About Brooklyn Dodgers Memorabilia & Collectibles
Autographed Brooklyn Dodgers Memorabilia & Collectibles
In the mid- 1850s, Brooklyn is said to be a home for numerous baseball clubs. There were eight of the 16 participants in the first convention that were from Brooklyn. And these include Atlantic, Excelsior and Eckford. On other hand, the Brooklyn Dodgers were actually formed as the Brooklyn Grays. And the team was formed in 1883. It was established by a real estate magnate and at the same time a baseball enthusiast. He is Charles Byrne who was able to convince as well his brother-in-law whose name is Joseph Doyle along with Ferdinand Abell, the casino operator to start the team. The team then played in the minor and that was in Inter-State Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. The first manager of the team was Doyle and on the first home game that they have, it was able to draw 6,000 fans. That first home game that they hold was on May 12, 1883.
Most popular Brooklyn Dodgers players: Cal Abrams, Jack Banta, Rex Barney, Del Bissonette, Bob Borkowski, Bobby Bragan, Ralph Branca, Tommy Brown, Roy Campanella, Al Campanis, Max Carey, Tex Carleton, Gino Cimoli, George Cisar,
Roger Craig, Kiki Cuyler, Curt Davis, Leo Durocher, Don Elston, Al Epperly, Carl Erskine, Freddie Fitzsimmons, Carl Furillo, Burleigh Grimes, Ray Hathaway, Joe Hatten, Ed Head, Babe Herman, Gene Hermanski, Kirby Higbe, Gil Hodges, Tommy Holmes, Spider Jorgensen, George Kelly, Fred Kipp, Clem Labine, Cookie Lavagetto, Rube Marquard, Morrie Martin, Bob Milliken, Dale Mitchell, Bobby Morgan, Mickey Owen, Erv Palica, Ace Parker,
Johnny Podres, Tot Pressnell,
Pee Wee Reese,
Jackie Robinson, Preacher Roe, Rosy Ryan, Johnny Schmitz, George Shuba,
Duke Snider, Eddie Stanky, Clyde Sukeforth, Zack Taylor, Dick Teed, Dixie Walker, Lloyd Waner, Woody Williams, Whit Wyatt