Ebbets Field opened for its first game ever on April 5, 1913. It was an exhibition game against the New York Giants and the Dodgers won the game, 3-2. Many exciting games took place there in the ...

On April 9, 1913, Ebbets Field was the most modern ballpark of its time when it opened in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, between Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Place.

The 22-story Ebbets Field Houses pierce the sky as if defying the hollow amphitheater of sport that once stood, where names like Furillo, Reese, Newcombe, Hodges, Campanella, Snider “the Duke of ...

Happy 100th birthday, Ebbets Field It was 100 years ago Tuesday that the first game was played in Brooklyn's Ebbets Field.

On April 5, 1913, Ebbets Field opened its doors for the first time as the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. More than 25,000 fans were in attendance for the first ...

On Jan. 2, 1912, Brooklyn Dodgers president and majority owner Charles Ebbets announced his intention to purchase 4.5 acres of land in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn, New York for a new stadium.

An aerial shot of Ebbets Field in July 1954. (AP) Roy Campanella was left paralyzed by a car accident and didn't move west with the team, but he did make it to the demolition of Ebbets Field in ...

Ebbets Field, former Major League Baseball stadium in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York on October 29, 2024, now replaced by apartments. Paul Martinka “This is one of the last items on my bucket list ...

But on September 24, 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field. The team’s president, Walter O’Malley, decided to swap coasts.

Braves Franchise History 1956 - Joe Adcock becomes the only player to ever hit a home run onto the roof at Ebbets Field. Adcock homered three times in a doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers.