Michael Goldfarb so admired Brooklyn Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson that he kept a brick from Ebbets Field in his childhood ...
Ebbets Field has a rich history in baseball — and New York in particular. The stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn was home to the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1913 to 1957 as well as the Brooklyn ...
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (KABC) -- The Dodgers moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn back in 1958. That was a heartbreaking time for Ron Schweiger, a Brooklyn borough historian who has fond childhood memories ...
On Jan. 2, 1912, Brooklyn Dodgers president and majority owner Charles Ebbets announced his intention to purchase 4.5 acres of land in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn, New York for a new stadium. Up ...
Everyone and his brother – the complainants are invariably male – has a gripe: whether it’s lamenting the deluge of sovereign ...
On April 5, 1913, Ebbets Field opened its doors for the first time as the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. More than 25,000 fans were in attendance for the first ...
He loved baseball but was better at bowling. He spent 42 years of his life in the business of baseball, his name and the borough of Brooklyn were known further and wider than even Coney Island.
Major League Baseball celebrates one of my biggest heroes on Tuesday. Well, I share this hero with multitudes of others across baseball and beyond. April 15 is much more than your annual tax deadline.
1913 — Ebbets Field opened in Brooklyn and Philadelphia defeated the Dodgers 1-0 before a crowd of 10,000. The stadium, which cost $750,000 to build, was named after Charles Ebbets, the club’s ...
LOS ANGELES — Hello, old friend. It’s certainly been awhile. As neighbors, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees got together all the time. Seven World Series from 1941 through 1956 featured the ...