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Los Angeles Dodgers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This event was the harbinger of the integration of sports in the United States, the concomitant demise of the Negro Leagues, and is regarded as a key moment in the history of the American Civil Rights movement. Brooklyn fans had their memory of triumph, and soon that would be all they were left with. In fact, both sides in the stadium dispute proposed to remove the Dodgers from Brooklyn (Moses' plan for a team in Flushing Meadows was realized several years later, with little alteration, in the New York Mets). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers   (4531 words)

Los Angeles Dodgers on Baseball Almanac Brooklyn knew mostly lean years until one of Hanlon's old Baltimore teammates, Wilbert Robinson, became the manager in 1914. Robinson forged Brooklyn into a contender and won pennants in 1916 and 1920, mostly with veteran pitching staffs and Hall of Fame outfielder Zack Wheat (.312 and.328 those two years). Unbeknownst to Brooklyn fans, as they celebrated the 1955 Championship and rooted the team on to the 1956 pennant, Walter O'Malley, who was now the teams' owner, was unhappy with the small and antiquated Ebbets Field facility. www.baseball-almanac.com /teams/dodgers.shtml   (1473 words)

American Association (19th century) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The most significant blow to the AA was dealt by the Players' League, a third major league in 1890, which siphened off talent and gate receipts. In a unique historical oddity, Brooklyn played in the World Series with the AA in 1889, and with the NL in 1890. Brooklyn Atlantics (1884) / Brooklyn Grays (1885-1887) / Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888-1889) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Association_19th_century   (402 words)

Jack Dunn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Dunn was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on October 6, 1872. Little is known of his youth, but in 1897, he reached the major leagues as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. He bounced around the majors for seven years, having one good season with the Bridegrooms in 1899 with a 23-13 record. bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/j/ja/jack_dunn.html   (442 words)

Brooklyn Dodgers (1890-1957) Brooklyn was the home of the greatest armature team the Brooklyn Atlantics who were even the first to defeat the Professional Cincinnati Red stockings in 1870 despite having several players raided off their roster for the original Cincinnati professional team. Brooklyn was able to keep most of its players, which helped them in a NL weekend by players departing, and established clubs for the outlaw Player's League. The infusion of new talent worked wonders, as Brooklyn (with a new nickname, the Superbas) took the NL lead in late May, during a 22-game winning streak, and held it the rest of the way to win their 2nd pennant with a 101-47 record. www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html   (4792 words)

1888 Major League Baseball: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Regular Season Baseball Games Brooklyn Bridegrooms VS Baltimore Orioles - 1888 / 05 / 02 Brooklyn Bridegrooms VS Baltimore Orioles - 1888 / 05 / 03 Brooklyn Bridegrooms VS Baltimore Orioles - 1888 / 05 / 05 www.sportspool.com /baseball/regular_seasons/1888/Brooklyn_Bridegrooms   (914 words)

The Big Apple: (Trolley) Dodgers (National League baseball team, now in Los Angeles) Brooklyn’s debut into the National League in 1890 began on a positive note as the team nicknamed the “Bridegrooms” won the championship with an 86-43 record. The road is officially known as the Coney Island and Brooklyn Electric line, and runs from the Boulevard entrance to Prospect Park, opposite the parade ground, to West Brighton, passing the Brighton Beach Hotel and race course, a distance somewhat greater than five miles. This is done by means of a rod, called a trolley, which extends from the top of the car to the wirse, being kept in position at an acute angle by upward pressure exerted by horizontal springs. www.barrypopik.com /article/847/trolley-dodgers-national-league-baseball-team-now-in-los-angeles   (596 words)

Los Angeles Dodgers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Formerly known as: Brooklyn Dodgers, 1932 to 1957, after which the team moved to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. Beloved as it was, Ebbets Field had grown old before her time, to the point where the most pennant-competitive team in the National League couldn't sell the park out even in the heat of a pennant race. That the Dodgers left Brooklyn heartbroken is undisputable; that Walter O'Malley did it deliberately is not. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/los_angeles_dodgers   (969 words)

MLN Sports Zone - A Minor League News Magazine Brooklyn - 05/13/01- It has been forty-four years since the last crack of a professional bat echoed through the streets of Brooklyn. From the 1890’s Brooklyn Bridegrooms, when Brooklyn was an independent city, to the days when the National League team was called the Trolley Dodgers, the Borough of Brooklyn has carried on an unabashed love affair with its team. The stadium is expected by the politicians and local merchants alike to rejuvenate this neighborhood which has, at various times in its existence, been one of the entertainment jewels of the city. www.minorleaguenews.com /baseball/affiliated/ashort/nypenn/cyclones/articles2001/051301.html   (1247 words)

Re: (rshsdepot) A Trolley Grows in Brooklyn I think the last streetcars (did anyone in Brooklyn or the city ever use the word "trolley" for their streetcars?) over the 59th Street Bridge was 1957, maybe 58.. The once-gritty waterfront neighborhood was cut off from the rest of the borough by the building of the Gowanus Expressway in 1941, a project of master builder Robert Moses. Diamond, a Brooklyn native with a beard as thick as a shaving brush, estimates he's plunked down about $75,000 from his own pocket. www.railfan.net /lists/rshsdepot-digest/200206/msg00060.html   (1127 words)

MLB Center Baseball Forums - A little early history about the baseball champion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) The Brooklyn Bridegrooms had finally broken the St. Louis Browns' hold on the AA pennant and set a 19th century attendance record in the process. On top of that, Brooklyn was assured of a hefty box office take since their opponents were none other than the New York Giants; repeat winners in the National League. Brooklyn won three of the first four games, with all of their wins shortened by darkness. www.mlbcenter.com /forums/showthread.php?t=11148   (3983 words)

[No title] The Brooklyn Dodgers won the pennant for the American Association and decided to make the move and join the National League. The Brooklyn "Bridegrooms," named because seven players were married in 1888, won the National League pennant with a record of 86-43. On March 4, the Brooklyn Dodgers broke ground on what was to later be named Ebbets Field. www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/dodger_history.html   (1401 words)

1893 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster by Baseball Almanac Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team roster for the 1893 Brooklyn Bridegrooms with biographical data for every player who appeared in a game during the 1893 season. This Brooklyn Bridegrooms roster places each name in the category where the most number of games were played by each player during the 1893 season. The Brooklyn Bridegrooms played their home games at Eastern Park where 235,000 fans witnessed their club finish the season with a.508 winning percentage. www.baseball-almanac.com /teamstats/roster.php?y=1893&t=BR5   (235 words)

1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster by Baseball Almanac Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team roster for the 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms with biographical data for every player who appeared in a game during the 1889 season. This Brooklyn Bridegrooms roster places each name in the category where the most number of games were played by each player during the 1889 season. The Brooklyn Bridegrooms played their home games at Washington Park I where 353,690 fans witnessed their club finish the season with a.679 winning percentage. www.baseball-almanac.com /teamstats/roster.php?y=1889&t=BR9   (236 words)

1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster by Baseball Almanac Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team roster for the 1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms with biographical data for every player who appeared in a game during the 1896 season. This Brooklyn Bridegrooms roster places each name in the category where the most number of games were played by each player during the 1896 season. The Brooklyn Bridegrooms played their home games at Eastern Park where 201,000 fans witnessed their club finish the season with a.443 winning percentage. baseball-almanac.com /teamstats/roster.php?y=1896&t=BR5   (235 words)

1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms Roster by Baseball Almanac Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team roster for the 1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms with biographical data for every player who appeared in a game during the 1895 season. This Brooklyn Bridegrooms roster places each name in the category where the most number of games were played by each player during the 1895 season. The Brooklyn Bridegrooms played their home games at Eastern Park where 230,000 fans witnessed their club finish the season with a.542 winning percentage. baseball-almanac.com /teamstats/roster.php?y=1895&t=BR5   (235 words)

1890 Major League Baseball: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Regular Season Baseball Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Brooklyn Bridegrooms VS Pittsburgh Alleghenys - 1890 / 05 / 16 Brooklyn Bridegrooms VS Pittsburgh Alleghenys - 1890 / 05 / 17 Brooklyn Bridegrooms VS Pittsburgh Alleghenys - 1890 / 05 / 19 www.sportspool.com /baseball/regular_seasons/1890/Brooklyn_Bridegrooms   (871 words)

Dodgers Name Page The Brooklyn team in the rogue Federal League (1914-15) was known as the Tip-Tops. Four leading players were married in 1888, so the 1889 team became known as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, a name the team wouldn't be able to shake for two decades. When the second Washington Park burned down early in the 1891 season, the team was forced to move to nearby Eastern Park, which was surrounded on two sides by street car tracks. www.acmewebpages.com /dodgers/thename.htm   (609 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) In 1899, he played for the Baltimore Orioles (it was John McGraw's first season as manager), and Brooklyn, now called the Superbas (they would become the Dodgers in 1913). Aleck was the starting catcher for Brooklyn, who finished first in the National League. Smith played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 1897-1898, the Baltimore Orioles in 1899, the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1900, the New York Giants in 1901, the Orioles again in 1902, the Boston Red Sox in 1903, the Chicago Cubs in 1904, and ended his career with the New York Giants in 1906. www.jewsinsports.org /profile.asp?sport=baseball&ID=51   (286 words)

Los Angeles Dodgers The name "Bridegrooms" was established in 1888 when several members of the team were married or newlyweds. Brooklyn natives were forced to "dodge" the trolley's in the busy streets. Following the 1957 season, Dodger owner Walter O'Malley shocked his Brooklyn fans with the announcement that the team would be moving to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. www.thebaseballpage.com /present/fp/nl/la.htm   (1332 words)

Dodgers : Los Angeles Dodgers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) Founded as a member of the minor Inter-State League in 1883, the Brooklyn Dodgers became a part of the National League in 1890. Ned Hanlon instructed the club to win two straight pennants in 1899 and 1900, which would be the only championships the team would win until 55 years later. After the move, the Dodgers were unstoppable in the Fall Classic, winning titles in 1959, 1963 and 1965 by riding the arms of Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. www.showkets.com /mlb/dodgers.php   (547 words)

Players League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boston and Philadelphia subsequently joined the American Association when the Players' League folded. Brooklyn merged with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (later the Brooklyn Dodgers) of the National League after the season. The PL was well-attended, at least in some cities, but was under-funded and its owners lacked the confidence to continue beyond the one season. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Players_League   (333 words)

Giants-Dodgers Covers a Lot of Ground (washingtonpost.com) Indeed, Brooklyn got its moniker from Giants fans who derisively referred to their rival's fans as Trolley Dodgers. Brooklyn's Leo Durocher was fired by Branch Rickey midway through the season (his ninth as the Dodgers' skipper), and was quickly hired by the Giants, a sequence of events that shocked fans of both teams. Traded from Brooklyn to New York after the 1956 season, he opted to retire and the trade was negated. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A8285-2005Mar28.html   (833 words)

Los Angeles Dodgers : Professional MLB Team The Dodgers history can be dated back to 1860s when the Brooklyn Atlantics were the champions of baseball leagues. The Dodgers became an American Association team in 1884 as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The Superbas won the NL pennants in 1899 and 1900, becoming the only franchise in MLB history to win pennants in different leagues in successive years. www.geocities.com /losangleslosangles   (464 words)

West Covina Mustang Pony Colt Dodgers: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) By 1880 Manhattanites routinely called anyone from Brooklyn a "trolley dodger," due to the vast network of street car lines criss-crossing Brooklyn by then. Four leading players were married between the 1889 and 1890 seasons (some sources say it was between the 1887 and 1888 seasons), so the 1890 team (or 1888 team) became known as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, a name they wouldn't be able to shake for two decades. Before that, only the letter B or the word Brooklyn (in block letters) was used on the jerseys. eteamz.active.com /WCDodgers/news/index.cfm?cat=91156   (696 words)

Brooklyn Papers Cyclones Coverage There are also photos galore, from the Brooklyn amateur teams of the 1800s to the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1900s to the modern day Cyclones. The Brooklyn Baseball Gallery is open all year, but after the Cyclones’ baseball season, it is open to the public by appointment only. At the tail end of batting practice, a man of average build, seeming to be in his thirties, was standing near the Cyclones’ batting cage. www.brooklynpapers.com /html/cyclones/html/action/2003season/26_35action2.html   (1196 words)

Los Angeles Dodgers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) After their formation in 1883, the first ten years of the Brooklyn club's history were clouded in uncertainty. After their first year they joined the American Association, which they won in 1889 (when they were usually known as the Bridegrooms). Beloved as it was, Ebbets Field had grown old, to the point where the most pennant-competitive team in the National League couldn't sell the park out even in the heat of a pennant race. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Los-Angeles-Dodgers.htm   (1783 words)

Origin of Team Names - Baseball Fever Actually, the original name of the franchise that is currently the Dodgers was the Brooklyn Atlantics, in the 1884 American Association. Brooklyn also had five OTHER major league franchises through the years... the Brooklyn Gladiators, Syracuse Stars, and Rochester Broncos of the American Association; the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and New York Giants of the National League; and the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders, New York Giants, and Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League. www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=21290   (1352 words)

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