The New York City Board of Estimate votes $25,000 for a survey regarding the Brooklyn Dodgers’ proposed new stadium for downtown Brooklyn.

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1956 – The New York City Board of Estimate votes $25,000 for a survey regarding the Brooklyn Dodgers’ proposed new stadium for downtown Brooklyn.

Ebbets Field is sold to real estate developer Marvin Kratter

Ebbets Field is sold to real estate developer Marvin Kratter

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The sale of the historical, but out-of-date, Ebbets Field to real estate developer Marvin Kratter becomes one of the first indications the ballpark is nearing its end, and, perhaps, a harbinger of the Dodgers’ departure from Brooklyn. As part of the deal, club owner Walter O’Malley is given a three-year lease, with an additional two years to be added in January, to stay and play at the Flatbush facility, which means the ‘Bums’ have a potential home in the borough until 1961.

In Game 7 of the World Series, Johnny Kucks blanks Brooklyn, 9-0, to give the Yankees their 17th World Championship in franchise history
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In Game 7 of the World Series, Johnny Kucks blanks Brooklyn, 9-0, to give the Yankees their 17th World Championship in franchise history

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In Game 7 of the World Series, Johnny Kucks, allowing just three singles, blanks Brooklyn, 9-0, to give the Yankees their 17th World Championship in franchise history. In the last postseason game played at Ebbets Field, the 24 year-old right-hander ends the game by striking out Jackie Robinson, which turns out to be the Dodger infielder’s final major league at-bat when he decides to retire after being traded to the Giants in the off-season.

Game 1 1956 World Series Sal Maglie and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 6 – 3
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Game 1 1956 World Series Sal Maglie and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 6 – 3

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On October 3, 1956 – Game 1 1956 World Series – Sal Maglie and the Brooklyn Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 6 – 3. Three batters into the game, the Yankees led 2–0 on a Mickey Mantle home run. Brooklyn struck back with a Jackie Robinson homer in the second inning and a three-run Gil Hodges…

On June 17, 1956, in the ninth inning of the first game of a double-header, 11-year-old Fred Gordon of Brooklyn recovered Joe Adcock's mammoth shot over the left field roof at Ebbets Field off Ed Roebuck of the Dodgers. It was Joe's second homer of the game and the first time a ball landed over the roof. The youngster returned the ball to Joe and received two new balls and the Milwaukee cap he's wearing. The Braves swept the double-header 5-4 and 3-1.

Joe Adcock’s ninth-inning home run off Brooklyn right-hander Ed Roebuck, his second round-tripper of the game, proves to be the game-winner in the Braves’ 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. The blast to left field, which clears an 83-foot wall at the 350-foot mark, is believed to the only homer ever to land on the roof at Ebbets Field.

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Joe Adcock’s ninth-inning home run off Brooklyn right-hander Ed Roebuck, his second round-tripper of the game, proves to be the game-winner in the Braves’ 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. The blast to left field, which clears an 83-foot wall at the 350-foot mark, is believed to the only homer ever to land on the roof at Ebbets Field.

Roy Campanella does the catching,as 21 yr.old Roberto Clemente takes a big swing in a 1956 Pirate-Dodger game in Ebbets Field.

Roy Campanella does the catching,as 21 yr.old Roberto Clemente takes a big swing in a 1956 Pirate-Dodger game in Ebbets Field.

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Roy Campanella does the catching,as 21 yr.old Roberto Clemente takes a big swing in a 1956 Pirate-Dodger game in Ebbets Field. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the game!”  subscribe_button=”Join us!” show_subscribers_total=”1″] Subscribe to our Podcast The Daily Rewind on Apples Podcast…

Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers hurls a no-hitter against the New York Giants

Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers hurls a no-hitter against the New York Giants

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  On May 12, 1956, Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers hurls a no-hitter against the New York Giants. Erskine strikes out three and walks two. Erskine’s 3-0 masterpiece at Ebbets Field is the second no-hitter of his career. His first came in 1952 against the Chicago Cubs.