Don Newcombe was lucky to have both Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella as teammates and mentors when he first came…

Hall of Famer Roy Campanella reflects on the quality of Jackie Robinson's character and his impact on American history.
This episode originally aired June 21, 1987.
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Hall of Fame outfielder Duke Snider played in his first Major League game in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was also the first big league game he ever saw. That day was also important in American History, and he tells why.

Tommy Lasorda has always been known as a great ambassador to Baseball, and the long time manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He'll be the first to tell you that he was a quality Major League pitcher who shouldn't have been sent down to the minors in 1955. He remembers the bad choice the Dodgers management made in sending him down and who took his spot in the rotation.
This episode originally aired July 17, 1987.
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Don Newcombe is frustrated to watch baseball games today because he thinks that pitchers have lost control of the strike zone.…
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Edwin "Duke" Snider was a rookie with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Not only was it…

Hall of Fame outfielder Duke Snider played in his first Major League game in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was also the first big league game he ever saw. That day was also important in American History, and he tells why.