55 Sullivan Place, where the legendary Ebbets Field once stood, is now just legend. Menu Search. ... The Day Baseball Died in Brooklyn – Ebbets Field. heinz von eckartsberg Aug 17, 2011.

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.

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 ...

Ebbets Field, former Major League Baseball stadium in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York on October 29, 2024, now replaced by apartments. Paul Martinka Ebbets Field was demolished in 1957 after being ...

On April 9, 1913, the Brooklyn Superbas fell to the Phillies by a score of 1-0 in the first regular-season game ever played at Ebbets Field. Courtesy of the April 10, 1913, edition of the Lewiston ...

Gil Hodges rounds first during the 1953 World Series, which Brooklyn lost for the second straight year to the Yankees. ... (L-R) at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, the day of Robinson's MLB debut.

On January 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.

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.