Club History
16 entries in the Los Angeles Dodgers compendium.
Relocation to Los AngelesFrom Brooklyn to Chavez Ravine: the Dodgers' legacy in Los Angeles.Founding as Brooklyn AtlanticsThe original kings of the early Brooklyn diamond who forged a legendary amateur baseball soul.Opening of Dodger StadiumTwo-time defending champions chase a three-peat in 2026.1981 World SeriesThe Dodgers lose the first two games, then beat the Yankees four straight.Brooklyn SuperbasThe Superbas: Brooklyn's champions of 1899 and 1900.Brooklyn RobinsDuring this period, the team was informally known as the Robins, named after their long-time manager Wilbert…Brooklyn DodgersFrom Trolley Dodgers to Dem Bums: The legacy of Brooklyn baseball.Brooklyn AtlanticsBaseball's first champion and first dynasty.Brooklyn GroomsThe gritty ancestors of the Dodgers who forged a legacy in Brooklyn before the move west.Sandy Alomar Jr.Six-time All-Star catcher and 1997 All-Star Game MVP for the Cleveland Indians.Fernando ValenzuelaThe screwball-throwing Mexican ace who sparked Fernandomania and became a Dodgers legend.Ebbets Field Home StadiumHome of the Brooklyn Dodgers and baseball history.Dodger Stadium InaugurationWhere the Brooklyn legacy met the California sun on opening day.Walter AlstonThe Quiet Man who managed the Dodgers for 23 seasons, winning seven NL pennants and four World Series titles.Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home runInjured and held out of the lineup, Kirk Gibson pinch hit a two-out, two-run walk-off home run off Dennis…Baseball color lineHow Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson ended baseball's exclusion of African American players in 1947.
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