Brooklyn Superbas

The Superbas: Brooklyn's champions of 1899 and 1900.

The Brooklyn Superbas were a Major League Baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York, from 1899 to 1910. The name was inspired by the popular circus act The Hanlons' Superba, after manager Ned Hanlon and stars from the Baltimore Orioles joined the Brooklyn club in 1899. The team won National League championships in 1899 and 1900.

Quick Facts

Home stadium: Washington Park II (until 1910)

Lore & Background

The Superbas nickname was used by fans and sportswriters alongside other nicknames such as Trolley Dodgers, Bridegrooms, and Robins. Even after 1910, the name Superbas continued to appear in some contexts, such as the Brooklyn Daily Eagle using it in box scores as late as 1916. The team played at Eastern Park in 1898 before moving to Washington Park II, and then to Ebbets Field in 1913.

Reader's Guide

The Superbas era is part of the broader history of the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise, which began in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. The team's legal name was the Brooklyn Base Ball Club, and it did not formally adopt a single nickname until 1916, when 'Dodgers' appeared on World Series programs. The team's stadiums included Washington Park, Eastern Park, and later Ebbets Field.