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The Brooklyn Dodgers had an overall win–loss record of 5,624–5,290–133 (.515) during their 68 years in Brooklyn. Eight former Brooklyn Dodgers players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
In 1959, the season ended in a tie between the Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves.The Dodgers won the tie-breaking playoff. 1959 also saw a team other than the Yankees win the A.L. pennant, one of only two such years in the 16-year stretch from 1949 through 1964, and because of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, this resulted in the first World Series since 1948 to have no games in New York City.
Brooklyn Dodgers (1946–1948) Brooklyn Eagles (1935) Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn , New York . It is mainly known for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League (1913–1957).
When the New York Yankees’ Gleyber Torres faces the first pitch of the 2024 World Series, he will have traveled roughly 2,500 miles to be there. There was a time, though, when facing the Dodgers ...
Economic push and pull factors caused many teams to move, and the emergence of cities in the new frontier allowed baseball teams to pop up across the country. The moves of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to California in 1958 opened the West Coast to the market of baseball. Since 1960, the National and American Leagues have added 14 teams.
After 45 seasons of Dodgers baseball, the stadium -- located in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood -- was demolished in 1960. A public housing project rose in its place.
Moses also opposed the location of the domed stadium since it would have caused significant changes to the subway system. [citation needed] The proposed stadium's failure is a source of debate today, and proved to be an important factor in the Dodgers' move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957.
From the late 1930s until the mid-1950s, the Brooklyn Dodgers fielded lots of good teams, but the franchise could never win the World Series. This inspired a common refrain among fans: "Wait 'til ...