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February 8, 2006

Well, maybe not the little Munster. That would be Butch Patrick. But with the passing of Al Lewis, who played Grandpa Munster, we thought a little tribute was in order. So rest in peace, Al.

Here’s to hoping the old Drag-u-la coffin car is as comfortable as it looked on the tube.

The tie-in to baseball is “Herman the Rookie,” in which Leo Durocher considers Herman Munster for the Dodgers much-needed power-bat position.

The episode aired April 8, 1965, and since the club had banged out 79 homers in route to an 80-82 seventh place finish in ’64, Herman made as much sense as Ron Fairly.

L.A. players were hot TV commodities in the 1960s.

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Sandy Koufax did his level best to hit Mr. Wilson’s bat with a pitch in a classic “Dennis the Menace” show, and also appeared on “Mr. Ed,” in an episode best remembered for the horse sliding into home during a tryout.

And at old Gilmore Field, at that.

Jim Lefebvre and Al