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Steve Garvey Bobblehead Night Dodger Stadium 2012
The final bobblehead given away in 2006 was ten-time All-Star and 1974 NL MVP Steve Garvey. Probably the most popular Dodger of his era, "Mr. Clean" played first base for what may be the greatest group of infielders ever. Garvey, along with Ron Cey at third base, Davey Lopes at second, and Bill Russell at shortstop, spent more than 8 1/2 seasons together.
"Iron Man" Steve Garvey holds the National League record for consecutive games played at 1,207. He also led the league in games played for six seasons (1977-78, 80-82, 85) and earned four Gold Gloves at first base (1974-77). I could go on forever about his accomplishments, instead you can check out his bio here.
On July 28, 2006, the Dodgers gave away Steve Garvey bobbleheads to the first 50,000 fans in attendance. Presented by National Consumer Mortgage, this bobblehead was made by P Squared Promos. This was the third of three bobbleheads given away in 2006. The other two were Ron Cey(June 2) and Fernando Valenzuela(June 23).
The Dodgers played the Washington Nationals that night and won 13-1. Chad Billingsley started for the Dodgers, Tony Armas for the Nats. Bills went 6 innings and got the win for LA. Of course, wrapping it all around Koufax is pretty smart marketing. As The Times’ Bill Shaikin tweeted, and the Register's Howard Cole and numerous others have championed, what would be really great is a statue of Koufax in front of Dodger Stadium.
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