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1st MLB game West of the Rocky Mountains...



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April 16, 1958

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1958

* Major League Baseball
* 1st MLB game in played California (West Coast)
* LA Dodgers vs. SF Giants

Near the bottom of the front page is a six column heading: "Giants Beat Dodgers in Coast Debut; Games Everywhere But Here" with 2 related photos. More in the sport's section with banner heading, related photo and box scores. First report coverage of the very 1st Major League Baseball game played in the State of California. Actually this was the first game West of the Rocky Mountains.This was the 1st seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.
Sixty pages, some wear along the right margin with a little unrelated text loss, light toning along the central fold, otherwise good.

Category: The 20th Century