Don Newcombe turns 90 next week, but the Dodgers are out of town, so they threw him a mighty festive party on the field on Wednesday. He was serenaded in birthday song, presented with a cake – one candle was enough, thank you very much – and given a standing ovation by Vin Scully, from the broadcast booth.
When Scully made his 1950 debut as a voice of the Dodgers, Newcombe was the starting pitcher. The Dodgers would leave for Los Angeles before the end of the decade, but not before Brooklyn had won a World Series and Newcombe had established himself as one of the finest pitchers in the game.