Late-August dates in Dodgers history include milestones in integration, individual performance, pitching records, and broadcasting. Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson on Aug. 28, 1945, to outline plans to break Major League Baseball's color barrier; Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers in 1947. On Aug. 27, 1977, Steve Garvey hit three doubles and two home runs, including a grand slam, totaling five extra-base hits in a single game. On Aug. 27, 2003, Eric Gagné recorded his 44th consecutive save to begin a season, later extending the streak to 55. Vin Scully returned to broadcast in 2016, retired after that season in his 67th year with the team, and passed away on Aug. 2, 2022.
Steve Garvey led the way in an 11-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 27, 1977, as he hit three doubles and two home runs, including one grand slam. Garvey joined Lou Boudreau (1946 Cleveland Indians; four doubles, one home run), Joe Adcock (1954 Milwaukee Braves; one double, four home runs) and Willie Stargell (1970 Pittsburgh Pirates; three doubles, two home runs) as the only players in MLB history with five extra-base hits in one game.
On Aug. 27, 2003, Eric Gagné completed his 44th consecutive save to begin the season by retiring the side in order in the ninth inning of a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Gagné's 44th save in a row broke the MLB record that had been held by Tom Gordon, when he collected 43 consecutive saves with the Boston Red Sox to begin 1998 season. Gagné eventually extended his MLB-best streak to 55 saves in a row.
In 2015, late night host Jimmy Kimmel helped the Dodgers announce Vin Scully was returning to the broadcast booth for the 2016 season. Scully went on to retire after calling Dodgers games in 2016, which was his 67th year with the team. Scully passed away on Aug. 2, 2022, while the Dodgers were playing the San Franc
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