Another sad day for Dodgers fan as another World Series hero passes away. Just days after it was announced that Jay Johnstone had passed away due to complications from COVID-19, the team announces that Sweet Lou Johnson has also passed. He had just celebrated his 86th birthday at the end of September.
Dodgers fans who have been around long enough will remember Johnson’s contributions during the 1965 World Series. His big homerun off of Jim Kaat in Game 7 propelled Los Angeles to a championship over the Minnesota Twins. Johnson’s homerun produced the only runs scored in that game.