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Sports in New York The Brooklyn Dodgers By Julia Lisanti
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ver the next several issues, we will dedicate a section of this magazine to the contributions of the various sports teams and players of note that have made New York such a legenda ry locale in the history orts. And that is where of our tale really should begin- with the story of a team so legenda ry and so long defunc t that it is now but relegated to the realm of myth and legendThe Brooklyn odgers.
rt I: The Brooklyn Dodger s The history of baseba ll in New York is, in itself, riddled with th and legend. Debate s rage to this day about the origins he sport, who actuall y invented it, wheth er the Brooklyn dgers were the great team the legends would have us
believe they were, what actually motiva ted the decision to integrate the team, and whether Walter O’Malle y really was the greatest villain in the history of baseball. The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angele s in 1957, and all of these contentious issues remain. For my part, I will do my best to navigate this complicated web of history and myth and present you with the facts as I find them. I will leave the debate s to those more educated in the subjec t than myself, and leave you to draw your own conclusions. Early Baseball Although baseball, as we know it, undoubtedly on the streets of our got it start great city, the origins of baseball can be traced back to the Old World and the various stick and
ball games (known as rounders) played therein. Early version s of baseball were played in England by the middle of the 18th century, and it is widely accepted that British and Irish immigrants first brought their early version s of the sport across the pond with them, where they morphed and congea led into the national pastime that we know and love today. This is, more or less, where the consensus ends. Official modern baseball was ly, invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York in 1839. Unoffic ially, this origin myth has been completely debunked. Apparently
The Dodgers name actu ally started out as a dero gatory term for people from Broo klyn.
was the breedi ng ground for the various stickball games that became modern baseball. By the 1850’s, Brooklyn had a serious case of baseball fever. When baseball’s “first convention” convened, eight of the sixteen teams were from Brooklyn. The Borough, which was then a separate city, helped turn the sport professional with the d ballparks and the first paid admission games . the dominance of Brookl yn in the early amateu r the time the first profess ional league, the Nation al of Professional Base Ball Players, was formed in lyn teams routinely put in weak perform ances. se early Brooklyn teams dominated the game in
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the 1850’s and 60’s, only to lose their best players and disband shortly thereafter. When the National League formed in 1876, replacing the Nation al Association, they granted exclusive territorial rights to each of their eight teams. Subsequently, Brooklyn had only one team at a time, althou gh these teams routinely formed, failed, disbanded, and reform people had to routine ed. In fact, the history of ly dodge to play baseba these early Brooklyn ll in the street, or teams, with their on their way to view their local various names and team. As a result, people nicknames, is so convol from uted that I won’t outside the borough began referrin even attempt to describ g to anyone from Brookl e it here. Suffice it to as a trolley dodger. With yn say that the team that would officially true Brooklyn gusto, be called the Dodge the team took the name and rs was legally called ran with it, using it as the Brooklyn Base a badge of honor instead Ball Club for severa slur. They l of a decades around the also laid claim to the turn of the century. even more offensive They had various names moniker, and nicknames “Dem Bums,” which they went so throughout the period far as to make their , including: the Wonde in the masco yearbo t rs, the Grays, the oks of the time. Fillies, the Superbas, the Robins, and the Bridegrooms. The first usage of the name “Dodgers” in capacity came in 1932, any official The Brooklyn Trolley when the name first Dodgers appeared on team jerseys. By the followi The various nicknames ng year, the name becam used by the team from e truly it appear official ed on both home and as during the late 19th Brooklyn road jerseys for the team. and early 20th centur y make the exact moment they becam e known as the “Dodg ers” hard to pin Dem Bums down. In fact, for severa l decades after the After languishing in Dodgers name was used, the other the wilderness for decade nicknames were also s, from the Brookl team still yn became contenders in use. This was true even within the again in the mid 1910’s context of a single article and about the team, remained a solid team for the next which probably made decade. This was due, reading the sports page in a bit confusing. large part, to the efforts of manag For example, a New er Wilbert Robinson, York Times article from from 1916 states that, whom the nickname “Robins” derived “Jimmy Callahan, pilot . Under his management of the Pirates, did the team reached both the 12916 his best to wreck , the hopes the Dodge and 1920 World Series, rs have of gaining the but National League sadly lost both championships. pennant,” but later refers to the same team When as the Superbas, a quick series of deaths saying they were saved caused Robinson to by a win in one of two named the team’s preside be games. The Dodgers name actuall nt, while still acting as its the y started manag strain er, out proved to be too much. as a derogatory term for people from With Robinson unable Brooklyn. Brooklyn, to being too poor to focus all his attention on the afford a subway system field, the team acquire , was crisscrossed by d another trolleys which nickname, the “Daffiness Boys.” Their apparent distraction on
The mythical “Next Year” finally came in 1955 when the long suffering Dodgers beat the Yankees in game seven of the World Series.
Doubleday, a Union general in the Civil War, never claimed to invent was the breedi ng the sport attributed ground for the various to him. The numer stickball games that ous papers Doubleday became modern left upon his death gave baseball. By the 1850’s, not a mention of the sport, Brooklyn had a serious and he did not case of baseball fever. even live in Cooperstown When baseball’s in 1839, having moved “first convention” the previous year. Throug convened, eight of the h the machinations of Major sixteen teams were League Baseball from Brooklyn. The and the Hall of Fame, which Borough, which was resides in Cooperstown then a separate city, , the myth persists to helped turn the sport this day, although most sports historians first disregard it as fantasy professional with the enclosed ballparks and . the first paid admiss In either case, moder ion games. Despite the dominance n baseball really was of Brooklyn in the early invented in New league York. It began with amateur immigrants on the streets s, by the time the first professional league, of our city who Associa formed the first amateu the National tion of Professional r teams which develo Base Ball Players, was ped into the first 1871, professional teams formed in with codified rules. Brookl yn teams routinely put in weak In particular, Brookl yn Many of these performances. early Brooklyn teams dominated the game in
the field and the seemin gly constant errors they made gave impera them a reputation for tive if Robinson were goofiness. During a famous double-play to withstand the consta from the era, three of jeers, catcalls, and nt barrage players- Chick Fewste poor sportsmanship r, Dazzy Vance and the infamous Babe Herma likely to come his way. n, all reached third base at the same time. Other consideration s aside, Robinson certain When Robinson was ly was a great asset to the team, as removed as president were the other African and could once who again focus on manag American players joined the team in subseq ing the team, their perform uent years. Robinson, ance made a runner slight rebound. Unfort a speedy and all around consist unately, their reputa tion did not. By 1934, ently good player, becam the Giants manager recipient of the Rookie e the first Bill Terry famously asked, of the Year Award. The “Is Brooklyn still to in the league?” when team’s decision integrate gave them asked about the team’s a distinct advantage, prospects for the coming season. leading to the inclusion of a numbe r of exceptional players The Daffiness Boys . Among them were era of the 1930’s also three time MVP saw the invention Roy Campanella, of the Brooklyn Bum, Cy Young Award a team mascot invente winner Don d by sports cartoo Newcombe, as nist Willard Mullin. well as Jim Gilliam The story goes that Mullin and Joe Black. invented the charac The inclusion ter after a cab driver asked of these players him, “So how did those helped the team bums do today?” win six pennants The cartoonist also gave between 1947 the team yet anothe and 1956. r nickname, “Dem Bums. Next Year ” The cartoon (not Despite the to mention the nickname) team’s new found became so popular that ability to secure it was regularly feature the National d in the team’s yearbo League pennant, oks during the 1950’s, which baseball’s grand is a shame because, prize remained by then, the team was actuall out of reach. The y good again. Dodgers National League pennan won ts in 1941, 1947, 1949, Desegregating Baseba 1953, only to loose 1952, and ll to the Yankees in each The real turnaround of the subsequent World Series. The ritual in the team’s fortune of getting their hopes s came when the team’s general manag up only to see them dashed in the er, Branch Rickey, succes end led to the Dodge sfully lobbied to “Wait have Jackie Robinson rs unofficial slogan, ‘til next year!” put on the team. At the time, so called “gentlemen’s agreem The team’s relative ents” prevented African success during this Americans from dampe playing in the major period was further leagues, and they were ned by their greatest relegated to “Negro” loss. In 1951, they suffere leagues. Branch Rickey the greatest collaps d one of was a devout memb es in baseball’s history er of The Methodist Church, which advoca . Squandering a 13 1/2 game lead, they ted for desegregation ended up tied with . His motives for putting Robinson on the Giants at the end of the season. With the team appear to the two teams tied at be mainly moral, although the same can one game a piece in the pennant race, it not be said of other came down to the final people associated with the team. Leo Duroch game, which the Dodgers lost with the er, the team’s field manag infamous “Shot Heard players, “I don’t care er, told the a three Round the World,” if the guy is yellow or run walk-off home run black or has stripes hit by Giants outfiel like a …zebra, I’m the Thompson. der Bobby manager of this team and I say he plays. What’s more I say he The mythical “Next can make us all rich. Year” finally came in And if any of you can’t use the money 1955 when the long suffering Dodge , I’ll see that you are rs beat the Yankees all traded.” The apparent relucta in game seven of the World Series. A nce of certain memb spectacular double ers of the team to play with an African play made by Sandy Amoros and shortst American teammate op Pee Wee Reese represented only a small part of prejudice clinched the Dodge lead. They won the game that Robinson would rs 2-0. face. In fact, Rickey choose Robinson for The Dodgers lost the the team partly due World Series to the Yankee to his outstanding personal character and following year, but no s again the strength, qualities he one seemed to care. knew would be their Dodgers’ fans had long-awaited victory , the memory of which would have
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the 1850’s and 60’s, only to lose shortly thereafter. When the Nat replacing the Nation al Associa territorial rights to each of thei Brooklyn had only one team at a routinely formed, failed, disbande In fact, the history of these ear various names and nicknames, is even attempt to describ e it here. S that would officially be called the the Brooklyn Base Ball Club for s turn of the century. They had var throughout the period , including: Fillies, the Superbas, the Robins, an
The Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers The various nicknames used b during the late 19th and early 20t moment they becam e known as t down. In fact, for severa l decades was used, the other nicknames wer true even within the context of a sin which probably made reading the sp For example, a New York Times artic “Jimmy Callahan, pilot of the Pirate the hopes the Dodge rs have of gain pennant,” but later refers to the sam saying they were saved by a win in on The Dodgers name actuall y st term for people from Brooklyn. Broo afford a subway system , was crisscro
to sustain them a lot longer than any of them could have possibly imagined. The very next year, the team moved to Los Angeles and Brooklyn lost the only major league sports team it would ever have. Baseball’s Greatest Villain There is a saying among oldtimers in Brooklyn that more or less sums up their feeling s about Walter O’Malley. It goes like this: If you were to find yourself in a room with Stalin, Musso lini, and O’Malley, armed with a gun that only had two bullets - you would have to shoot O’Malle y twice. So why is Walter O’Malle y so reviled? Because for the longest time (to this day, in fact, in certain quarters) he was considered solely responsible for the Dodgers move to Los Angeles. Time and further digging by sports historians have absolved him of some of the responsibility for this tragedy. Some, but not all. The fact of the matter is that it was his decision to move the team. The various sports historians who wish to absolve Walter O’Malley of guilt point to another villain in the story on whom to lay blame. This is a man by the name of Robert Moses, the
be for a city-built, offer and instead m could get the kind o The Dodgers play 24, 1957, beating t played their first gam their old rivals, the G 6-5.
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New York City Constr uction Coordinator who refused to condem n the land along the Atlantic Rail Yards that O’Malley wanted to buy to build a new stadium. Condemning the land under Title I authority would have allowed O’Malley to buy it at below market value. He would have been able to buy the land and build the stadium himself, thus keeping all the profit made by the new stadium. It was also the only way the team would have stayed in Brooklyn. Instead, Moses offered O’Malley land in Queens, on the site that would later become Shea Stadium . The Queens site came with strings attached. O’Malley wanted to own the stadium outright, but the land offered in Queens was to city-owned stadium . O’Malley refused the moved the team to Los Angeles, where he of land deal he wanted . yed their last game at Ebbets Field on Sept. the Pirates 2-0. On April 18, 1958, they me as the Los Angele s Dodgers. They beat Giants (who had also moved to California),
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