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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:46:00 +0000

Lester Rodney dies, helped break color barrier
San Francisco Chronicle
When the ban ended in 1945 with the signing of Jackie Robinson by the Brooklyn Dodgers, Mr. Rodney was in Tonga serving as a combat medic. ...

The Year in Review
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Forever Blue, a new book about the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn for sunny Los Angeles, is launched at the Brooklyn Historical Society with none other than Peter ...

Nets' Brooklyn Arena Appears Inevitable With Financing Deal
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The arrival of the Nets would make Brooklyn home to a major sports franchise for the first time since 1957 when the Dodgers left for Los Angeles.

More than a Sportswriter: Lester "Red" Rodney: 1911-2009
Huffington Post
Roy Campanella, once said to me something like, 'Without the Brooklyn Dodgers you don't have Brown v. Board of Education.' I laughed, I thought he was ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Did you know that in 1940 the Brooklyn Dodgers experimented with using colored baseballs in their games? The color — yellow. ...

Books for Kids Baseball legend also a caring dad
Columbus Dispatch
Shortly before the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series (with Robinson sliding home to score in the first game), the Robinson ...

On This Day in History: December 1
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by Vernon Parker (history@brooklyneagle.net), published online 12-01-2009 Speculation was running wild as to who would be the new Brooklyn Dodgers manager. ...

Nets owner wins key ruiling for Brooklyn arena
The Inquisitr
For sports fans the Atlantic rail yards, and the use of eminent domain, have very significant place in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

NY Court of Appeals affirms state's use of eminent domain for Atlantic Yards ...
NorthJersey.com
... when Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz — who still laments the loss of his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team to Los Angeles after the 1957 ...

On This Day in History: November 18 A Dodgers 'Player'
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by Vernon Parker (history@brooklyneagle.net), published online 11-18-2009 When Larry macphail was elected executive vice president of the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Minor League Baseball aggressively making plans for former Dodgertown's future
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)
The Brooklyn Dodgers began spring training at Dodgertown in 1948 and became the Los Angeles Dodgers 10 years later. The team left Dodgertown last year and ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Around the turn of the last century the Brooklyn Dodgers were controlled by the Baltimore Orioles. Seems in those days there were no restrictions on ...

Historic day for Ocean Avenue homes
YourNabe.com - New York,NY,USA
One home, 193 Ocean, was once home to Charles Ebbets, owner of the ... later become the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose home field he developed, and bore his name. ...

Chronicling the comforting voice of baseball
MPNnow.com
The 236-page biography chronicles Scully's remarkable career that debuted when, at age 22, he took a seat in the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcasting booth ...

Ex-big leaguer, NBA player Schultz dies
United Press International
STILLWATER, Minn., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Howie Schultz, who became the odd man out when the Brooklyn Dodgers broke the color barrier by bringing Jackie Robinson ...

St. Paul baseball, basketball pro Howie Schultz dies at 87
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In the 1940s and '50s, he went from St. Paul Central and Hamline University to the Brooklyn Dodgers and, later, the Minneapolis Lakers. ...

On This Day in History: October 31 A Farewell Clang, Clang, Clang
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
There were those wonderful lines that delivered fans to Ebbets Field. And there were those which carried millions to America's favorite amusement park, ...

Jackie Robinson's widow endorses the non-black, non-Brooklynite mayoral candidate
BrooklynPapers.com
By Gersh Kuntzman Home run: Mayor Bloomberg got the endorsement of Rachel Robison, the widow of legendary Brooklyn Dodger and civil rights pioneer Jackie ...

Legendary St. Paul athlete Howie Schultz dies
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Schultz' contract was purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943, and with World War II taking many of the top major league players, he became the Dodgers' ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by David Weiss (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 10-28-2009 By David Ansel Weiss In the long history of the Brooklyn Dodgers only two players were ...

Area pastime
Danville Commercial News
A newspaper clipping tells of the game played at the new stadium between the Danville Dodgers and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The Danville Dodgers were a ...

New Historic District Includes House Ebbets Owned
New York Times
One of the houses, at 193 Ocean Avenue, was owned and occupied for 11 years by Charles H. Ebbets, who owned what became the Brooklyn Dodgers and developed ...

Adrienne Leslie: Three cheers for Dad's team!!! »
New York Daily News
Perhaps my dad missed the power of the '55 Brooklyn Dodgers, but he wasn't wrong about much else. He died young and I moved to Queens. ...

East Texas kids get to live the Jackie Robinson story
KTRE
The Dallas Children's Theater brought the historical Brooklyn Dodgers player to the Temple Theater so kids could take a trip back in time. ...

Brooklyn Cyclones Named New York-Penn League's Most Outstanding Club
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
... the return of former Brooklyn hurler and Los Angeles manager Tommy Lasorda to our fair borough for his induction into the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame, ...

Ice cold baseball and ice cold motives: Some things remain the same
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
What the Brooklyn Dodgers still represent, beyond all else, is a time when we naively believed in something better, something mystic, about baseball.

Dick Heller: Ol' Perfessor was simply remark-able
Washington Times
Two years earlier, testifying memorably before a Senate committee, Stengel had described being discharged by the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves after ...

Ex-Dodger is 100 years old, still enjoying games
Austin American-Statesman
Malinosky played three months for the Brooklyn Dodgers as an infielder in 1937. He reminded an Associated Press reporter that in those days they wore a ...

Sad News to Pass Along - Ron Gabriel

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:51:00 +0000

Here is a copy of an email sent to me from Joe D'Agostin about Ron Gabriel. For those of you who do not know Joe D'Agostin runs the Gil Hodges for the Hall of Fame campaign and is actively pursuing this cause. If you would like to join Joe's group click on the link:

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/gilhodgeshalloffamesupport/

Ron passed away this past June. He was recently noted in the Saturday Evening Post in an Article on the Brooklyn Dodgers. I never met Ron , but subscribed to his quarterly 8 page news letter "Dodgers in Brooklyn-Line Drives" for more years than I can remember. When Gil Hodges was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports hall of fame a few years ago, he attended and sent me an original induction booklet.

Ron lived in the Maryland area I believe & gave me an open invitation to visit his home and "museum" to the Brooklyn Dodgers. I never got the chance, but over the years his "museum" & collectibles were featured in several TV and newspaper stories. I'll miss Ron and his Line Drives which was a great tradition. Sorry I do not have any family contact info, but remember Ron in your thoughts and prayers.

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:34:00 +0000

Arts Council presents Robinson tribute Corsicana Daily SunEbbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, 1947 — Before a crowd of 26623 Americans, an African American baseball player suits up in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and ...

Swepsonville's Thompson, an ex-Dodger, dies Burlington Times News
Former Brooklyn pitcher Carl Erskine played with Thompson on that 1953 team, which he ranks as among the best Brooklyn Dodger lineups of all time. ...

Old-timers remember the good old days of baseball Ventura County Star
Born Oct. 5, 1909, Malinosky played three months for the Brooklyn Dodgers as an infielder in 1937. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) In this photo released by the Los ...

That Artful Dodgers Voice Wall Street Journal
In 1950, when he was only 23, Mr. Scully joined his mentor in the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcast booth and learned to never root for the home team, ...

Dodgers' Vin Scully 'One on One' From the Booth NewsHour
JEFFREY BROWN: He called the only perfect game pitched in a World Series: Don Larsen's gem for the Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956. ...

Mickey Owen: Give Him a Break Subway Squawkers (blog)
He was a four-time National League All-Star as catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, was elected a County Sheriff, and ran the Mickey Owen Baseball School, ...

Oldest Major Leaguer Hits 100 NBC Los Angeles
Malinoski turned 100 Monday, just two days before the Dodgers open the MLB playoffs against St. Louis. His brief career with the Brooklyn Dodgers began ...

A Crown Heights History, Told by a Crown Heights Resident Brooklyn Daily Eagle
But the most beloved of the neighborhood's bygone structures is certainly Ebbets Field, which was bounded by Bedford Avenue, Sullivan Place, mckeever Place ...

October 4 is Johnny Podres Day: Brooklyn Triumphant Subway Squawkers (blog)
“Please don't interrupt,” Shirley Povich wrote for the next day's Washington Post, “because you haven't heard this one before: The Brooklyn Dodgers are ...

The Spirits of Coogan's Bluff Haunt the Mets New York Times
“The Mets even played here for two seasons before they moved to Shea Stadium in 1964, but the Giants are virtually ignored at Citi Field. ...

Tony Malinosky still following Dodgers at 99 Los Angeles Times
The former Brooklyn Dodgers infielder, who is days away from his 100th birthday, is baseball's oldest major leaguer. Tony Malinosky played three months for ...

Collinsville?s major leaguer hits century mark SuburbanJournals
He played in 35 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in his golden summer before a knee injury sidelined him. While Malinosky was a Dodger, Collinsville gave one ...

Former big leaguer turning 100 years old MLB.com
Malinosky, who batted .228 in 79 at-bats for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers, remains an ardent fan of his big league alma mater. "I've got a very good TV and we ...

On This Day in History: October 4 'Next Year' Finally Came! Brooklyn Daily Eagleby Vernon Parker (history@brooklyneagle.net)
, published online 10-02-2009 In answer to millions of prayers the Brooklyn Dodgers won a World Series! ...

LA Dodgers to honor Tommy Lasorda on Friday Los Angeles Daily News
Lasorda initially became part of the Dodger organization on Nov. 24, 1948, when the then-Brooklyn Dodgers selected him from the Philadelphia Phillies in the ...

Brooklyn outfielder Don Thompson died at 85 Tot Holmes (registration)
Thompson was a reserve outfielder during the time that Duke Snider, Carl Furillo, Andy Pafko and Sandy Amoros patrolled the green grass of Ebbets Field, ...

On This Day in History: October 1 On the Town: 1922 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
If you had wanted a little work-out with your fun you could have gone to the Brooklyn Roller Skating Rink out near Ebbets Field where you could have done ...

Brooklyn Through the Years: October Brooklyn Daily Eagle
October 4, 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers win their only World Series against the New York Yankees, 4 games to 3. Final game: Dodgers 2; Yankees 0. ...

On This Day in History: October 1 Baseball Fans Storm Ebbets Brooklyn Daily Eagleby Vernon Parker (history@brooklyneagle.net),
published online 10-01-2009 On October 1, 1951, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the NY Giants battled it out in the ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagleby David Weiss (edit@brooklyneagle.net),
published online 09-30-2009 By David Ansel Weiss Although the Brooklyn Dodgers won just one World's Series in 1955, ...

Bill Bevens' Last Pitch in the Major Leagues Bleacher Report
Floyd "Bill" Bevens started Game Four of the 1947 World Series for the New Yankees at Ebbets Field against Brooklyn's rookie sensation, Harry Taylor, ...

The last el from Brooklyn Irish Echo
Ebbets Field and the Dodgers provide another set of memories. "Manhattan has such energy. You can feel it when you return after being away," said King, ...

Ex-Dodger Thompson dies at 85 Lower Hudson Journal newsBy Bob Berghaus
• Gannett • September 30, 2009 ASHEVILLE, NC - Don Thompson, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers with Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider and Gil ...

Thompson, ex-Dodgers player, dead at 85 Asheville Citizen-TimesASHEVILLE
— Don Thompson played baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers with Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider and Gil Hodges. He roamed the outfield of Ebbets Field, ...

Armando's, Heights Mainstay For Over 70 Years, To Reopen Today Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The Armando's bar was also a favorite watering hangout for many of the Brooklyn Dodgers, as the team's office was also on Montague Street. ...

On This Day in History: September 24 Dodgers Bid a Sad Adieu To ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle
What's Brooklyn without the Dodgers?” It was on April 9, 1913 that the most modern ballpark of its time opened in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, ...

'Red Remembers' Golden Era of baseball Troy Record - Troy,NY,USA
The baseball references are gold to a person who like myself spent his youth in Ebbets Field, but the obscure references about some ballplayers might ...

On This Day in History: September 17 The Battle of Ebbets Field Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The Ebbets Field home attendance [for the season] reached 931421 yesterday [Sept. 16]. The Dodgers have eight more playing days at home in which to pass the ...

'69 Mets: Team finally got serious under Gil Hodges Newsday
Those hands were familiar to New Yorkers who cherished Hodges as a star first baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s and as a nostalgic addition to ...

Harwell's heartfelt farewell: Legend serene in face of cancer USA Today
"I've got a little old bug that works pretty fast," says Harwell, who also called games for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles from ...

'Book it' to the New Lenox Library New Lenox Patriot
... the story of his father, Gene Moore, who was headed for baseball stardom with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941 when Pearl Harbor interrupted his plans. ...

Former Dodger Lonny Frey Died at 99 Tot Holmes (registration)By Tot Holmes
Lonny Frey, who played with the Brooklyn Dodgers 1933-36, died September 13 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Frey played in the majors from 1933 ...

On This Day in History: September 18-19 Ward's Field of Dreams Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
famous loaf, found a home at Brooklyn's Washington Park, which had been the home of the Dodgers until they moved to the newer and larger Ebbets Field in ...

MLB Miscellany: An All-Star Lineup of Ex-Major Leaguers 90 and Older Bleacher Report
Catcher: Mike Sandlock, who spent some time with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves (yes, the Braves). First base: Phil Cavaretta, who helped the Cubs ...

Lonny Frey, second-oldest major leaguer, dies at 99 Victoria Advocate
Frey was the last surviving player to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Yankees. Frey, originally a switch-hitter who began batting ...

Hey, sports fans: Here's what baseball was like before it was great BrooklynPapers.com
The park's location on Fifth Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets was the site of the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers before Ebbets Field opened in 1912. ...

Tigers and Fans Salute Harwell New York Times
A native of Atlanta, Harwell began his broadcasting career in 1948 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He spent several years each with the New York Giants and the ...

Former major-leaguer Lonny Frey dies Seattle Times
Mr. Frey was the last surviving player to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Yankees. Mr. Frey was a .269 career hitter, with 61 home runs. ...

Come to Think of It: Vin Scully's 'Voice Of Heaven' Still Going Strong Bleacher Report
... and deciding game of the 1955 World Series, when Scully announced simply, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Brooklyn Dodgers are the champions of the world. ...

Carl Erskine to lead Special Olympics benefit Chicago Tribune
The former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher has been a fixture at the event for 20 years. He will take the stage once again to play the harmonica with his ...

Defenders demise is Nashua's loss Nashua Telegraph
In 1956 "Newk" won Rookie of the Year, MVP and Cy Young awards when he moved up to the major league pitching for the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

New Field Celebrated For Slope's Washington Park Brooklyn Daily Eagle
In December 2008, the three-acre park was again named for Washington, as when it was home to Brooklyn Baseball Club, the predecessor to the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

The Brooklyn Dodgers Defied the Ku Klux Klan Bleacher Report by Harold Friend (Scribe) Written on August 26, 2009
The Brooklyn Dodgers had scheduled three exhibition games against the Atlanta Crackers to be played in ...

Brooklyn is true to Tommy YourNabe.com
Moments after Lasorda was inducted himself into the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame by the museum's curator, Marty Adler, he was experiencing a flashback. ...

Giants–Dodgers, the Forgotten Rivalry The Epoch Times
He broke into the majors with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He was the first African-American player ever and became an icon in major league baseball. ...

Neil Diamond Owes His Career to the Brooklyn Dodgers Spinner
More than 50 years later, Diamond is still hurt by the move of his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles. "The Dodgers were part of my existence so I have ...

Tommy Lasorda — Brooklyn hall of famer?! BrooklynPapers.com
Lasorda, the retired Los Angeles Dodger manager, was inducted into the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame at Keyspan Park on Sunday, despite pitching for Dem ...

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:58:00 +0000

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Lasorda To Be Inducted Into Brooklyn Dodgers HOF CBS 2
Hall of Fame manager and Special Advisor to the Chairman Tommy Lasorda will be inducted into the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will ...

On This Day in History: August 13 Big Noise At Ebbets Brooklyn Daily Eagle
CAPTION: Sports took to the Eagle's front page on August 14, 1955 following August 13th's big blowout at Ebbets Field. The headline read: “Zany Rooters Toot ...

New scholarship to honor Elwin "Preacher" Roe The News
In 1948, he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became one of the greatest pitchers of the era, hurling in three World Series and being one of the original ...

Tommy Lasorda Returns to Brooklyn on August 16th OurSports Central (press release)
His major league career began in 1954 when, as a 26-year-old left-handed pitcher, he made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. On Sunday, August 16th, ...

It's time for Dodger Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles,CA,USA
You'd see him stand and clap for the little tike down on the field who ... spots for Schaefer back in the Ebbets Field days and announcements for Twitter in ...

Forgotten Hall Of Famer Profile: Arky Vaughan Bleacher Report
Up today is Arky Vaughan, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop during the 1930's and 40's. The Pirates made Vaughan their starting shortstop in ...

Vest stories: Cal McLish & Bob Tway NewsOK.com
McLish was an 18-year-old rookie with the Brooklyn Dodgers, fresh out of Oklahoma City's Central High School, and Dodger coach Charlie Dressen, ...

He got name: Warren grad Campanella knows about his Hall of Fame ... Lake Villa Review
Three pictures of the late Brooklyn Dodgers great adorn Vinnie's bedroom. Roy Campanella was an eight-time all-star and a three-time National League MVP ...

At 103-Year-Old Vermont Ballpark, Time Is the Opponent New York Times
Johnny Podres, the left-hander who clinched the Brooklyn Dodgers' only championship in 1955, tossed his first professional pitches here. ...

A Tantalizing Triple Play Film Stewby Richard Horgan Dad Gene Moore, who started out as a phenom-prospect for the Brooklyn Dodgers (pictured below), was one of several US Navy men during ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
It wasn't only that Ebbets Field was small, but that it had parking spaces for only 700 cars while the new stadium in Chavez Ravine could handle 24000 cars. ...

Vin Scully's 61* Record LA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... calling ballgames -- especially those played by a single team, the Dodgers, whose games Scully first began calling at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field in 1950. ...

Vin Scully's Final Innings New York Times
By Tyler Kepner Andrew Gombert for The New York Times Vin Scully at Shea Stadium before the start of Game 1 of the NLDS in 2006. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ...

The day Vin Scully came in from the cold Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Barber, voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers and host of a college football roundup show on the CBS Radio Network, had met Scully only briefly but remembered the ...

On This Day in History: July 23 Birth Anniversary of the 'Captain'Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Vernon Parker (history@brooklyneagle.net), published online 07-23-2009 A quarter-century after he last led his teammates out of the Ebbets Field dugout ...

Lonny Frey to Tony Cuccinello to Sam Leslie: Joe Stripp Played Third Bleacher Report - CA,USA
Optimism reigned supreme at the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring training camp despite the fact that the team had finished sixth the year before. ...

The Dodgers Extend Casey Stengel's Contract and Sign Van Lingle Mungo Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) Casey Stengel and the Brooklyn Dodgers got great satisfaction by beating the New York Giants the last two games of the season, ...

Special video presentation bring hometown heroes together again Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA
Erskine went from the Anderson sandlots to the Major League diamonds of Brooklyn and Los Angeles while playing for the Dodgers. ...

Binghamton Baseball Shrine Induction Day WBNG-TV - Binghamton,NY,USA
Also inducted tonight was Hallstead native Danny McDevitt. He played six big-league seasons and is the last Brooklyn Dodger to pitch at historic Ebbets Field.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH Washington Post - United States
The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants headed west in 1957, shattering God's plan forever, but 16 teams were not enough to go around anymore. ...

The Giants Lose the Pennant. The Giants Lose the Pennant. Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) Before 45055 paying customers, the majority Brooklyn Dodgers' supporters, the New York Giants lost their final game of the 1934 ...

The Brooklyn Dodgers' Vengeance: Bill Terry Had to Eat His Words Bleacher Report - CA,USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers were visiting Bill Terry's Giants at the Polo Grounds for two games. National League president John Heydler informed both contenders ...

Dizzy and Paul Dean's Great Doubleheader Against the Brooklyn Dodgers Bleacher Report - CA,USA
The lead was back to three and one-half games and now, Brooklyn was entering the picture. The Cardinals went from Boston to Ebbets Field, and the Giants ...

Villagers weigh in on prized pitchers Villages Daily Sun - The Villages,FL,USA
Koufax signed with his hometown team, the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955, but was unable to break into the team's regular pitching rotation his first several ...

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:34:00 +0000

The Brooklyn Dodgers Dominated Hall-of-Famer Carl Hubbell Bleacher Report - CA,USA
It was Hubbell's first start of the season against Brooklyn. Giants' skipper Bill Terry usually made sure that Hubbell would not face the Dodgers, ...

The Birth of Distrust Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
And so we came to the World Series of 1955, another subway series: the Brooklyn Dodgers vs. the New York Yankees. The Dodgers -- the greatest baseball team ...

The Brooklyn Dodgers Sign Old Tom Zachary Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) The 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers lacked solid pitching, but both Casey Stengel and general manager Bob Quinn thought that the team had ...

Spotlight on Dodgers' History: Uncle Robbie Bleacher Report - CA,USA
When Brooklyn inked him as their field manager about a month later, a blood feud was born. Robinson managed a National League Pennant in 1916, going 94-60, ...

The Brooklyn Dodgers Beat New York on the Seventh Attempt Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) Casey Stengel's Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the hated New York Giants in a holiday double header on May 31, 1934. ...

On This Day in History: July 8 Stanky Was a Stinker Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Stanky had played for the Dodgers from 1944-47. Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, said of Stanky, “Eddie would get up to ...

Casey Stengel's Brooklyn Dodgers Counted on a Hack Wilson Comeback Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) The Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) were an offensively challenged team when Casey Stengel took over in 1934. ...

Dodger manager Walter Alston (l.) and owner Walter O'Malley in 1953 Irish Central - NY,NY,UK
Former Brooklyn — and, as no New York baseball fan can forget — Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall ...

Brooklyn Dodgers Win in Casey Stengel's Managerial Debut at Ebbets ... Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) The Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the Boston Braves in the 1934 season opener. Casey Stengel tabbed Van Lingle Mungo as his pitcher. ...

Casey Stengel Becomes Brooklyn's Manager Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) Near the end of February, 1934, the Brooklyn Dodgers summoned coach Casey Stengel to New York. The next day, General Manager Bob ...

Will Lind be the people's choice? Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA
Representing the Brooklyn Dodgers, Erskine entered in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and the game tied 9-9. He struck out Mickey Vernon of the ...

Livin' the Dream with Tom Fouch: Baseball, Brooklyn, and bums Lincoln Standard - Culloden,WV,USA
Such is the case with the documentary, "Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush." It should be noted that baseball is a subject I love, so I wasn't wasting ...

Hathaway's career spans 7 decades Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
Save for a six-week stretch in 1945, when he pitched in four games with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Hathaway spent all that time in the minor leagues. ...

Why Short Al, Talkative Fan, Calls No More New York Times - United States
He rattled off the starting lineups from the 1941 World Series between the Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and then for the 1944 World Series between the ...

Jackie was our all-time All-Star St. Louis American - St. Louis,MO,USA
"I go to auctions and baseball shows and I look for anything connected to Jackie or the Brooklyn Dodgers.” (He doesn't count the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...

Historically Speaking Brooklyn Through the Ages: July Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
July 6, 1912: Cornerstone of Ebbets Field Grandstand laid. July 7, 1912: “Three drowned and fifty fall in water by breaking of rotten pier at Point Breeze, ...

On This Day in History: June 30 'Is Anyone Here From Brooklyn?' Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Her agent took her around to other studios and some of the advice she was given was: “Get rid of that Brooklyn accent, you sound like Ebbets Field. ...

Bonus Baby Sandy Koufax Bleacher Report - CA,USA
by Harold Friend (Scribe) There was a brief story on Dec.14, 1954 in the Cincinnati Times-Star revealing that the Brooklyn Dodgers were going to sign ...

Nets one step closer to Brooklyn Examiner.com - USA
... a deal that will eventually lead to the construction of a new NBA arena on the site that was once proposed for a domed stadium for the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

The Cardinals Traded Joe Medwick Because of Money Bleacher Report - CA,USA
Joe Medwick's trade from the Cardinals to Brooklyn in 1940 is an excellent example. Medwick joined the Cardinals in 1932. He never batted less than .306, ...

The 10 most significant steals of home in baseball history SI.com - USA
The Dodgers went on to bring Brooklyn its only world championship in that Series, but they actually lost Game 1, 6-5, making Robinson's the only steal of ...

Jackie Robinson was a real hero Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville,OH,USA
Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, had the courage to challenge baseball's (and thus, America's) racist policies. ...

Baseball Voices The Daily News Online - Batavia,NY,USA
Scully, 81, is in his 60th year of broadcasting baseball for the Dodgers -- first on CBS Radio in Brooklyn, then radio and television in Los Angeles. ...

In response to the letter writer (June 14) who suggests I ... New York Times - United States
For all those who think you can't talk about O'Malley and the Dodgers in Brooklyn, I say — you shoulda been there.

Historically Speaking: Hotel St. George And Its Pool Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers owned a suite of rooms at the St. George in 1946 and '47. While hotel finances declined in the Depression, they picked up during World ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
If you want to know the names of the Brooklyn Dodgers who were responsible for what is probably the biggest goof in major league baseball history — ending ...

O'Malley vs. Moses, a Half-Century Later Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Then in 2005 a fellow who seemed one of the least likely men in America to write a book about the Brooklyn Dodgers, the political columnist Tom Oliphant, ...

'The Shot' still stands for Jints Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA
By Ev 'Ace' Parker My backyard neighbor Tom McNicholas sent me an e-mail the other day, and Tom — once a Brooklyn boy and lifetime Brooklyn Dodgers fan in ...

“After Many A Summer” relives the fans' heartbreak when the ... Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
By Mark Dunkelman As a charter member of the Southeastern New England Brooklyn Dodgers Fan Club (SNEBDFC), I wonder why I chose to review this book. ...

Rochester author recalls fabled baseball announcer Vin Scully Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
Born in the Bronx and raised in Manhattan, Scully's heart became attached to Brooklyn once he joined the Dodgers' broadcast team. When the Dodgers finally ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
It's hard to believe when you see the costs of bleacher seats in New York's newest baseball stadiums that at Ebbets Field you could get a bleacher seat for ...

If They Don't Win It's A Shame Greene County Daily World - Linton,In,USA
Bad Bill was the Manager of the Dodgers, or rather the Brooklyn Superbas in 1910, which became the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers in 1911. ...

On This Day in History: June 15 Lights On at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
It was an exciting game even if the Dodgers lost. The lights must have distracted the Dodgers â€” they lost the game to the Cincinnati Reds 6-0. ...

When the Braves bailed Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
Convinced that he could not compete with so wealthy a rival, O'Malley began working feverishly to move his team out of aging Ebbets Field into a new ...

Two extra-base hits about the golden '50s Boston Globe - United States
Shapiro, a professor of journalism at Columbia University who wrote a book about the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn, depicts Rickey as a potential savior ...

Loran Smith: Athens' Jackson had a big time in the big leagues Daily Citizen - Dalton,GA,USA
Jackson hit the last home run by a Brooklyn Dodger in 1957, when the team concluded the season in Philadelphia and began packing up for the move to Los ...

Biography has the word on baseball voice Vin Scully USA Today - USA
Scully's big-league schooling began under Red Barber with the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers and continued when the club moved to California eight years later. ...

Ray McNulty: Dodgertown should stay in Vero Beach TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
... whose father, Bud, was a Cadillac dealer who in 1947 lured the then-Brooklyn Dodgers to Vero Beach, where the complex's stadium bears his name. ...

Sports club audience hears praise choruses for Preacher Roe Log Cabin Democrat - Conway,AR,USA
Roe, who went on to become an icon pitcher foe the Brooklyn Dodgers during their golden era in the late 1940s and early 1950s, died of colon cancer last ...

Why, how baseball left NY City Tulsa World - Tulsa,OK,USA
Less than a year later, journalist Robert Murphy reminds us, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants abandoned The Big Apple for Los Angeles and San ...

'Miracle Ball' recounts hunt for famous Bobby Thomson home-run ball Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Staten Island,NY,USA
by Malcolm Ritter/AP Associated pressthe New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits his pennant-winning home run, on Oct. 3, 1951, against the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Book review: 'Pull Up a Chair: The Vin Scully Story' by Curt Smith Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... other sources to tell the story of a 22-year-old Bronx kid who made his debut in the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcasting booth alongside Red Barber in 1950. ...

The Man Who Shot 'the Shot Heard 'Round the World' Wall Street Journal - USA
And so, as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants waged their final playoff game in Harlem, the amateur photographer let pass 77 balls and 142 strikes, ...

Pete Reiser: The Definition of Hustle Bleacher Report - CA,USA
The year was 1941, and the Brooklyn Dodgers were 21 season removed from their last pennant. Coming off a solid 88-65 season, the Dodgers needed a spark to ...

Nets Face Deep Potholes On Road To Brooklyn Forbes - NY,USA
Think of the marketing possibilities that come with being the first major sports team to move to Brooklyn since the Dodgers left in 1958--not to mention a ...

Eagle Artifact Recalls Brooklyn's Past Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... parochial and private high schools of Brooklyn.” Published before the Navy Yard was closed, before the Dodgers left and, of course, before the Eagle ...

Book recounts hunt for ball from famous 1951 homer San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Thomson's home run, in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Brooklyn Dodgers, clinched the pennant for the New York Giants. ...

Johnny Vander Meer- A Feat For The Ages Bleacher Report - CA,USA
Many of the 38748 who had piled into Ebbets Field for this regular season match-up between the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers were here to be a part ...

Dodgers treasure Chattanooga Times Free Press - Chattanooga,TN,USA
It all started for Sal LaRocca as a boy attending his first Brooklyn Dodgers game at Ebbets Field in the summer of 1944. “My very first game was a night ...

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH New York Times - United States
Branch Rickey, a former owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the man responsible for breaking the game's color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson in 1947, ...

Jaime Richards column: Jackie Robinson's story remains relevant Daily Review Online - CA,USA
Shortly after World War II, Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey came up with a plan. He'd integrate his team. Why? 1. ...

FOREVER BLUE New York Times - United States
By Michael D'Antonio O'Malley changed baseball profoundly, and (sorry, Brooklyn) in ways that were not all for the bad. His move — in which he was joined by ...

Years later, fame of 'shot' lives on for Bobby Thomson USA Today - USA
In spite of his three-run homer off the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ralph Branca that won the National League pennant for the New York Giants in 1951, Thomson just ...

Why Baseball Still Needs Jackie and Pee Wee Bleacher Report - CA,USA
Pee Wee was the Dodgers captain, 10-time All Star, and winner of seven league championships while the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn. ...

Revisiting The Twilight of New York Baseball's Golden Age mediabistro.com - New York,NY,USA
... baseball books positioned on opposite sides of the historical moment when the Giants left Manhattan and the Dodgers left Brooklyn—in close proximity, ...

Streetcars for B'klyn: Transit Blogger Proposes a Revival Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
At the time, trolleys were an integral part of Brooklyn life. In fact, the baseball name “Brooklyn Dodgers” was short for “Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers,” ...

A Day for Rachel Robinson Los Angeles Times Blogs - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Kareem spoke about his love of the Brooklyn Dodgers and what Jackie meant to him. He continued to speak admiringly of Jackie and Rachel's relationship and ...

Recognizing My Inheritance The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
And they were being raised by a Brooklyn Dodgers fan - they'd learn what it means to "Wait 'Till Next Year." The rest of us came along (there's 7 kids in my ...

Sports of The Times The Romance of Teams Traveling by Train New York Times - United States
Harry Harris/AP The Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley with Manager Chuck Dressen and Ralph Branca in 1951. By DAVE ANDERSON For any trip of meaningful ...

'Bottom of the Ninth' Wall Street Journal - USA
The Braves' reversal of fortune was noted, with envy, by the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Walter O'Malley. Despite owning the majors' most profitable team ...

Lady all-stars Pasadena Weekly - Pasadena,CA,USA
... triumphs of Mack and his brother Jackie, who in 1947 broke Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers at age 28. ...

Artist Hopes Mural Will Land Hodges in Hall of Fame WTVW - Evansville,IN,USA
Before he made a name for himself as manager of the 1969 miracle Mets and as a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers he spent his life in the southern Indiana ...

Petersburg honors Gil Hodges with mural Evansville Courier & Press - Evansville,IN,USA
The mural includes three pictures of Hodges — as a Brooklyn Dodger, as manager of the Mets, and at-bat in Ebbetts Field. Faces in the crowd at Ebbetts were ...

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Rachel Robinson to receive ucla's highest honor UC Los Angeles - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Today, the name of Jackie Robinson, who famously broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947 as a player with the Brooklyn Dodgers, ...

Time Passages ~ Nashua's Dodgers Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA

The Nashua Dodgers, a farm club of the Brooklyn Dodgers, operated in the class-B New England League between 1946 and 1949. The team was based at Holman ...

The rest of the story: There was much more to MLB player Frank ... NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City,OK,USA

Kellert, at-bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers, is studying the play. He has the perfect angle, while Summers can't tell you much more than what number is on ...

Pete Barth column: Cleveland kids celebrate American icon Sheboygan Press - Sheboygan,WI,USA

Jackie, of course, broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sadly, he received death threats ...

Here's to you, Mr. Robinson: Hudson man made splash in turn of the ... MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA

From 1914 to 1931, the Brooklyn Dodgers were called the Brooklyn Robins in honor of their manager, Wilbert Robinson. Nicknamed "Uncle Robbie," Robinson led ...

AROUND THE MINORS Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA

The 65-acre complex, once a World War II naval air base, was created under legendary Dodgers executive Branch Rickey as a place for the entire Brooklyn ...

"100 Things" A Must-Read For All Dodger Fans True Blue LA - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Not only is the book chock full of facts, anecdotes, tidbits, and trivia about Dodger history -- both Brooklyn and Los Angeles -- but the wonderful writing ...

Minor League Baseball president wants Dodgertown renamed "Historic ... TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA

... insisted that name remain intact to honor Bud Holman, the former Eastern Airlines executive to helped attract the then-Brooklyn Dodgers here in 1948. ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA

Although the term “Dodgers” when applied to the Brooklyn Dodgers conjures up scenes of playful antics as pedestrians tried to dodge the oncoming trolleys, ...

Forever Blue Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA

D'Antonio examines the life of the colorful former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers owner in his new book: “Forever Blue.” D'Antonio said O'Malley was ...

Scully inducted into NABC Hall of Fame SportingNews.com - USA

Scully, 81, has been a Dodgers broadcaster since 1950, when the team still was located in Brooklyn. In 1982, Scully won the Ford C. Frick Award from the ...

The Numbers Say Jackie Robinson Was Bold, to Little Effect New York Times - United States

How did his antics on third base affect the Brooklyn Dodgers' bottom line? Analyzing Robinson's performance on the basepaths requires a statistical tool ...

Celebrating Jackie's Legacy (Part Three) BlackAthlete.net - USAKANSAS CITY

-- Before Jackie Robinson wore number 42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he wore No. 5 for the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs. 1. Robinson played his first ...

On This Day in History: April 17 The Stats on Opening Day, 1951 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA

Although long gone now, we like to remember those golden years of baseball in Brooklyn. “The only two Dodger hurlers — since 1930 — who have won more than ...

Jackie Robinson Would Have Played for the New York Giants Bleacher Report - San Francisco,CA,USA

13, 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers traded Jackie Robinson to the hated New York Giants for left-handed journeyman pitcher Dick Littlefield. ...

Sliding into Home New Yorker - United States

Now, reasonable people might ask why the Mets get a special claim on Robinson and, for that matter, the Brooklyn Dodgers (unreasonable people have asked, ...

The Dodgers Left My Father, the Stadium Left Me New York Times - United States

The date was Oct. 4, 1955, and the Brooklyn Dodgers had just won the World Series for the first and last time. Two years later, Brooklyn fans would flock to ...

Dodgers to Honor Scholars on Jackie Robinson Day NBC Los Angeles - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Don Newcombe, Robinson's teammate with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1949-51 and 1954-56, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game against the ...

On This Day in History: April 15 Brooklyn Superbas Win Opening Game Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA

by Brooklyn Eagle (), published online 04-15-2009 PHILADELPHIA — Before they became the Brooklyn Dodgers the borough’s baseball team was called the Superbas ...

Who Framed Walter O'Malley? Forbes - NY,USA

In fact, Moses had long been eying Flushing Meadows in Queens--the eventual site of Shea Stadium--as a potential site for a grand arena of imperial ...

PASSINGS Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

He joined the St. Louis Cardinals in 1939 and was with the Brooklyn Dodgers for the 1940 and 1941 seasons before serving in the Navy during World War II. ...

Ebbets Field, Redux Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Ebbets Field was small and cramped and it had no parking, and it was these deficits that compelled the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Walter O'Malley, ...

Dem Bums Are Still in Their Hearts Mineola American - Mineola,NY,USA

That was the year that Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the Major Leagues as a Brooklyn Dodger. Mr. Livingston spoke about how difficult it ...

The Glory of Baseball: Tense Political Vote Preceded Dodgers' Move ... By Marc Seror It seemed like such a good idea at the time: LA wanted the Dodgers; Brooklyn Dodger owner Walter O'Malley wanted Chavez Ravine for a new stadium; and the city now owned Chavez Ravine, after the plan to build public housing there failed. ...

A tour of the best and worst baseball stadiums -- past and present The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley,PA,USA

This list only includes venues at which I've seen games, so all you Wrigley Field fans, please hold your fire! 1. Ebbets Field, Brooklyn -- You never forget ...

A Utah sports legend Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA

He interrupted a budding major league career with the Brooklyn Dodgers for service in the Navy during World War II, returning only after that conflict was ...

HOFFARTH: A true blue take on O'Malley's move Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA

By Tom Hoffarth, Columnist For the record, Walter O'Malley moved the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles some 50 years ago because ... well . ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA

... Brooklyn’s choicest residential neighborhoods. Although Ebbets Field before the Dodgers left was rundown and the smallest of the big-league ball parks, ...

Former Brooklyn Dodger Herman Franks Died MadFriars.com - San Diego,CA,USA

By Tot Holmes Herman Franks, a backup catcher for a number of teams including the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940 and 1941, died at his home in Salt Lake City, ...

Q&A with Michael D'Antonio The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA

In Forever Blue, D'Antonio tells the story of the Walter O'Malley and offers perspective for what led him to move the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles. ...

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:23:00 +0000

GORDON WHITE: Local Resident Linked to Thompson's Home Run Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
The Giants trailed the National League-leading Brooklyn Dodgers by 13.5 games on August 11, 1951. From that point on the Giants established one of ...

HISTORY IN HAND Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
That changed when Robinson became a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Phyllis Messuri, fourth-grade teacher, said she brought in Shuba, 84, ...

Kids books that make a pitch for baseball San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Maddox, who is the grandniece of Branch Rickey, the man who broke the color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers, deconstructs the ...

The real Brooklyn Dodgers story Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
The Dodgers were doomed in tiny, decrepit and boxed-in Ebbets Field, and O'Malley worked for a decade seeking sites for a new stadium in Brooklyn. ...

Newcombe named special advisor MLB.com - USA
Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers first in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier, with Campanella joining him in 1948 and Newcombe in 1949. ...

On This Day in History: March 23 The Dodgers Go Hollywood Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Last but not least the film featured the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the story, Red is suspected of being a cop killer called “the constant reader. ...

Here’s the pitch — O’Malley still out at home BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
“The Dodgers leaving Brooklyn was like tearing down the original Penn Station,” said Cathy Gavin of Park Slope, the daughter of an aggrieved Brooklyn Dodger ...

Recapping Peter O'Malley's visit to Brooklyn Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Former Dodger owner Peter O'Malley made his visit on Saturday to Brooklyn -- the Brooklyn Historical Society, to be precise -- to discuss his father Walter ...

The most hated man in baseball? Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
When owner Walter O'Malley announced in 1957 that he would move the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, many New Yorkers decided he was "a money-grubbing ...

Ace slept here, and it's for sale HamptonRoads.com PilotOnline.com Parker played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1940. He was in the first pro football game ever televised, long before the days of big money endorsements for sports stars. ...

O'Malley heads to Brooklyn Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... O’Malley and the Dodgers at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Saturday at 1 pm If any of the New York-based readers of Dodger Thoughts are around, ...

The Trolleys We Didn’t Dodge Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
By 1919, there were 40 different trolley lines in Brooklyn, an abundance that inspired the nickname “trolley dodgers” for Brooklynites (a certain famous ...

Forever Blue: Q&A With Michael D’Antonio New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
“Forever Blue” describes the Brooklyn Dodgers as “America’s team before there was such a term.” Explain. Brooklyn, with its spirit and history as a first ...

The verdict on Walter O'Malley Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Diehards would no doubt have preferred an anemic Brooklyn Dodger team to none at all, but based on the thorough histories we now have before us, ...

Can We Ever Forgive Him? Book Defending O’Malley To Be Launched at ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
“I think he had LA lined up for years,” says Andrew Paul Mele, a Brooklyn native and author of the A Brooklyn Dodgers Reader and The Boys of Brooklyn. ...

Happy Birthday Pete Reiser Tot Holmes (registration) - Gothenburg,NE,USA
He later was a successful Dodgers minor league manager and died on October 25, 1981. Leo Durocher, who managed the Dodgers when Reiser played in Brooklyn, ...

Former Dodgers' boss O'Malley gets sympathetic bio San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers had finally won the World Series — against their dreaded Bronx rivals, no less. By 1958, the Dodgers had left Ebbets Field for Los ...

After 61 years of spring training in Vero Beach, Dodgertown now ... Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
By EVE SAMPLES When the Los Angeles Dodgers' planes started touching down at Vero Beach Municipal Airport in mid-February, the restaurant overlooking the ...

A True Family Of Baseball BlackAthlete.net - USA
Branch Rickey, in sore need of solid pitching for his Brooklyn Dodgers, purchased Bankhead's contract from Memphis in late August. On August 26, 1947, ...

Getting into Bucky's dome: MCA's show on Buckminster Fuller opens ... Chicago Tribune - United States
The Brooklyn Dodgers asked Fuller to design the first domed stadium (it was never built). He designed domes for American pavilions at international ...

Sympathy for THIS Devil? For O’Malley? Neva! BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
The son of former Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley, perhaps the most reviled man in the history of the Western Hemisphere, will face down a borough ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
If anyone asks you what the score was of the Johnny Podres win over the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series in which Brooklyn Dodgers scored their one ...

In Vero Beach, Dodger Blue Fades to Black New York Times - United States
For Dodgers fans, it brought much more than that. With Ebbets Field long committed to memory, Vero Beach was the last vestige of the Brooklyn Dodgers and a ...

Teamwork is overrated Sportsnet.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. From left, Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Sandy Amoros, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Jim Gilliam, Pete Wojey and ...

Walter O'Malley's blame in Dodgers move is complex Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Interesting book excerpt in SI regarding Robert Moses' involvement in the Dodgers' relocation to Brooklyn, although much of this ground was covered in an ...

Win Forever Blue The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
Forever Blue recounts the last days of the Brooklyn Dodgers from the perspective of Walter O'Malley, the most reviled man in Brooklyn sports history. ...

Performance Riverside confronts racism with courage Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
Robinson endured death threats to himself and his family, and received physical and verbal abuse almost everywhere he traveled with the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

First big-leaguer subject of video Livingston Daily - Livingston,MI,USA
In 1911 and 1912, Bert Tooley of Howell played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (known in those days as the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers). Tooley was a light-hitting ...

Educators see 'Most Valuable Player' as catalyst for difficult ... Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
At the behest of Branch Rickey, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers who signed Robinson, the baseball player did not strike back at his tormentors. ...

Dodgertown Not Forgotten Bleacher Report - San Francisco,CA,USA
Dodgertown was the home of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1949 until 2008. The location, Vero Beach, Fla., is a small oceanfront community located on ...

On This Day in History: February 23 Ebbets Field Is Demolished Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
What’s Brooklyn without the Dodgers?” Today, the Ebbets Field Apartments occupy the land where “Dem Bums” used to play. On April 9, 1913, the most modern ...

Dodger Fans Have Always Been Passionate InsideTheIvy.com (subscription) - New Orleans,LA,USA
In 1938, Robert Joyce walked into a Brooklyn bar after the Dodgers had lost to the Giants. The bartender ragged on him as did a Giant fan who was visiting ...

Brooklyn Through the Years: February Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
February 23, 1960 Demolition Day at Ebbets Field with Brooklyn Dodgers attending ceremony. February 24, 1916 Brooklyn Institute Museum, now Brooklyn Museum ...

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:53:00 +0000

On This Day in History: February 17 1st Radio Announcer for Dodgers Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
It was in the winter of 1938-39 that Larry MacPhail, who had been hired as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937, lured “Red” Barber from Cincinnati to ...

I remember when . . . Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
I lived in Brooklyn until I was 12 years old, and I remember those years very well. *Peddlers and their horse-drawn wagons plodding down my street, ...

Feeling blue: Dodgertown turns to 'ghost town' The Canadian Press - VERO BEACH, Fla.
"It's post-mortem blues," groundskeeper Steve Carlsward said, wearing a faded Dodgers cap. "I work every day keeping up a field that nobody plays on, ...

Hard ball in the country The News - Salem,AR,USA
His fame was cemented with Roger Kahn's book The Boys of Summer written about the Brooklyn Dodgers. His career totals were 127 wins and 84 losses. ...

Forever Blue; the True Story of Walter O'Mall Rays Digest - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
O’Malley made the difficult decision to move the team after his 10-year efforts to remain in Brooklyn and privately build a new stadium for the Dodgers had ...

Lewis Leader: Dodgertown camper says thanks for the memories TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Lewis Abraham Leader is a former newspaper reporter and editor who lives in Carmel Valley, Calif. A lifelong Dodgers fan, he was born in Brooklyn and grew ...

Mets Ought to Bank on Jackie Robinson Field NBC Philadelphia - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... color barrier nearly 62 years ago, tearing up the base paths for the team’s spiritual and local National League predecessors, the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Jackie Robinson Central Florida News 13 - Orlando,FL,USA
In 1946, the park, formerly known as City Island Ball Park, was the site of the first racially integrated Spring Training game between the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Alone In The Booth ESPN - USA
Even when he emceed the Brooklyn Dodgers event, he stayed in the booth. Alone. "He does nine innings of TV by himself every night," says Buck. ...

Read more... Auction Central News - New York,NY,USA
Robinson wasn't just playing baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was out there hitting for all the great black players who never got the chance to play in ...

Happy Birthday, Jackie Robinson, Baseball Pioneer findingDulcinea - New York,New York,USA
During this time, Branch Rickey, general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, had the idea to integrate the major leagues, which operated under an unspoken ...

KANSAS CITY IDEA NOT SO FAR FETCHED Long Island Exchange - West Babylon,NY,USA
Perhaps the most famous – and heartbreaking – one was the Brooklyn Dodgers. When Walter O’Malley relocated ‘Dem Bums’ from the Borough of Churches to glitzy ...

Now & Then: Downtown Brooklyn Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Among other things, the building had served as headquarters for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and was where Jackie Robinson and Dodgers President Branch Rickey made ...

A Way to Mark Robinson’s 90th Birthday New York Times - United States
Referring to his Brooklyn Dodgers teammate Roy Campanella, Robinson said: “Campy and I would fight any aggressor — the Russians or any other nation. ...

Jackie Robinson The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
... that blacks and whites should be kept apart in all walks of life - until Branch Rickey, general manager of Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Robinson from UCLA. ...

Musial, Campanella named to Hall of Fame, January 22, 1969 Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
He signed with the Dodgers in 1946 and reached the majors in 1948. He was partially paralyzed after a car accident in January, 1958. ...

Connected in history Carthage Press - Carthage,MO,USA
The lone exception was Branch Rickey, who left the St. Louis Cardinals in 1942 to become president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

When St. Louis was the Most Racist City in Major League Baseball Riverfront Times - St-Louis,MO,USA
... columnist George Vecsey and the great Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe (pictured above, center) took a look back at the old days 60-some years ago ...

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:19:00 +0000

Sports of The Times A Journey From Ebbets Field to the Steps of ... New York Times - United States
We rooted for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who in 1947 called up Jackie Robinson, the first black major leaguer of that century. ...

It's Always Old-Timers' Day at Downtown's New Sports Museum LA Downtown News Online - Los Angeles,CA,USA
It's 1957 and Brooklyn (not for long) Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley yearns to turn your quaint LA home into a giant parcel of right centerfield. ...

Lasorda named living legend Hometown News - Fort Pierce,FL,USA
After a stellar pitching career in the minor leagues, Lasorda broke in with the then-Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and was part of the team's only World Series ...

The Dodgers’ Yankee: A Maine man Addison County Independent - Middlebury,VT,USA
He was the Dodger scout who met with Robinson in Chicago and accompanied him to Brooklyn for the historic meeting with Branch Rickey, when Rickey informed ...

On This Day in History: January 14 Rickey Meets Dixie Brooklyn Daily Eagle -Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle
(edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-14-2009 BROOKLYN — When Larry MacPhail resigned as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers after ...

Historically Speaking: Obama’s Home Run Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
As America’s first African-American president, he also shares a 40 number with a Brooklyn hero, Jackie Robinson, No. 42, of the famed Dodgers baseball team. ...

Scully pulls up his own chair Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... watched the MLB Network replay of the perfect game pitched by Don Larsen for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 World Series. ...

Baseball's Invisible Man BlackAthlete.net - USA
Thus, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey and Veeck broke baseball's unwritten law of not signing players of color to the majors. ...

Vin Scully Named Top Sportscaster of All Time LAist - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Scully started under the tutelage of the great Red Barber with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 and became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game ...

Where Brooklyn is Laid to Rest Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... Governor Dewitt Clinton, Charles Ebbets, the Brooks Brothers, Horace Greeley, ... Maimonides and Salem Field, which are also near the Queens border, ...

Demonstators protest arrival of Soviet leader; Dodger turns to ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Snider had a role in an episode of "The Rifleman," which starred former Brooklyn Dodger (and very briefly, former Boston Celtic) Chuck Connors. ...

First Black Major Leaguer Breaks Down Racial Divides NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers arrived at Shibe Park, bringing their new lightning rod of controversy to the baseball stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - a black ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Depending on where they played their games, the Brooklyn Dodgers had different names on their uniforms. When out of town, the uniforms said “Brooklyn. ...

Remembering Al Gionfriddo The Braves Show - USA
The series shifted to Ebbets Field and, as always, strange and weird things happened when the Dodgers played at home. The Dodgers jumped into an early 6-0 ...

On This Day in History: December 30 ‘Man with the Golden Arm’ Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Meanwhile the Brooklyn Dodgers had heard of him and kept an eye and ear to his career in baseball. Several major leagues made offers of contracts. ...

Brooklyn Dodger News Alerts

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:27:00 +0000

No. 1 athlete Ace Parker is the pride of Portsmouth The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
He hit a home run in his first at-bat but struggled with big-league pitching and found his outlet in football with the old Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Recalling Barber's excellence Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Somewhat ironically, Barber wasn't yet the Dodgers' "voice" in 1938; instead he was in his fifth season of doing the Reds' games for presumably appreciative ...

On Old Cassette, Barber’s Voice Brings to Life Game He Missed New York Times - United States
Anthony Camerano/Associated Press Johnny Vander Meer of the Reds pitching his second consecutive no-hitter in 1938, against the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. ...

Barber’s Voice Brings to Life a Game He Didn’t See New York Times - United States
He was then in his final season with the Cincinnati Reds (his storied run with the Brooklyn Dodgers started the next season) and behind the Crosley Field ...

Dwyane Hickman to star in 'Dobie Gillis,' Dodger Pee Wee Reese ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
How much bigger a story would it have been a year earlier in Brooklyn? Reese was one of the veteran Dodgers who came with the team to Los Angeles in 1958. ...

Vin Scully Inducted into Hall of Fame LA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Scully, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, first started with the Brooklyn Dodgers, then made the move to Los Angeles with ...

Dodger Sportscaster Vin Scully EntertainmentToday.net - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The New York-born man joined Hall of Fame announcers Red Barber (his mentor) and Connie Desmond as part of the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcast team in 1950, ...

Put Gil In Already! Brooklyn Icon Hodges Deserves Better Than Hall ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA...
Torenli If I didn’t know any better, I’d think there was a conspiracy to keep former Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges out of the Hall of Fame. ...

Vin Scully to be Inducted into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame Christian News Wire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
Scully joined the Brooklyn Dodgers' broadcast team in 1950, and followed the team when they moved to Los Angeles before the start of the 1958 baseball ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
There are two streets in Brooklyn named after ex-Brooklyn Dodgers. One named Erskine St. for Carl Erskine, the other, Walker St., named for Abe “Rube” ...

Brooklyn Dodgers in the NY Times

noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:04:00 +0000

Preacher Roe, Brooklyn Dodgers Star Known for His Spitball, Dies at 92
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Mr. Roe was a folksy pitcher from the Ozarks who became a star with the Brooklyn Dodgers, featuring superb control and a spitball he belatedly confessed to throwing.November 11, 2008

Erskine Takes the Mound, and Suddenly It’s 1955
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
At KeySpan Park in Coney Island on Sunday, Carl Erskine, the star pitcher of the 1955 World Series championship Dodgers, sent old fans on a bittersweet trip down baseball memory lane.

Say Hey, Giants Fans Show Their Wistful Side
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
The members of the New York Baseball Giants Nostalgia Society know this: Their team’s history is just as rich as that of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Rich Memories in the Last Days at Dodgertown
By KAREN CROUSE
The dismantling of Dodgertown, the Dodger’s home since 1948, represents another wrecking-ball blow to baseball’s tradition.

Team Takes Leave of Another Town
By DAN BARRY
Fifty years after leaving Brooklyn, the Dodgers are leaving Vero Beach, Fla., where they have held their spring training for decades.

Hotel Where Dodgers Celebrated a Title Is Up for Sale
By ANTHONY RAMIREZ
The historic Hotel Bossert, where the Brooklyn Dodgers celebrated their first and last World Series championship, is being put up for sale.

Johnny Podres, Series Star, Dies at 75
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Johnny Podres became a celebrated figure in the storied history of the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1955 when he pitched them to their only World Series championship.

Where Once Brooklyn Triumphed, a Tragic Scene
By MANNY FERNANDEZ
It has been 50 years since the Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field. And for residents of the Ebbets Field Apartments, that can seem like ancient history.

New Hall of Famer Stirs Both Sides in Brooklyn
By ANDY NEWMAN; DARYL KHAN CONTRIBUTED REPORTING.
The posthumous election of Walter O’Malley to the National Baseball Hall of Fame is a twist of the knife to some Brooklynites who remember him for moving the Dodgers to Los Angeles.

When the Losers Were Loved
By MICHAEL SHAPIRO
Like this year’s Mets, the ’51 Dodgers tortured their fans by blowing a sure thing. But the anguish came with forgiveness.

Time Doesn’t Relieve the Pain, or Change the Facts
By DAVE ANDERSON
Walter O’Malley deserves credit for his foresight in expanding Major League Baseball to California, but Brooklyn’s hindsight remains.

Sour Notes Are Sweet for Sym-Phony of Brooklyn
By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI
The musical group that serenaded Ebbets Field with off-key choruses hailing the Brooklyn Dodgers recently marked the 50th anniversary of the team’s departure.

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:53:00 +0000

Another chance for Gil Hodges Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
"It's beyond us why he hasn't been elected," says Marty Adler of Plainview, NY, founder and president of the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame and distributor ...

Vets may give Hodges his Hall due Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles,CA,USA
That candidacy somehow mirrored his run with the Dodgers; Brooklyn kept getting into World Series, and kept losing them to the Bronx, to the Yankees. ...

Dahlen to be considered for spot in Hall Cubs.com - USA
Defensively, he racked up 7500 assists at shortstop playing for the Chicago Colts/Orphans (1891-98), Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers (1899-1903, 1910-11), ...

Former JJ Byrne Park Rededicated As ‘Washington Park’ in Slope Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... known alternately as the Atlantics, the Brooklyn Grays, the Bridegrooms, and ultimately, the [Trolley] Dodgers, after they were bought by Charles Ebbets ...

JJ Byrned! Washington gets his park — old beep gets stripped BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
... since the greenspace was originally the home of a baseball field called Washington Park, where a precursor of the beloved Brooklyn Dodgers once played. ...

No Offense Intended, JJ Byrne New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
(Photo: Ruby Washington/The New York Times) JJ Byrne Park, a popular three-acre spot of open space in Park Slope, Brooklyn, was formally renamed on ...

On This Day in History: December 1 A Managerial Birthday Gift Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 12-01-2008 BROOKLYN — Speculation was running wild as to who would be the new Brooklyn Dodgers ...

You Can Come and Go. They’re Staying Awhile. New York Times - United States
And that was before so many famous people were buried there, among them FAO Schwarz of toy fame, Samuel Morse of code fame, Charles Ebbets of Dodgers fame...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:50:00 +0000

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Jackie Robinson’s first year in baseball in 1947 broke all National League attendance records—1807526 fans at Ebbets Field, 1863542 spectators on the road. ...

From country boy to Boy of Summer The News - Salem,AR,USA
Both would find their fame, however, with other ballclubs -- Preacher with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Kell with the Detroit Tigers.

Preacher didn't have to pitch to win The News - Salem,AR,USA
And of all things, the game was against the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team Roe was destined to join a couple of years later and achieve superstar status with. ...

What legends are made of ... The News - Salem,AR,USA
Branch Rickey signed Roe in 1948 to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1951, Roe racked up a 22-3 record and was named The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year. ...

On This Day in History: November 18 A Dodgers ‘Player’ Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Although she was born in St. Louis in 1912, she became the musical soul of the Brooklyn Dodgers. At one of her first performances she impetuously played ...

Southpaws set 'em down Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Preacher Roe, who bamboozled batters with an illegal spitball and other crafty pitches for the Brooklyn Dodgers, died at 92 from colon cancer in West Plains ...

On This Day in History: November 12 Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
“With twice their number of relatives and friends, they had stood up in Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, and in a mass Veterans Day ceremony, first of its kind, ...

Naples photo exhibit takes you out to ballgame The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
... 2008 Bonnie Crosby heard the crack of the bat and saw the dust clouds of clay along with these Brooklyn Dodgers on Ebbets Field in the 1940s and '50s. ...

'Dodgertown' doesn't sit well in Chavez Ravine Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
And according to AP, not everyone likes it: Next spring, when a city’s fancy turns to baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers will take the field in a ...

Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Preacher Roe dies Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates before joining Brooklyn in 1948, Roe had a 127-84 record in 12 major league seasons. ...

washingtonpost.com Washington Post - United States
By Matt Schudel Preacher Roe, 92, a pitcher with the "Boys of Summer" Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the late 1940s and early 1950s who helped lead his team to ...

Preacher Roe, Brooklyn Dodger ace, dies at 93 New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
BY BILL MADDEN Preacher Roe kicks his feet up and enjoys a quiet moment in the Brooklyn Dodgers' clubhouse. AP Preacher Roe makes lots of noise with ...

Then There Was Eight...Roe Dead at 92 Rays Digest - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
By Tot Holmes Elwin "Preacher Roe", one of the last living members of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series team, died in West Plains, Missouri, ...

Bill Reynolds: Tracking down Rhode Islanders to make the cover of ... Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers’ Clem Labine, pitching during spring training in 1957, was the first Rhode Islander to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated. ...

Fantasy farewell Sebastian Sun - Sebastian,FL,USA
Los Angeles Dodgers fans and former players from the Brooklyn days and beyond made their last treks to Vero Beach for the final Dodgers Adult Fantasy Camp ...

On This Day in History: October 31 A Farewell Clang, Clang, Clang Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
When the electric streetcars came in the late 1800s, it was Brooklyn that embraced the clang-clangers with great enthusiasm. There were so many electric ...

Willard Mullin Draws "The Brooklyn Bum" By Leif Peng(Leif Peng) Twenty years earlier, during the 1937 baseball season, Willard Mullin was leaving a Brooklyn Dodgers double-header. He had just watched the team split a double header. By winning the first game they had climbed into the upper half ...

The Duke Of Flatbush: The Story Of Duke Snider Bleacher Report - San Francisco,CA,USA
Duke Snider is one of the best Dodgers ever to play the game. He played for the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers from 1947 to 1962. He played left field and is one of ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:29:00 +0000

Sports of The Times An Ebbets Field Confession From That ‘Brennan’ Kid New York Times - United States
But in a letter to me not long ago, he pleaded guilty to his life of crime as a turnstile boy at Ebbets Field in 1944, when a seventh-place Dodgers team ...

Revenge is a dish best served 92 years old Baseball Toaster - Alameda,CA,USA
This would be the 1916 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Dodgers. This was a World Series that is often overlooked. ...

Zimmer the ultimate common denominator Boston Globe - United States
He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949 and he was there when Jackie Robinson stole home in the 1955 World Series. He was a member of Casey

Shuba recalls glory days Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
... actively campaigned for former Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley to be considered for inclusion into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...

On This Day in History: October 3 Ebbets Field Mobbed Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
For yet another season Brooklyn Dodger fans were disappointed when the St. Louis Cardinals wound up with the pennant that year.

Memorable October homers don't have to be in World Series USA Today - USA
But in Game 3 at the Polo Grounds, the Brooklyn Dodgers lead 4-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning. Alvin Dark and Don Mueller single before Whitey ...

Thinking of Sports Voices - Woodbury,CT,USA
If you know the story at all, you know that Branch Rickey, who ran the Brooklyn Dodgers in the late 1940s, was a man ahead of his time. ...

Hall of Fame voices chronicle NLCS USA Today - USA
Scully, who started with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950, is calling the games for Los Angeles Dodgers radio; Jaime Jarrin for that club's Spanish-language ...

On This Day in History: October 1 Baseball Fans Storm Ebbets Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 10-01-2008 BROOKLYN — On October 1, 1951, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the NY Giants battled it out ...

On This Day in History: October 1 The Dodgers’ Duke Saves the Day Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... bat set the crowd off into gurgling, shrieking, yakking, unrestrained creatures. Such were the days of the Brooklyn Dodgers and their idolizing fans.

Dorfman: Before the Mets, it was the Dodgers NJ.com - New Jersey,USA
by Sid Dorfman/The Star-Ledger After all, aren't the Mets the lineal descendants of the Brooklyn Dodgers? And if so, wouldn't there be a genetic explanation ...

On This Day in History: September 29 Our Heroes in Victory Parade Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
To the people of the Borough of Brooklyn. WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Dodgers, under the leadership of Leo Durocher, have brought to our Borough its first ...

SHEA GOODBYE THE STADIUM: A grand stage excitement Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
But O'Malley, denied the plot he desired in downtown Brooklyn, wanted no part of the site Moses was pushing and shifted his operation to the West Coast, ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:34:00 +0000

On This Day in History: September 26 Victory Is Ours!! Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 09-26-2008 BROOKLYN — The 1941 champions of the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers roared ...

On This Day in History: September 25 Eagle Readers Vote On ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
“Dixie Walker, hard-hitting right fielder, is the most popular player on the Dodgers, according to results of the fan poll, conducted by the Brooklyn ...

Bobby Bragan knows baseball Southlake Times - Plano,TX,USA
In 1943, he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers. While with the Dodgers, he was able to play in the 1947 World Series. “I had a two-base hit in the 1947 ...

On This Day in History: September 24 Did He or Didn’t He? Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... published online 09-24-2008 BROOKLYN — Baseball’s National League was in the heat of the 1924 pennant race at Ebbets Field on September 24. ...

On This Day in History: September 24 Dodgers Bid a Sad Adieu To ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
What’s Brooklyn without the Dodgers?” Today the Jackie Robinson Apartments occupy the land where Dem Bums used to play. It was on April 9, 1913 that the ...

At Ebbets Field, It Was Really Over When It Was Over New York Times - United States
I was with The New York Journal-American then and had covered the Dodgers for The Brooklyn Eagle, but I didn’t plan to be the last writer out. ...

Los Angeles Times Dodgers-Giants rivalry crosses country, generationsLos Angeles Times - CA,USA
Again and again, the man in the heavy coat, worn in the heat of summer as well as the cool of early fall, would blister the Dodgers' outfielder with his ...

The Strange History of Final Games in Stadiums Slated for Demolition Village Voice - New York,NY,USA
... turned out to bear witness: Only 6702 showed up at Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957, to hear organist Gladys Gooding play "California, Here I Come. ...

Gil's time is now . . . Again Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
Her late husband, Brooklyn Dodgers legend Gil Hodges, is up for the Hall of Fame. Again. The Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday issued the roster of 10 ...

Explaining Ebbets days becoming more difficult Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston,NY,USA
WITH EVERY passing year it becomes more and more difficult to explain what it was like to follow the Dodgers when they played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:38:00 +0000

Old parks fading into history Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
It's hard to imagine how baseball history would have different had New York been on the ball and done what it needed to do to keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn. ...

On Brooklyn’s Boardwalk, the Fun Stops Forward - New York,NY,USA
Brooklyn’s favorite pastime since the Dodgers moved out west. But Joe Sitt, head of Thor and a local boy made good (he’s from Gravesend, the neighborhood ...

City attorney expects court battle to delay Dodger Stadium ... Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
"I think we'll beat our all-time Ebbets Field record of 1800000 in a season in which we had to operate under difficulties to say the least--going without ...

Scully will return for 60th season Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles,CA,USA
He joined Red Barber and Connie Desmond on the Brooklyn Dodgers broadcast team in 1950, one year after graduating from Fordham University. ...

Snider drew from voice of experience Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
MONTREAL - Before and after his Hall of Fame playing career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, Duke Snider was very much involved with professional ...

Slay charge for handyman New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Other Ebbets Field tenants said Cuyler would hang around the complex after work to drink and do drugs. But despite five prior drug and weapons arrests ...

Historic Photos of Brooklyn by John B. Manbeck The Open Press (press release) - USA
From the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 and the launching of the USS Maine, to the Brooklyn Dodgers and Coney Island, and much more, Brooklyn shines ...

Some broken hearts can never be healed Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Staten Island,NY,USA
Late in the 1957 regular season, the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers announced that they would be leaving the city and heading west to California. ...

Plenty of hate in the major leagues Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston,NY,USA
If you want to know what real loathing was all about on the diamond, you have to go back a bit more than a half century when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn ...

Former Brooklyn Dodger Mike Sandlock still strong on the golf ... Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA
My legs give up," said Sandlock, a member of the Brooklyn Dodger Hall of Fame. "I can play scramble for 18 holes because I don't have to hit every shot. ...

Leaders & SuccessI nvestor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
Ol' Casey was 59 by then, plus had a losing record managing the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves. In 1944, Stengel managed the minor league Milwaukee ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:01:00 +0000

On This Day in History: August 26 Another First for Brooklyn! Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
It was a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers — at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Announcer Red Barber was in the catbird seat, ...

The Oisk wins again BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
By Ed Shakespeare Brooklyn Dodger great Carl Erskine was feted at Keyspan Park on Sunday. In addition to performing the usual functions — throwing out and ...

Erskine Takes the Mound, and Suddenly It’s 1955 New York Times - United States
They had grown up watching Dodgers games on television, and were now representing the Brooklyn Dodgers of the Men’s Senior Baseball League. ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
The baseball team that Brooklyn had in the big leagues had many names before it was known as the Dodgers. One of these names along with the Superbas and the ...

Dodgers rehire Alston, August 14 1958 Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The Times had reported the Dodgers' faith in Alston earlier in the season when owner Walter O'Malley backed the manager during an interview in Brooklyn (of ...

On This Day in History: August 13 Big Noise At Ebbets Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... 1951, in observance of Music Appreciation Night, 2426 instrument-playing Dodger fans formed the...

Kahn recalls stories of summer Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Kahn assumed his lofty ranking in 1972, when he published "The Boys of Summer," a poignant retrospective on the Brooklyn Dodgers teams he covered for the ...

Call it ‘Brooklyn South’ BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
... his hitting coach was Joe “Ducky” Medwick, a Hall-Of-Famer who played mostly with the Cardinals, but had two stints with the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Portsmouth sports legend's loyalty to the city makes him an ace ... The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
For football's Brooklyn Dodgers and later for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference, he operated out of the single-wing backfield, ...

Dodgers Had Rocky First Year in LA 89.3 KPCC - CA,USA
Fifty years ago, the Brooklyn Dodgers moved west to become the Los Angeles Dodgers. In June of 1958, Los Angeles voters approved the land swap that would ...

Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Dem Bums (Pt. I of II) Bleacher Report - Menlo Park,CA,USA
There's more to the Dodgers than just LA Who's the best of the Brooklyn Era, and will they measure up to LA's ballplayers? Brett Moore does his best to find ...

RBI players get lesson from Newcombe MLB.com - USA
Newcombe, the Brooklyn Dodgers legend who joined the club in 1949, two years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, gave the keynote address at a ...

On This Day in History: August 5 Man Who Revolutionized The ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 08-05-2008 BROOKLYN â€” Throughout the 1930s, the Brooklyn Dodgers had floundered on the field ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:25:00 +0000

O'Malley a Hall of Famer? Brooklyn says no Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA
Walter O’Malley, the owner of the Dodgers from 1950 to 1997, did more than just move his Brooklyn Dodgers out of New York in 1958. ...

On This Day in History: August 1 Ebbets Field Goes Opera Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 08-01-2008 EBBETS FIELD â€” On Aug. 1, 1925, open air performances of opera started at Ebbets ...

Amateur baseball remembered St. James Plaindealer - St. James,MN,USA
By Mark Anderson, Sports Writer Richard Bolin was there when St. James signed Cy Buker, who had played with the Brooklyn Dodgers two years before. ...

DILBECK: Former Dodgers owner O'Malley finally gets vindication Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Attendance was in decline, Ebbets Field was small and badly aging. But Robert Moss, the powerful head of New York's Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, ...

Known for move to LA, O'Malley moves into Hall Ventura County Star - Camarillo,CA,USACOOPERSTOWN, NY
— Former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. ...

Late Dodgers Owner Inducted into Hall of Fame ktla 5 - Los Angeles,CA,USA
O'Malley's association with the Dodgers began in 1932, when he was assigned to the team's Board of Directors by the Brooklyn Trust Co., at a time when the ...

Tom Lasorda still bleeds Dodger blue after all these years Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
From there I was sent to one of the Dodgers' three triple-A affiliates, the Montreal Royals. In 1954 I had finally made my way to Brooklyn and was playing ...

Walter O'Malley treated Dodgers, and fans, like family Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers owner was buying the most menial Dodgers employee a World Series ring commemorating the Dodgers' first world championship. ...

O’Malley and Kuhn Enter Hall, Forever Linked by Bold Moves New York Times - United States
The Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley exploited baseball’s manifest destiny by moving the franchise to Los Angeles in 1958, still angering the Brooklyn fans. ...

On further review, O'Malley got bum rap Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
In the HBO documentary "Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush," New York University president John Sexton said, "Walter O'Malley is down there in the ...

Making the big move to the HOF Daily Pennsylvanian - Philadelphia,PA,USA
In 1957, he moved the Dodgers from the rundown Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York to Los Angeles, where he built, privately financed, and helped to design ...

When pigs fly BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
The memory of the Dodgers desertion of Brooklyn is still vivid for the many former Brooklyn Dodger fans in the stands at Keyspan Park. ...

‘Shotgun’ Shuba returns to Brooklyn BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
Shuba was on hand for a signing of his book, “My Memories as a Brooklyn Dodger,” but one of those memories was a single, natural act of humanity that came ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:14:00 +0000

Tribute to O'Malley is long overdue MLB.com - USA
The HBO special ["The Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush"] focused on that effort, on my father addressing the aging Ebbets Field situation, ...

Tense Political Vote Preceded Dodgers' Move West Fifty Years Ago 89.3 KPCC - CA,USA
It seemed like such a good idea at the time: LA wanted the Dodgers; Brooklyn Dodger owner Walter O’Malley wanted Chavez Ravine for a new stadium; ...

Kuhn, O'Malley changed the game MLB.com - USA
I guess if you grew up with a passion for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Ebbets Field, the description fits. But I don't think villains are elected to the Hall of ...

Did They Ever Play Polo at the Polo Grounds? Gothamist - NY,USA
... to Staten Island in 1886 only lasting a year there before being bought out for the territorial rights by the Brooklyn Dodgers after the 1887 season. ...

Billy Harris Celebrates Canadian Hall of Fame KNDO/KNDU - Yakima,WA,USA
Harris says, "I think my fondest memory was going to the Big Leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Roy Campanella catching me, knowing all the guys that would ...

You Can Still Hear the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" WTOC - Savannah,GA,USA
He hit the homerun in 1951 that won the National League pennant for the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers. He's Bobby Thomson. ...

Third-generation Rickey keeps legacy alive Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
Arguably his most important contribution to the sport came as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945, when he signed Robinson to a ...

University of Michigan to name professorship after Branch Rickey The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
Robinson made his big-league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Rickey, a previous player himself, was the general manager of the Dodgers and wanted to ...

Next stop, Brooklyn Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
... the house as a major player in the Revolutionary War's Battle of Brooklyn and later as the field house for the precursor to the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Unlike Shea Stadium, Dodger Stadium is not going out of style New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Dodger Stadium doesn't have anywhere near the character of a Fenway, or for that matter the old Ebbets Field. But neither is it one of those Astroturf, ...

The Mutiny in the Brooklyn clubhouse Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston,NY,USA
There was, however, a classic exception, which took place during the 1943 season involving the Brooklyn Dodgers. Leo Durocher was the manager, ...

Ebbets Field Demolition One of the saddest video clips a sports fan can see: From 1960, a demolition crew began knocking down the beloved home of the Brooklyn Dodgers three years after the team played its last game there before relocating to Los Angeles.

A done deal: Dodgers out of Vero Beach USA Today - USA
After calling Vero Beach their spring home for 61 years dating back to when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers, they informed Indian River County, Fla., ...

Ebbets Field Houses tenants battling to reclaim cherished plaza ... New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
BY JEFF WILKINS and JOTHAM SEDERSTROM Police have stepped up enforcement at Ebbets Field Houses in Crown Heights, where residents have seen a spike in rowdy ...

Baseball's Theme Song Scores a Double Play For Local Fans Laguna Beach Independent - Laguna Beach,CA,USA
The first major league game Norworth attended was in Ebbets Field on June 27, 1940, when the Brooklyn Dodgers held "Jack Norworth Day. ...

Ahead of Hall, Coliseum Honors O'Malley Washington Post - United States
It was for Walter O'Malley, who in 1958 moved the Brooklyn Dodgers west, where they played at the Coliseum until Dodger Stadium opened in 1962. ...

Baseball and war have storied history Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston,NY,USA
"The manpower shortage was affecting the Brooklyn Dodgers so much that Leo Durocher tried a comeback," noted Glibert. "After breaking in with the Yankees as ...

Jackie Robinson inducted into college hall Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
AP Robinson, who in 1947 donned a Brooklyn Dodger uniform to become the first black player in the major leagues, was inducted as the foundation's second ...

Baseball history expert Jules Tygiel dies San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The manuscript was a labor of love for Professor Tygiel, who grew up on Brooklyn Dodgers baseball in the 1950s and considered Robinson a hero. ...

Peewee's gesture of solidarity Rutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA
... depicting another side of his character, which took place during the early days of the great Jackie Robinson's first year with the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Jackie Robinson Stands Alone Bleacher Report - Menlo Park,CA,USA
Despite his impressive list of accolades in athletics, Robinson made his greatest contributions outside of Ebbets Field. The retired second baseman spurred ...

New plaque honors Jackie Robinson Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
Nearly a half-century after he was inducted into the hall, the late Brooklyn Dodgers great received a rare honor Wednesday — a new plaque that pays tribute ...

New Robinson plaque unveiled Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA...
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was a simple litany of the highlights of his sensational career with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 through 1956. ...

An updated profile in courage PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA...
the plaque's inscription only referenced Robinson's on-field accomplishments during his 10-year career with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947-56. ...

New plaque unveiled paying tribute to Robinson's cultural impact - MLBvESPN - USA
Nearly a half-century after he was inducted into the Hall, the late Brooklyn Dodgers great received a rare honor Wednesday -- a new plaque that pays tribute ...

A Fine Piece of Editing in Cooperstown New York Times - United States
But over his 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was more than numbers. Much more. Both to baseball and to America. ...

Robinson's HOF plaque rededicated MLB.com - USA
Robinson, the first African-American to play in the big leagues when he opened the 1947 season at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, was inducted into the ...

Leaders & Success Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
Alston (1911-1984) managed the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1954 to 1957 and, after they moved, the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1958 to 1976. ...

Walter O'Malley Was Influential in Bringing Dodgers to LA 89.3 KPCC - CA,USA
The New York Irishman, who's still loathed in Brooklyn, out-maneuvered politicians on both coasts to find a bigger audience for his "Boys in Blue. ...

High Court Won’t Hear Appeal on Atlantic Yards New York Times - United States
Brooklyn has not had a professional major league sports team since the Dodgers left for Los Angeles in 1957. Lawyers for the mayor and other governmental ...

LAistory: Baseball's First Wrigley Field Was in LA LAist - Los Angeles,CA,USA
O'Malley had his eyes on Los Angeles to be the new home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and this deal gave him the "territorial rights" needed (Ballparks.com). ...

Not Ebbets Field, but Close Enough New York Times - United States
A Cyclones fan since 2001, Mr. Garrett was one of dozens of fans who said KeySpan Park helped them imagine the Brooklyn Dodgers and Ebbets Field, ...

Robinson was 'on the ball' as a civil rights advocate Tri State Defender - Memphis,TN,USA
After playing in the old Negro Leagues, Robinson was signed by Branch Rickey for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He took to the field for the first time on April 15, ...

On This Day in History: June 18 Babe Ruth’s Last Hurrah Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 06-18-2008 BROOKLYN — Babe Ruth was signed as coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 18, 1938. ...

Cincinnati's Vander Meer tossed baseball's only back-to-back no ... The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
Vandy's next no-hitter came on a grand stage - the first night game at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field before a crowd of 38478. Through eight innings, he walked ...

In ’55, B’klyn Sandlot Baseball Was Color-Blind, But Cooperstown ... Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
Andrew Paul Mele is a member of the “Old Boys of Summer,” a team of seniors that plays on the Parade Ground, and the author of “The Brooklyn Dodger ...

Children’s Books New York Times - United States
None would return until Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers some 60 years later. 88 pp. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion. $18.99. ...

Scully, Wooden help kids with cancer MLB.com - USA
The two also talked about the first time they met 50 years ago when Scully had just arrived with the Dodgers from Brooklyn and had moved into an apartment ...

Brooklyn and Manhattan teams established the game of baseball at: PBS - USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers won their only championship in which year? Which player has the highest all-time career batting average? Who is the only pitcher to win ...

LA's Baseball Team Almost Became the 'Senators' 89.3 KPCC - CA,USA
Fifty years ago, LA's most famous sports transplants, the Dodgers, unpacked their bats and gloves to settle in the Southland from Brooklyn. ...

Action: Reading Into It: interview with author of ‘Playing With ... The Reporter - Fond du Lac,WI,USA
Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941, he was on track to have a long career as a major leaguer, that is, until WWII broke out and Gene was drafted into ...

Howe’s Brooklyn Author to Release Captivating Oral History of Brooklyn Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
by Brooklyn Eagle (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 06-09-2008 By Sam Howe and Friends How does one begin to capture the voice of a borough? ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:46:00 +0000

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Giant on the mound The Courier News - Elgin,IL,USA
The family rooted for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and in the early 1950s, Maglie played for the New York Giants, "their arch enemy. He seemed a frightening, ...

FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
... was these same Dodgers at Ebbets Field who were the first team in both leagues to play a night game. Did you know that the name of Brooklyn company that ...

Pro-Atlantic Yards Rally Attracts Huge Crowd Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
When he asked his uncle why the area had declined, his uncle told him that when the city turned down Walter O’Malley’s request to build a new Ebbets Field ...

Erskine finishes this start Indianapolis Star - United States
"That makes me nervous," said the Anderson, Ind., native and 12-year major leaguer who won a World Series ring with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955. ...

GIANT OF THE GAME Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
He'd already helped the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series championship, but that mattered little now. Max Macon ran this team, and he had other, ...

Terrapins' Robinson Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
Jackie Robinson's appearance at Ebbets Field with the Brooklyn Dodgers changed that playing field. So did Darryl Hill's appearance at Byrd Stadium. ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:41:00 +0000

On this Day: Dodgers and Giants Get Permission to Move to California findingDulcinea - New York,New York,USA
by findingDulcinea Staff On May 28, 1957, the National League approved the move of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants baseball teams to Los Angeles ...

Baseball exec turned Dodgers into champions Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
NEW YORK -- Buzzie Bavasi, who spent four decades as an executive for three Major League Baseball franchises and built the Brooklyn Dodgers' first ...

On This Day in History: May 22 FROM THE BROOKLYN AERIE Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
In buying up the land that eventually became Ebbets Field, baseball impresario Charles Ebbets purchased the parcels of land through a dummy corporation so ...

More Glory: Talking Baseball, From the ’50s and ’60s New York Times - United States
Mr. Vincent interviews the pitcher who, in 1951, served up the most famous gopher ball in baseball history, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Ralph Branca. ...

How Zimmer lost his job to Wills ESPN - USA
From 1954 to 1957, I was a utility infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers … [I]n 1958, when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, I finally became the regular ...

The sweet staying power of Junior's New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
After a Dodgers game, people would travel to Junior's on the Flatbush Ave. trolley. Later, it became a hangout for Brooklyn politicians. ...

Jackie Robinson’s daughter chronicles the challenges he overcame. Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The verbal abuse heaped on him from some of his own teammates, until the Brooklyn Dodgers’ management put a stop to it. Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s ...

Baseball in New York The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Syracuse,NY,USA
He is most animated when he speaks about playing at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn when Dodger fans made up a strange, hostile tribe. ...

7:36 pm: A+ Series: Achievements follow Erskine's baseball career Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA
Following a stint in the Navy he was signed into the Brooklyn Dodgers’ organization. He pitched his first Major League game in 1948. ...

Baseball Legends, and a Beloved Song New York Times - United States
Rickey was the visionary president of the Brooklyn Dodgers who recruited Jackie Robinson, making him, in 1947, the major leagues’ first black player. ...

Bossert sold? BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
By Gersh Kuntzman The Hotel Bossert, the swanky Montague Street accommodation that was the site of the Dodgers’ knock-down, drag-out World Series victory ...

Borts Field Dedication WYTV - Youngstown,OH,USA
He played eight years in the majors for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shuba was asked to throw out a ceremonial first pitch tonight, but at age 83, he had a younger ...

Colourful Bavasi harboured soft spot for Montreal The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
Buzzie was president and general manager of the California Angels, while his son, Peter, was GM of the Blue Jays. mutual love for the Brooklyn Dodgers - he

Historic Jackie Robinson Court Martial Papers in Auction News-antique.com (press release) - Garden City,NY,USA
The documents, one of which contains the hand-written initials of the former Brooklyn Dodgers' infielder, reveal that Robinson was pioneering civil rights ...

Bavasi leaves long legacy of respect MLB.com - USA
... pitcher Carl Erskine, who was seeking information so that he could send a floral arrangement on behalf of the 1955 world champion Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Bavasi rooted in Nashua Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
Bavasi was cautiously optimistic, getting daily reports from representatives at the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring training home in Thomasville, NC, ...

Dodgers announcer Scully remains a treasure Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Thus it was jarring to hear him suggest rather bluntly Tuesday that his 59th consecutive season calling Dodgers games might be his last. ...

Buzzie Bavasi; Dodgers GM Aided Baseball Integration Washington Post - United States
Buzzie Bavasi, left, with Brooklyn Dodgers star players Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella at the Hotel Lexington in New York. ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:01:00 +0000

Jackie Robinson's legacy set in stone at Mets' Citi Field The Associated Press
- He dreamed of the rotunda as an homage — a much larger one — to the rotunda at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, where he attended games as a child. ...

Baseball stadiums once played host to major boxing events - Boxing ESPN - USA
In 1960, when a 52-year-old wrecking ball specialist named Mike Catusco demolished Ebbets Field, he was not only ruined the dilapidated home of the Brooklyn ...

Film to chronicle life of Brooklyn Dodger Gene Moore Paste Magazine - Decatur,GA,USA
Playing With The Enemy tells the extraordinary story of Gene Moore, a talented young catcher who was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940 when he was only ...

A city hangs on his every word Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
When Scully was hired by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950, his contemporaries included Mel Allen with the Yankees and Russ Hodges with the Giants. ...

A trek grows in Brooklyn: Visiting old Dodger haunts Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Ebbets Field Apartments, 1720 Bedford Ave. From 1913 until demolition in 1960, this gritty block held Ebbets Field, the snug and storied home of the Dodgers ...

You Can’t Just Blow Up History New York Times - United States
The demolitions will not resemble those of Ebbets Field or the Polo Grounds in two significant ways. There will be no wrecking balls, which are generally ...

Orphans of the Ravine Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Instead, the city awarded the 315 acres to the Dodgers as part of the effort to lure the team from Brooklyn. And some have never forgotten -- or forgiven ...

Nashville now and then: Bring on the Babe Nashville Post - Nashville,TN,USA...
on the afternoon of April 1, 1926, as the New York Yankees met the Brooklyn Robins (commonly known as the Dodgers) for a Nashville exhibition game. ...

On His Terms Pasadena Weekly - Pasadena,CA,USA
The Brooklyn Dodgers drafted him in 1948, and after a few years in the minors he made it in 1951 to the big league club, where he became a teammate of ...

Stadium issues drove Dodgers westbound Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
news PowerRating PR Charts -- Walter O'Malley owned one of baseball's most successful franchises in the early 1950s because his Brooklyn Dodgers always ...

Rube Walker Should Be in the Baseball Hall of Fame Bleacher Report - Menlo Park,CA,USA
He was traded shortly before the 1951 season to the Brooklyn Dodgers and served as a backup catcher to future Hall of Famer Roy Campanella. ...

Mattingly: McGlothin was an artful Dodger of 1949-50 GoVolsXtra - Knoxville,TN,USA
By Tom Mattingly (Contact) Knoxvillian Pat McGlothin, who pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949-50, is pictured at Bill Meyer Stadium as manager of the ...

Emmett Kelly--Dodger Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
He had performed on Broadway and in movies and had taken off the 1956 season to serve as the Dodgers’ mascot in Brooklyn. (You can still find Dodger ...

Rich Memories in the Last Days at Dodgertown New York Times - United States
That was more than the crowd that saw the Brooklyn Dodgers play their last game at Ebbets Field in 1957, before Walter O’Malley moved the team to Los ...

Dodgertown finale full of nostalgia, emotion - MLB ESPN - USA
The Los Angeles Dodgers took 7327 friends and well-wishers for a spin down Memory Lane on Monday -- with the obligatory pauses to take in the scenery at Roy ...

A farewell to Dodgertown New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Vero Beach and Vin Scully, that's what's left of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Okay, Tommy LaSorda, too, but LaSorda, bless his heart, has over the years become the ...

Dodgertown's integrated field of dreams Boston Globe - United States
But once the Brooklyn Dodgers began signing Negro League stars such as Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe, Junior Jim Gilliam, and Roy Campanella, baseball was ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:57:00 +0000

Mets Unveil Plans For Jackie Robinson Rotunda Queens Chronicle - Rego Park,NY,USA
The rotunda, which will be the major entrance for the new stadium, is designed to resemble the old Ebbets Field where Robinson played. ...

Robinson's wife a guiding light MLB.com - USA
... who both fled to the west coast after the 1957 season leaving their ballparks -- the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field -- to the whims of the wrecking ball. ...

Leaders & Success Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USABY MICHAEL MINK
His natural sense of urgency to win was heightened when he was a 19-year-old rookie with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In his Hall of Fame induction ...

Tour takes you into the Bossert! Brooklyn Papers - Brooklyn,NY,USA
The fabled Montague Street hotel, where the Brooklyn Dodgers famously celebrated their lone World Series win in 1955, has been off limits for years and is ...

Dodgers: 50 years in the West OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
The Dodgers drew 1.85 million fans that first season, more than 800000 better than the club attracted the year before in Brooklyn. ...

Main Gate to Citi Field a Tribute to Robinson New York Times - United States
The rotunda, with its brick archways, is an homage to the signature architectural feature of Ebbets Field, where Robinson broke major league baseball’s ...

Mets Unveil Plans For New Stadium's Jackie Robinson Rotunda NY1 - NY,USA
Robinson broke major league baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 61 years ago Tuesday, and a tribute to him will literally be the center piece ...

Robinson's legacy set in stone at Citi Field Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for the first time on April 15, 1947. His number was retired for all major ...

Giants' Stoneham was an unsung Western pioneer USA Today - USA
... Francisco Giants, played as important a role in the geographical expansion of Major League Baseball as his Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers counterpart. ...

FoxSports.com Photo Gallery FOXSports.com - USA
An April 18, 1948 portrait of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson. Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day Tuesday April 15, 2008, ...

Nation should honor Robinson MLB.com - USA
... to celebrate the integration of the game, just as this year, the 61st anniversary of Robinson's arrival with the Brooklyn Dodgers will be celebrated. ...

Six decades later, Robinson's breakthrough still powerful USA Today - USA
By Paul Williams, USA TODAY When Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier April 15, 1947, the impact spread further than Ebbets Field. ...

HISTORIC SPORTS TEAM BlackAthlete.net - USA
As for Branch Rickey he would be better known today than Robinson but not by much as the architect of the St. Louis Cardinals then the Brooklyn Dodgers. ...

Robinson lives on in his letters MLB.com - USA
A few years after Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, Rabinovitz's father, David, a lawyer and a believer in civil rights who lived in ...

Yes, there are still some New York Giants fans Baseball Toaster - Alameda,CA,USA
The New York Giants, who were a far more successful franchise than the Brooklyn Dodgers, have lost the nostalgia war. There is a cottage industry in weepy ...

Say Hey, Giants Fans Are Wistful, Too New York Times - United States
Consider this outrage: The Mets used Ebbets Field, particularly its rotunda (named for Robinson), as an architectural model for their new Citi Field. ...

One Dodger legend recalls another New Jersey Jewish News - Whippany,NJ,USA
Koufax made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955. Because of the large bonus he received, he had to be kept on the major league roster. ...

Robinson's legacy a major part of Citi MLB.com - USA
Entering the rotunda, fans will be greeted by the statue of Robinson in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, along with a carefully chosen inscription running along ...

'Shea' It Ain't So: Final Season for Stadium Named After NY Lawyer Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Shea is widely credited with figuring out a way to bring National League baseball back to New York after its two teams -- the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York ...

Shea to Be Honored for Bringing Mets to City New York Times - United States
... for his part in the political gamesmanship that led to bringing the Mets to the city after the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants left in 1957. ...

Who Was JJ Byrne? By louise crawford Byrne, a Brooklyn borough president elected in 1926 who died in office four years later. Instead, the park would be named Washington Park, as it was in the 1880s, when it was home to the baseball team that would become the Dodgers. ...

Rickey's work honored in new book Kansas City Royals - USA
Rickey moved to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942, and later used the nearing of the end of World War II as a starting point for his move to integrate baseball. ...

Brooklyn's side of the O'Malley saga Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Peter's father, Walter O'Malley, is mostly famous for moving the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, although the Brooklyn Dodgers were the most profitable ...

Scully to receive multiple honors in April Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles,CA,USA...
announcer Red Barber and Connie Desmond as part of the Brooklyn Dodgers' broadcast team in 1950, just a year after graduating from Fordham University. ...

On This Day in History: April 3 Overdue for Baseball Hall of Fame Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
He returned to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 as a catcher, but on the insistence of Roy Campanella, he was moved to first base. Manager Leo Durocher said: ...

Could be a season of endings for Erskine Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA
“It’s like (the old) Anderson High School or Ebbets Field (former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers),” Erskine said of Vero Beach and Dodgertown, the name of the ...

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noreply@blogger.com (Mike Nealon) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:12:00 +0000

Twenty Years Baseball Toaster - Alameda,CA,USA
by Jon Weisman Twenty-one years is the drought the Brooklyn Dodgers endured between their last National League pennant under Wilbert Robinson in 1920 and ...

Goodbye to Dodgertown: DeWitt shines against Marlins Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
"I grew up 15 blocks from Ebbets Field. All the players back then lived within 10 blocks of the park. You could walk into a barber shop and see them in ...

Erskine remembers winning LA Dodgers' first game Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA
... a game for the Los Angles Dodgers, Anderson’s own Carl Erskine has plenty of connection to this year’s 50-year celebration of the move from Brooklyn. ...

Great memories mark Dodgertown's final days MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
... there still was segregation in Holman Stadium, which was built in 1953 to replace the original field the Dodgers played on, dubbed Ebbets Field 2. ...