the White Sox to claim Ramirez on waivers, and the Mannywood experience was over.
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