The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 baseball season.
The Dodgers moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.
Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley was frustrated by his inability to persuade New York City to back a new stadium for the Dodgers. When the City of Los Angeles offered his team a lucrative deal, O'Malley persuaded New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham to move his team to San Francisco to keep their clubs' longtime rivalry alive.
The team was set up as the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1883, and remained in Brooklyn until the 1957 season. The club became the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958, and moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962.
They moved to L.A. in 1958 and started playing at Dodger Stadium in 1962.
They won 5 World Series there, and they were the first MLB team to move to CA
The Dodgers first season in Los Angeles was 1958.
The owner's voted and won the decision to move to Los Angeles with the Dodger's. The vote was unanimous on May 28, 1957.
Since their move to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers have won five world championships: in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981 and 1988.6 times
In the mid-1950s, Brooklyn owner Walter O'Malley was frustrated by his inability to persuade New York City officials to back a new stadium for the Dodgers. When the City of Los Angeles offered the team a lucrative deal, O'Malley persuaded New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham to move his club to San Francisco to keep alive their longtime rivalry. Both teams moved to the West Coast in time for the 1958 season.
The Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles and the New York Giants moved to San Francisco to begin play in 1958.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the World Series 7 Times out of 19 appearances as of 2020 2020, 1988, 1981, 1965, 1963, 1959, 1955