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Go ahead and enjoy your cerveza or margarita Tuesday, but Cinco de Mayo will always have a bittersweet taste for Tommy Lasorda.
On May 5, 1955, the future Hall of Famemanager a left-hander Blank Jersey with a good curve but control problems made his first career start against the Cardinals in Brooklyn, .
In the top of one, Lasorda walked two Johnny Damon Jersey , struck out Stan Musial and threwthree wild pitches, the last of which sent Wally Moon home from third base.According to the Times' report,"Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella retrieved the ball and threw it to Lasorda, who was covering home and blocking the plate. Moon slid into Lasorda, scored the run and opened up a gash in Lasorda's leg by accidentally spiking him. With blood pouring out of his leg, Lasorda finished the inning, striking out (Rip)Repulski and getting Red Schoendienst on a pop fly."
The wound prevented Lasorda from continuing. However, C.C. Sabathia Jersey the three wild pitchesin one inning tied a major league record. Lasorda never started for the Dodgers again. A month later, the team sent him to the minors to make Derek Jeter Jersey room for another rookie left-hander, Sandy Koufax.Thus ended Lasorda's Dodgers playing career.
He later would manage the Dodgers for 21 seasonsin Los Angeles, compiling a1599-1439 (.526) record,winning four pennants and twoWorld Series titles, earning himinduction into the Hall of Fame in 1997.
Other notable baseball events Babe Ruth Jersey on May 5:
In 1904, Cy Young to sedthe first perfect game in American League history, defeating Rube Waddell and the Philadelphia A's, 3-0.
In 1962, rookie Bo Belinsky threw the first no-hitter in Angels history, a Mickey Mantle Jersey 2-0 win over the Orioles in only his fourth start,and the first no-hitter atDodger Stadium, which opened that yearand where the Angels played at the time.
In 1978, the Reds' Pete Rose collected his 3,000th hit, asingle to left field at Riverfront Stadium off Exposright-hander Steve Rogers.