The Brooklyn Dodgers are one of the most storied and fabled teams in all of baseball history. Most famous for their second baseman, Jackie Robinson, breaking the color barrier in not only baseball but all of professional sports, the Dodgers were one of the first teams to join the then-upstart National League. The Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Club was established in 1883 and joined the now-defunct American Association the following year; they won the American Association Pennant in 1889 and joined the National League in 1890.
The Dodgers tried out a variety of nicknames before one finally stuck; they were originally called the Brooklyn Atlantics, and later the Brooklyn Grays. The New York City press even took to calling them the Brooklyn Bridegrooms when many of the players had gotten married in quick succession. The team earned the nickname Trolley Dodgers when they played at Eastern Park during the 1890s since the fans and players had trouble accessing the ballpark because of the scarce trolley lines in Brooklyn at the time.
Early Dodger teams played in two ballparksEastern Park and Washington Parkbefore they moved to Ebbets Field. They won National League Pennants...
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