Ghosts of Brooklyn Dodgers still linger in old neighborhood but memories fade: ‘They don’t know how special Ebbets Field was’
The ghosts of “Dem Bums” still linger in Brooklyn. It’s been decades since the Brooklyn Dodgers left the subways and New York ...
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1942 NFLs War Relief Games and War Bond Efforts
One such endeavor was the selling of War Bonds, an activity that generated $4,000,000 worth of sales for the effort in 1942 alone. Treasury citations ... faced the Detroit Lions, Brooklyn Dodgers, ...
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Bridegrooms and Bums: How the Dodgers went from Brooklyn’s darling to Los Angeles’ colossus
It was 1883, and Byrne was forming a baseball team – one which would eventually go on to be known as the Brooklyn Dodgers. Baseball teams had been competing out of Brooklyn as early as 1849 ...
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Sport: Joy in Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s first world baseball championship came the hard way. The Dodgers were up against baseball’s greatest money team, the New York Yankees, unbeaten in seven series since 1942.
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Ohtani hits first Dodgers All-Star Game homer since Piazza in 1996
It’s the 12th All-Star Game home run hit by a Dodgers player, the first of which was by Brooklyn catcher Mickey Owen in 1942. Steve Garvey and Mike Piazza lead the way with two All-Star home ...