Club President Walter O’Malley makes it official, announcing the Dodgers will play in Los Angeles next season. The club’s departure from Brooklyn corresponds with the massive social shift taking place in the borough that finds many of its former residents leaving for the suburbs of Long Island.

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Club President Walter O’Malley makes it official, announcing the Dodgers will play in Los Angeles next season. The club’s departure from Brooklyn corresponds with the massive social shift taking place in the borough that finds many of its former residents leaving for the suburbs of Long Island.

Brooklyn Dodgers play their last game as New York team the Dodgers lose to the Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park, 2 – 1
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Brooklyn Dodgers play their last game as New York team the Dodgers lose to the Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park, 2 – 1

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The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers play their last games as New York teams. The Giants lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Polo Grounds, 9 – 1, while the Dodgers lose to the Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park, 2 – 1.

Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play the final game in the history of Ebbets Field
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Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play the final game in the history of Ebbets Field

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  On September 24, 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play the final game in the history of Ebbets Field. Grounding out, Pirates’ left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes last player ever to bat in Ebbets Field as the Dodgers blanked the Bucs, 2 – 0, in the last major league game ever played…

Duke Snider seventh-inning homer off future Hall of Famer Robin Roberts will prove to be the last one ever hit at Ebbets Field
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Duke Snider seventh-inning homer off future Hall of Famer Robin Roberts will prove to be the last one ever hit at Ebbets Field

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Duke Snider, with his second round-tripper in the Dodgers’ 7-3 victory over Philadelphia, hits his 40th home run, tying Ralph Kiner’s National League record of five consecutive seasons with forty or more homers. The Duke of Flatbush’s seventh-inning homer off future Hall of Famer Robin Roberts will prove to be the last one ever hit at Ebbets Field.

Dodgers beat the Giants 7 – 5 At Ebbets Full Radio Broadcast

Dodgers beat the Giants 7 – 5 At Ebbets Full Radio Broadcast

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  On August 31, 1957 the New York Giants vs Brooklyn Dodgers August 31, 1957.Saturday, August 31, 1957,, Ebbets Field Attendance: 14,222, Time of Game: 2:38 Sal Maglie started for Brooklyn and Al Worthington for the Giants, neither figured in the final decision. According to Baseball Reference these were the top 5 plays of the…

The Dodgers, in a 13-3 loss to Milwaukee at Ebbets Field, use eight pitchers in one game, tying a major league record

The Dodgers, in a 13-3 loss to Milwaukee at Ebbets Field, use eight pitchers in one game, tying a major league record

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The Dodgers, in a 13-3 loss to Milwaukee at Ebbets Field, use eight pitchers in one game, tying a major league record. Johnny Podres gives up three home runs in the fourth frame when Nippy Jones, Hank Aaron, and Andy Pafko all go deep off the Brooklyn starter.

Full Radio Broadcast – Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers face off against Roberto Clemente and the Pirates

Full Radio Broadcast – Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers face off against Roberto Clemente and the Pirates

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  August 17, 1957 – At Ebbets Field, the field was full of future Hall of Famers as Sandy Koufax will start vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates and Roberto Clemente. Don Drysdale will finish the game Roy Campanella will go 4-4 in today’s game. The Pirates came into the game with 42 wins vs. 73 losses…

The Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on a 50,000-seat stadium in the downtown area and Drysdale pitches Dodgers past Giants
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The Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on a 50,000-seat stadium in the downtown area and Drysdale pitches Dodgers past Giants

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The Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on a 50,000-seat stadium in the downtown area. It will cost an estimated $20.7 million, including the land site. Indications are that there will be trouble finding a market for the bond issue.

Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers sets a new National League record with his 13th career grand slam

Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers sets a new National League record with his 13th career grand slam

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On August 1, 1957, at Wrigley Field slugging first baseman Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers sets a new National League record with his 13th career grand slam off Dick Littlefield in a 12-3 win over the Cubs. The slam is also the last in the history of the Brooklyn franchise, which will relocate to…