Ebbets Field had arguably the most beautiful front entranceway of any ballpark in the history of baseball. There was a bond between the people of Brooklyn and their neighborhood ball team. It was considered a neighborhood ballpark, primarily because it was constructed in a residential area of town. In 1913 the Dodgers moved to magical Ebbets Field. If anyone has definitive research on this subject, we’d love to read it! Please contact us at. Wilbert Robinson took over as team manager in 1914, and from 1914 – 1931 the team was often known as the “Robins”, but we believe throughout this period they were also officially known as both the Robins and the Dodgers. It should also be noted that during the 1890's the team was also unofficially known as Ward's Wonders and Foutz's Fillies – Ward and Foutz being managers of the team. In 1913 the name “Trolley Dodgers” was shortened to simply “Dodgers”. In 1911 to the team became known as the “Trolley Dodgers” because of the preponderance of streetcar tracks in Brooklyn – in fact most Brooklyn-ers of this time were nicknamed “trolley dodgers” because they were thought to constantly be dodging streetcars as part of their daily routine. That being said, in 1899 the name Bridegrooms gave way to the nickname the “Superbas”, a name sportwriters gave the team because of a popular vaudeville troupe of the same name. Often times the nickname had something to do with the team manager. Keep in mind that in this era team nicknames weren’t like they are today – teams were really known simply by the name of the city they represented, and team nicknames were often just that, nicknames given them by fans and writers. The Dodgers joined the National League in 1890, and were known as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms at the time because there were so many newlyweds on the team (7 players were said to have been married about the same time in 1888). Click here to go to Heritage Sports Art and see the framed Dodgers artwork
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