One of its most iconic features was its extravagant exterior, consisting of awnings and arches, corinthian columns and a marble mosaic floor with a stitched baseball pattern. The dodgers would meet the yankees in the october classic but would lose to the yankees in a 7 game world. It was soon clear, however, that ebbets field was too small for the dodgers fan base. Brooklyn dodger players, brooklyn dodgers, ebbets field brooklyn dodgers, ebbets field, sandy koufax sandy koufax some baseball historians object to the idea of sandy koufax being included among the very greatest pitchers of all time since the dodger lefthander was a successful pitcher for only. Ebbets field was demolished in 1960 and replaced by apartment buildings. The dodgers nickname referenced the pedestrians who dodged the trolleys that carried passengers through the streets of brooklyn. In 1930, the dodgers became an nfl franchise and for the next 15 seasons played at ebbets field. Visit famous and historic places including the promenade, the hotel st. What is the value of a 1957 brooklyn dodgers yearbook. Ethnic and racial tensions were part and parcel of a working class borough. An oral history of the brooklyn dodgers is not one of those books. It is the oldest ballpark in mlb west of the mississippi river, and thirdoldest overall, after fenway park in boston. The brooklyn dodgers are one of the most popular and most beloved baseball teams of all time. It is known mainly for having been the home of the brooklyn dodgers baseball team of the national league, from 19 to 1957, but was also home to three national football league teams in the 1920s.
The man who brought the dodgers back to brooklyn literature. About 40 years earlier, charles ebbet, who owned the brooklyn dodgers in the early part of the 20th century had very quietly and secretly bought up land around what would become ebbets field. An oral history of the brooklyn dodgers by peter golenbock or the greatest ballpark ever. The stadium, located in the brooklyn neighborhood called flatbush, sat 18,000 fans when it opened, but was slowly expanded to a maximum of 32,000 seats by the mid1950swhich, as far as dodgers owner walter omalley was concerned, was still too small to host a team of such stature. The official online store of the national baseball hall of fame offers a wide assortment of baseball apparel and collectibles, including exclusive 2020 induction merchandise, cooperstown collection items, mlb team gear and vintage collectibles. The brooklyn dodgers were an american football team that played in the national football league from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the brooklyn tigers. In retirement, robinson, though struggling with injuries and the effects of diabetes, remained a. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. With the name of the team shortened to dodgers, a new era begins for brooklyn baseball on april 9th as ebbets field opens with a game against the philadelphia phillies. Here, the brooklyn dodgers would win their only world series title in 1955, over the new york yankees.
The move has been arranged by eilis elder sister by introducing her to. It blends together elements of speculative fiction, alternate universe, and next sunday a. In the spring of 1947, ebbets field was entering its 35th season, and in that year, more fans would pass through the fabled ball yards portals than in any other. The golden stamp book of the brooklyn dodgers book, 1955.
The name was shortened to, on occasion, the brooklyn dodgers as early as 1898. They changed their name to tigers in 1944 before merging with boston yanks in 1945 and ultimately folding in 1952. Friends who love 1955 brooklyn dodgers public group facebook. The brooklyn dodgers were a major league baseball team that played in the national league from 1890 to 1957. For the old time fans of the dodgers of brooklyn, thegreatestballparkever has much appeal and much to recommend it. This article originally appeared in sabrs the team that forever changed baseball and america. Bus tours a slice of brooklyn new york pizza tours and. Marker for ebbets field home plate is in a brooklyn. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The brooklyn dodgers played their final game at ebbets field on september 24, 1957, which the dodgers won 20 over the pittsburgh pirates. Jun 02, 2017 about 40 years earlier, charles ebbet, who owned the brooklyn dodgers in the early part of the 20th century had very quietly and secretly bought up land around what would become ebbets field. Last game at ebbets field baseball history comes alive. Just in time for the holidays comes the perfect book to warm a true brooklynites heart. History of the brooklyn dodgers wikipedia, the free.
They played their home games at ebbets field park factors. Apr 25, 2016 it was a sad day in brooklyn on september 24, 1957 as the dodgers played their last game at historic ebbets field, their home since 19. The national league bridegrooms kept their american association team name then changed their name to the superbas after the 1898 season. The cause of the dodgers brooklyn abandonment is due, like the losses of so many great borough establishments, to a real estate kerfuffle. Although in recent years, brooklyn has become home to three new teams, people still talk about the dodgers and it doesnt seem to lessen the blow.
Visit the original location of ebbets field where the brooklyn dodgers once played. Why robert moses is to blame for losing the brooklyn. He remained a perennial mvp candidate in the years that followed, and over the course of his 10year career his brooklyn dodgers reached the world series six times. Edwin donald duke snider september 19, 1926 february 27, 2011, nicknamed the silver fox and the duke of flatbush, was an american professional baseball player. This is a book about eilis lacey, a young woman who, searching for better job opportunities, moves from enniscorthy, ireland, not far from dublin, to brooklyn in nyc. There are many people in brooklyn who still mourn the loss of the brooklyn dodgers. The team played its home games at ebbets field of the baseball national leagues team, the brooklyn dodgers.
The brooklyn dodgers are an important part of baseball history and they had quite a run in this borough. It moved to the american association the following year and eventually to the national league in 1890. From the author of the giants of the polo grounds, heres a thoughtful entertaining new account of that last game played by the brooklyn dodgers at. Nov 27, 2016 i claim to be a pretty knowledgeable football fan, but had no idea until recently that the nfl had its own brooklyn dodgers. The franchise now known as the dodgers was originally formed in 1883 as a member of the minor league interstate association of professional baseball clubs. Visit famous brooklyn movie locations like the godfather, moonstruck, as good as it gets and more. Set against a backdrop of sporting passion and rivalry, and appearing over thirty years after the dodgers last season in brooklyn, this engrossing book offers new insights into the power struggles existing in the nations two largest cities.
Unfortunately, many historical sports books dont deliver on this. Apr 15, 2020 istoric ebbets field was home to the brooklyn dodgers going back to 1912, when dodgers owner, charles ebbets decided to name the ballpark after himself. While the muchhated walter omalley, who had majority ownership of the brooklyn dodgers at the time of their demise, wanted to move the team from the beloved but poorly maintained ebbets field to the atlantic railroad yards what is today atlantic. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Throughout the book, hes able to finagle mutually lucrative deals from the schmidt conglomerate which sells him the dodgers, the other mlb team owners who approve the sale and the move back to brooklyn, and even the owners and residents of ebbets field apartments to allow the ballpark to be rebuilt.
Nicknamed the bridegrooms and the trolley dodgers a nod to the trolley cars that buzzed around brooklyn, the brooklyn dodgers made their first world series appearance in 1916. The team name, brooklyn trolley dodgers, was coined in 1895. Each purchase helps support the baseball hall of fames nonprofit mission to preserve baseball history, honor excellence and connect generations of. However, the team is perhaps most famous for rookie of the year jackie robinson, who integrated major league baseball when he took the field on opening day. Chris jones, author, sandbars, sandlots, and city streets. Brooklyn dodgers official store of the baseball hall of fame. Ebbets field was a major league baseball stadium in the flatbush section of brooklyn, new york. The team went by a number of nicknames including the brooklyn atlantics, brooklyn grays, brooklyn bridegrooms, brooklyn grooms, brooklyn. The man who brought the dodgers back to brooklyn is a 1981 novel by david ritz. The 1947 brooklyn dodgers won the national league pennant and took the 1947 world series to seven games before bowing to the new york yankees. But while you may have assumed that the dodgers moniker referred to avoiding a tag or stealing a. Prince captures the intensity and depth of the teams relationship to the community and its people in the 1950s.
See more ideas about dodgers baseball, dodgers and baseball park. The dodgers final game in brooklyn was played on september 24th, 1957. The dodgers compete in major league baseball mlb as a member club of the national league nl west division. The last game resulted in a 20 win against the pirates, who finished the season at 6092, in front of just 6,700 fans. Ebbets field apartments brooklyn, new york atlas obscura. Robinsons was a key veteran presence on the 1955 club that finally captured the brooklyn dodgers only world championship. The 1947 brooklyn dodgers university of nebraska press, 2012, edited by lyle spatz in the spring of 1947, ebbets field was entering its 35th season, and in that year, more fans would pass through the fabled ball yards portals than in any other. After twelve less than superb seasons they tried the dodgers names in 1911, then settled on the robins for an eighteen year period.
The 1956 brooklyn dodgers played 154 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 61 games, and finished in first position. Jackie robinson, the first black athlete to play major league baseball, joined the brooklyn dodgers on april 15, 1947, a date now famous as jackie robinson day. A brooklyn dodgers fan who never gave up on ebbets field pursuing his dream of rebuilding the beloved ballpark, a diehard follower found the stadium blueprints buried in a municipal subbasement. Nominated by sabr the society for american baseball research for best new book about the brooklyn dodgers in 2019. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It was a sad day in brooklyn on september 24, 1957 as the dodgers played their last game at historic ebbets field, their home since 19. Sep 20, 2017 the cause of the dodgers brooklyn abandonment is due, like the losses of so many great borough establishments, to a real estate kerfuffle. The move has been arranged by eilis elder sister by introducing her to a catholic priest visiting from brooklyn. Ebbets field and the story of the brooklyn dodgers, rutgers university press, piscataway, nj. In 1945, because of financial difficulties and the increasing scarcity of major leaguelevel players because of the wartime defense. Mcgee starts his book off long before the dodgers were the dodgers and long before ground was broken in the section of brooklyn known as pigtown. Why robert moses is to blame for losing the brooklyn dodgers. This is the kind of insight and information i am looking for when i read a history book.
In 1912, brooklyn dodgers owner charles ebbets bought a plot of land in pigtown for a new field to be bounded by bedford avenue on the east and sullivan place on the south. The 1947 brooklyn dodgers won the national league pennant with a record of 9460 finishing 5 games ahead of the second place cardinals. The nickname was still new enough in september 1895 that a newspaper could report that trolley dodgers is the new name which eastern baseball cranks i. An oral history of the brooklyn dodgers by peter golenbock. I claim to be a pretty knowledgeable football fan, but had no idea until recently that the nfl had its own brooklyn dodgers. Dodgers the nickname was still new enough in 1895 that a newspaper could report that, trolley dodgers is the new name which eastern baseball fans have given the brooklyn club. The dodgers would only mange a 6th place 6584 season, but 1b jake daubert, won the chalmers award, a precursor to the mvp with a. Ebbets field and the story of the brooklyn dodgers by bob mcgee. With 32 picture stamps of baseball players in full color, plus their batting averages and life stories, team history, seating plan of the ball park and 32 black and white drawings. The brooklyn dodgers in history, memory and popular culture by daid krell, with a forward. Oct 23, 2017 nicknamed the bridegrooms and the trolley dodgers a nod to the trolley cars that buzzed around brooklyn, the brooklyn dodgers made their first world series appearance in 1916. Ebbets field, 1947 society for american baseball research.
Ebbets field and the story of the brooklyn dodgers, rutgers university press, piscataway, nj, 2005. The 1947 brooklyn dodgers university of nebraska press, 2012, edited by lyle spatz. The dodgers were founded in 1883 as the brooklyn atlantics, taking the name of a defunct team that had played in brooklyn before them. This book is a collection of writings about them, arranged chronologicallynews reports, articles and excerpts from both fiction and nonfiction works by some of the best baseball writers of the past sixty years. If you want to school yourself in brooklyn baseball history, you should head to one of brooklyn s beloved independent bookstores and pick up bums. Ebbets field and the story of the brooklyn dodgers mcgee, bob on. Pitcher don drysdale, of the brooklyn dodgers, poses for a portrait prior to a game in the mid1950s at ebbets field in brooklyn, new york.