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Brooklyn Dodgers (1932–1957) (MLB)

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    Walter Francis O'Malley (1903 - 1979)
    Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. He served as Brooklyn Do...
  • Elwin Charles "Preacher" Roe (1916 - 2008)
    Major League Baseball Player. He was a left-handed pitcher for twelve seasons (1938, 1944 to 1954) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. He was a member of three N...
  • Gil Hodges (1924 - 1972)
    Ray Hodges, ne Hodge (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was th...
  • Pee Wee Reese (1918 - 1999)
    Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 - August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers fr...
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    Don Zimmer (1931 - 2014)
    Donald William Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Zimmer was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his de...

The Dodgers were originally founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Atlantics, taking the name of a defunct team that had played in Brooklyn before them. The team joined the American Association in 1884 and won the AA championship in 1889 before joining the National League in 1890. They promptly won the NL Championship their first year in the League. The team was known alternatively as the Bridegrooms, Grooms, Superbas, Robins, and Trolley Dodgers before officially becoming the Dodgers in the 1930s.
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