The Major League Baseball relocations of the 1950s–1960s brought several Major League Baseball franchises to the Western and Southern United States, expanding the league's geographical reach. This was
Dodger Stadium c. 1960s
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League West Division. One of the
Major League Baseball relocations of 1950s–1960s
…1955: Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City 1958: New York Giants moved to San Francisco; Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles 1961: Washington Senators moved to Minneapolis–Saint Paul and became the Minnesota Twins; new Washington Senators (replacing the original Senators) and…
The 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms, who won the American Association pennant before the club joined the National League the following year.
The first game played at Ebbets Field, an exhibition against the Yankees on April 5, 1913.
Jackie Robinson, who grew up in Pasadena, California, broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers
Former Dodger greats who played in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles adorn the exterior of Dodger Stadium.