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Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931) (MLB)

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  • Moe Berg (1902 - 1972)
    "Moe" Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Although he play...
  • Jack Coombs (1882 - 1957)
    Wesley "Jack" Coombs (November 18, 1882 – April 15, 1957), nicknamed "Colby Jack" after his alma mater, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Athletics (1906–1914), Br...
  • Charles Ebbets (1859 - 1925)
    Hercules Ebbets, Sr. (October 29, 1859–April 18, 1925) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1902 to 1925. Charles and Minnie were married at 16 and 14 years of age, resp...
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    Casey Stengel (1890 - 1975)
    Dillon "Casey" Stengel (pronounced /ˈstɛŋɡəl/; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975), nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He was elected to the Ba...
  • Joe Bradshaw (1897 - 1985)
    Siah "Joe" Bradshaw (August 17, 1897 – January 30, 1985) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1929 Brooklyn Robins, working four innings and allowing two earned runs.

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.