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Ballparks
Ebbets Field (Brooklyn, NY)
The iconic main entry of Ebbets Field was located at the intersection of Sullivan Place and Cedar Street (later renamed McKeever Place). (Photo: SABR-Rucker Archive) On an October afternoon in the 1950s, while the Dodgers prepared for the first game of the World Series, an elderly man walked into Ebbets Field. On the surface […]
Game Stories
May 6, 1937: The Hindenburg Game at Ebbets Field
It was called the Ship of Dreams, and its presence thrilled the populace as it flew over New York City on the gloomy afternoon of May 6. But later that day, the excitement that had carried the day turned to shock and disbelief with the news that the famous Hindenburg exploded and crashed to the […]
April 10, 1947: Jackie Robinson, a Royal at Ebbets Field
“I hadn’t even made up my mind Wednesday night. It came to me in the middle of the ball game yesterday just like that. … Robinson is coming to the Dodgers as just a ball player.” – Branch Rickey1 One baseball season and a spring as a Montreal Royal and Jackie Robinson was on the […]
September 24, 1957: Dodgers win final game at Ebbets Field
“On a cool, clear, September night, only 6,702 attended the funeral of the beloved Dodgers, a hushed and bereaved gathering come to pay respects to a memory … only 6,702 could muster the courage to bid a fond farewell, perhaps because it hurt too much to say goodbye.” That was Phil Pepe of the […]