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June 19, 1952
Following pitcher Carl Erskine’s 5-0 no-hitter over the Chicago Cubs, Dodger President Walter O’Malley showed his appreciation to the talented right-hander by presenting him with a $500 bonus check. Erskine would have pitched a perfect game, but for one walk. The player he walked on four pitches was none other than opposing pitcher Willie Ramsdell in the third inning. Just as the Cubs came to the plate in the fourth inning, a rain squall caused a 44-minute delay. But, Erskine didn’t miss a beat to blank the Cubs the rest of the way in one hour and 48 minutes before 7,732 fans at Ebbets Field.1 O’Malley also rewarded the fast-working grounds crew which got the field back to playing shape so the game could continue.2
June 19, 1956
Walter O’Malley and Dodger Manager Walter Alston are present for the dedication of a plaque in Hoboken, New Jersey to honor Alexander Joy Cartwright on the 110th anniversary of the first standardized baseball game on the Elysian Fields. Cartwright is “credited with having established base lengths at 90 feet, a game at nine innings and a team at nine men.”3
June 19, 1957
Public address announcer Tex Rickards tells a story about his relationship with Walter O’Malley. O’Malley once asked Rickards, a former vaudeville actor, what his salary was as P.A. announcer at Ebbets Field. “Five bucks a game,” replied Rickards. O’Malley immediately raised his salary. “Why did you not complain?” asked O’Malley of Rickards. “I like baseball,” said Rickards. Rickards also claimed that O’Malley gave him the raise because of the year O’Malley beat him in a fishing tournament. Rickards claimed that he caught a large fish in the 1938 Atlantic Tuna Tournament but O’Malley caught a bigger fish 10 minutes before the deadline and won the prize.4
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