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Game 40

Padres at Dodgers, 7:10 PM PDT, TV: BSSD, SPNLA

RHP Joe Musgrove (1-0, 6.75 ERA) pitches for the Padres and LHP Julio Urías (4-3, 3.37 ERA) does the same for the Dodgers.

Today in Dodgers’ history:

  • 1947 During the pregame infield practice, a barrage of racial slurs is directed at Jackie Robinson by the Cincinnati fans during the Dodgers’ first visit to Crosley Field this season. Brooklyn shortstop Pee Wee Reese, captain of the team and a Southerner from Kentucky with friends attending the game, engages the black infielder in conversation, and then put his arm around his teammate’s shoulder, a gesture that stuns and silences the crowd.