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In 1899, most of the original old Baltimore Orioles NL stars from the legendary Maryland club which earlier won three consecutive championships in 1894–1895–1896, were moved to the Grays (Bridegrooms) by the ownership partner in both teams, Harry Von der Horst, along with famed Orioles manager Ned Hanlon who became the club's new manager in New York / Brooklyn under majority owner Charles Ebbets, who had by now accumulated an 80% share of the club. The new combined team was dubbed the Brooklyn Superbas by the press (inspired by the popular circus act The Hanlons' Superba) and would become the champions of the National League in 1899 and again in 1900. a b Brown, Peter Jensen (7 April 2014). "The Grim Reality of the Trolley Dodgers". Early Sports 'n Pop-Culture Blog . Retrieved 13 June 2014. On April 18, 1958, the Los Angeles Dodgers played their first game in L.A., defeating the former New York and newly moved and renamed San Francisco Giants, 6–5, before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [39] Catcher Roy Campanella, left partially paralyzed in an off-season automobile accident on January 28, 1958, was never able to play for the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

The team currently known as the Dodgers was formed in 1883 by real estate magnate and baseball enthusiast Charles Byrne, who convinced his brother-in-law Joseph Doyle and casino operator Ferdinand Abell to start the team with him. Byrne arranged to build a grandstand on a lot bounded by Third Street, Fourth Avenue, Fifth Street, and Fifth Avenue, and named it Washington Park in honor of first president George Washington. [4]

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That’s the other thing I wonder, is there as much carryover — I don’t think so — for the Giants?” Erskine said. “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World and Willie Mays … I don’t know how to answer that one.” Okrent, Daniel (1988). The Ultimate Baseball Book. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. p.352. ISBN 0395361451. MacPhail remained with the Dodgers until 1942, when he returned to the Armed Forces for World War II. He later became one of the Yankees' co-owners, bidding unsuccessfully for Barber to join him in the Bronx as announcer. In longer timelines beyond relocation, the different narrative arcs of the teams may have shaped their memories differently. Early in the 20th century, the Giants were a dominant force.

The Giants won the 1905, 1921, ’22 and ’33 World Series and lost several others. The Dodgers, meanwhile, were empty-handed, year after year after — until their only title in New York, in 1955. The Dodgers were the occupants of the mantle that the Mets would later take up: the lovable loser. Goldblatt, Andrew (3 June 2003). The Giants and the Dodgers: Four Cities, Two Teams, One Rivalry. McFarland. ISBN 9780786416400– via Google Books. When Los Angeles officials attended the 1956 World Series looking to entice a team to move there, they were not even thinking of the Dodgers. Their original target had been the Washington Senators franchise, which eventually moved to Bloomington, Minnesota to become the Minnesota Twins in 1961. At the same time, O'Malley was looking for a contingency in case Moses and other New York politicians refused to let him build the Brooklyn stadium he wanted, and sent word to the Los Angeles officials that he was interested in talking. Los Angeles offered him what New York did not: a chance to buy land somewhat suitable for building a ballpark, and the chance to own that ballpark, giving him complete control over all its revenue streams. At the same time, the National League was not willing to approve the Dodgers' move unless O'Malley found a second team willing to join them out west, largely out of concern for travel costs. [38]Vidmer, Richards (August 16, 1926). "Robins in Form, Win Two in Day - Take Double-Header From the Braves by 4 to 2 and 11 to 3 Before Starting West – Vance Pitches the Opener – Jess Barnes Keeps Up Victory Pace In Second – Batsmen Rouse From Their Slump". The New York Times. p.11 . Retrieved 11 September 2016.

Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball". 2006. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008 . Retrieved 2008-09-22.

Smith, H. Allen; Smith, Ira L. (1951). Three Men on Third. Halcottsville, NY: Breakaway Books. p.17. ISBN 1-891369-15-6 . Retrieved February 2, 2011. [ permanent dead link]