Carl Erskine took the mound fifteen times in 1957 . His final appearance was on September 20, 1957 , a 2-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Ebbets Field (he was relieved in the ninth inning that day by Sandy Koufax ). Erskine took the mound thirty-one times in 1958 . His first appearance was on April 18, 1958 , a 6-5 victory to the San Francisco Giants in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (he was relieved in the ninth inning that day by Clem Labine ). These two particular appearances (last / first) are noteworthy because they made Oisk the last player in BROOKLYN Dodgers history to take the field wearing #17 AND the first player in LOS ANGELES Dodgers history to take the field wearing #17 .

Famous First: Also noteworthy, the recently relocated Dodgers were playing their first season since moving to the west coast. The victory mentioned above was not the first for Los Angeles , that took place on April 16, 1958 , in Seals Stadium, but it was the first home game win. Here is a great article that lists dozens of additional famous firsts that occurred that historic day:

Did you know that Carl Erskine was the architect of two no-hitters? The first no-no was against the Chicago Cubs on June 19, 1952 . The second no-no was against the New York Giants on May 12, 1956 . Erskine was the second Dodger twirler, in franchise history, with two no-hitters. Who was first? [ Answer ]

Did you know that when Carl Erskine struck out fourteen batters in Game 3 of the 1953 World Series , he broke the record for most strikeouts in a Fall Classic , set previously by Howard Ehmke , who had thirteen during Game 1 of the 1929 World Series ? Koufax broke Erskine's record in 1963 , but lost the mark himself to what other Hall of Fame pitcher? [ Answer ]

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