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What was the name of the Brooklyn team before it was the dodgers?
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They were called the Brooklyn Bridegrooms because most of the team members had wives.
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Did the team have another name before it was called the Los Angeles Dodgers?
The LA Dodgers were once the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the late 1950s, both the Dodgers and Giants (then a New York team) moved to California. Yes, they were known as the Brooklyn Dodgers when the team was in Brooklyn. They were also known as The Brooklyn Bums or just 'Da Bums. They were the working man's team as opposed to the mighty Yankees who were known as the elitist man's team: the blue collar vs. the white collar teams. During the period from the '30's through the early 50s, the Dodgers were also refered to as the Robins. In the 19th Century, before they were re-named the Dodgers, they were called the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The Dodgers were known as the Robins out of respect to their Hall of Fame manager Wilbert Robinson during the 1910s and 1920s. Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 1890-1898 Brooklyn Superbas, 1899-1910 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1911-1913 Brooklyn Robins, 1914-1931 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1932-1957 Los Angeles Dodgers, 1958-present
Who are the famous Brooklyn Dodgers?
The famous Brooklyn Dodgers were a baseball team.
Was there ever a Brooklyn Dodgers football team?
Yes. Between 1930-1943, there was a team in the NFL known as the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers changed their name to the Tigers for the 1944 season and then merged with the Boston Yanks in the 1945 season.
What was the name of Jackie robinsons minor league baseball team before he joinded the Brooklyn dodgers?
Before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarch, a Negro League in 1945, then he played for the Montreal Royals in 1946. The Royals were a AAA farm team of the Dodgers.
What was the first MLB team to wear Majestic batting practice jerseys?
The Brooklyn Dodgers. This can not be correct. Majestic was not founded until 1976. the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn well before that.
What city originally did the Dodgers come from?
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The team is in the Western Division of the National League. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known as the Brooklyn Dodgers, before moving to Los Angeles before the 1958 season
What was the home park for the Brooklyn Dodgers before they moved over to Ebbets Field?
Prior to playing at Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers played at Washington Field in Brooklyn, New York.The Dodgers played at Ebbets Field from 1913-1957. While playing at Washington Field the team had several unofficial names, such as the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers and the Brooklyn Superbas.
Why is Los Angeles's baseball team called the Dodgers?
The team's original home, Brooklyn, had many trolleys on its streets that pedestrians had to dodge. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, the team was known in the late 19th century as the Brooklyn Superbas. Because Brooklyn had so many trolley cars, fans nicknamed the team "the trolley dodgers." The name Dodgers stuck, and the team officially adopted it in 1913. They brought it along with them when they moved to Los Angeles in 1958.
Who was Brooklyn's winning team in 1955?
The Brooklyn Dodgers (they were in the 1955 World Series).
What is the name of the team that Tommy Lasorda made his MLB debut with on August 5 1954?
Brooklyn Dodgers
What date did the Brooklyn dodgers become the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Hi there - the Brooklyn Dodgers seem to have been founded in 1883.
What was the Brooklyn dodgers team mascot?
yes a squirrel
