Brooklyn Dodgers Research Paper
K. Dwyer
The Brooklyn Dodgers
(1947-1957)
Brooklyn, one of the 5 boroughs in New York and being known as a magnet for immigrants, had its greatest amount of people moving into the borough during the 40s and 50s. It was the post-war era and families were sprouting all over New York. During that time the Brooklyn Dodgers were a significant part of Brooklyn and baseball history. Today the Brooklyn Dodgers remain as one of the most historical teams to ever play the game. No team could ever compare to its underdog persona they displayed from 1947-1957. It all started at Ebbets Field where the Dodgers became infamous in 1947 with the color barrio being broken by Jackie Robinson. They suffered season after season heart breaks to the dreaded …show more content…
In a move to bring baseball to all parts of the country, the Giants also decided to relocate from New York to San Francisco. The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957 and the following year, April 18, 1958, the Dodgers played their first game in Los Angeles, defeating the Giants, 6-5, before 78,672 fans at the LA Coliseum. Demolition on Ebbets Field began on February 23, 1960 where a wrecking ball painted like a baseball fell through the visitors dug-out and crashed through millions of people hearts. Today Ebbets Field is a housing project with nothing left in but a part of the exterior right field wall with Ebbets Field written on it. When walking around the hallowed ground you can’t help but get goose bumps when the same Bedford Ave where Duke Snyder used hit home runs on to, or hear the ghostly echo of fans cheering as they once did, or try to imagine where it was with relation to the street when Jackie Robinson stole home and changed the game of baseball. It may not be there in person but the legend about it will never die. It was once the home to not only some of baseball legends and its colorful fans but Brooklyn still mourns over the loss of Their Dodgers and the demolition of their beloved palace Ebbets
The Brooklyn Dodgers
(1947-1957)
Brooklyn, one of the 5 boroughs in New York and being known as a magnet for immigrants, had its greatest amount of people moving into the borough during the 40s and 50s. It was the post-war era and families were sprouting all over New York. During that time the Brooklyn Dodgers were a significant part of Brooklyn and baseball history. Today the Brooklyn Dodgers remain as one of the most historical teams to ever play the game. No team could ever compare to its underdog persona they displayed from 1947-1957. It all started at Ebbets Field where the Dodgers became infamous in 1947 with the color barrio being broken by Jackie Robinson. They suffered season after season heart breaks to the dreaded …show more content…
In a move to bring baseball to all parts of the country, the Giants also decided to relocate from New York to San Francisco. The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957 and the following year, April 18, 1958, the Dodgers played their first game in Los Angeles, defeating the Giants, 6-5, before 78,672 fans at the LA Coliseum. Demolition on Ebbets Field began on February 23, 1960 where a wrecking ball painted like a baseball fell through the visitors dug-out and crashed through millions of people hearts. Today Ebbets Field is a housing project with nothing left in but a part of the exterior right field wall with Ebbets Field written on it. When walking around the hallowed ground you can’t help but get goose bumps when the same Bedford Ave where Duke Snyder used hit home runs on to, or hear the ghostly echo of fans cheering as they once did, or try to imagine where it was with relation to the street when Jackie Robinson stole home and changed the game of baseball. It may not be there in person but the legend about it will never die. It was once the home to not only some of baseball legends and its colorful fans but Brooklyn still mourns over the loss of Their Dodgers and the demolition of their beloved palace Ebbets