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Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American professional baseball player, primarily as a catcher.The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor leagues in 1946.
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 .
Brooklyn. 1947 – Jackie Robinson (MLB) 1949 – Don Newcombe 1952 – Joe Black 1953 – Jim Gilliam Los Angeles. 1960 – Frank Howard 1965 – Jim Lefebvre 1969 – Ted Sizemore
Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, where it was known as the Brooklyn Dodgers, before moving to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. A total of 57 players, managers, and executives in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum , plus four broadcasters who have received the Hall's Ford C. Frick Award , spent some or part of ...
Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958. [1]
The following decade would see an upturn in fortunes, however. After winning the pennant in 1941, the Dodgers would win six pennants in 10 years between 1947 and 1956, spurred on by the likes of ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Western Division.The Dodgers began play in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and have been known by seven nicknames since (including the Grays, Grooms, Superbas, and Robins), before adopting the Dodgers name for good in 1932. [1]
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