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The Los Angeles Dodgers
were founded in 1883, they joined the American Association which they
won in 1889. The Dodgers became the only franchise in Major League
Baseball history to win pennants in different Leagues in consecutive
years, after they joined the National League (NL) in 1890. In 1902
Hanlon expressed his desire to buy a controlling interest in the team
and move it to Baltimore, then without a team. His plan was blocked
by a lifelong club employee, Charles Ebbets, who put himself heavily
in debt to buy the team and keep it in the borough. Ebbets's ambition
did not stop at owning the team. He desired to replace the dilapidated
Washington Park with a new ballpark, and again invested heavily to
finance the construction of Ebbets Field, which would become the Dodgers'
home in 1913. The Los Angeles Dodgers is a Major League Baseball team
formed in 1883. Based in Los Angeles, California. The team plays in
the Western Division of the National League. The Dodgers were earlier
known as Brooklyn Dodgers 1932 –1957, they moved to Los Angeles
in the 1958 season. The Los Angeles Dodgers players wear uniform of
colors: “Dodger blue" White and Red with a cursive "Dodgers"
printed over a red streaming baseball. The jersey is made of nice
looking wool flannel with real arm patches and Duke Sniders #4 on
the back. . The Los Angeles Dodgers have won nine Division titles
in 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994 and 1995; have won
one Wild Card title in 1996; have won one American Association pennant
in 1889; have won six World Series championships in 1955, 1959, 1963,
1965, 1981 and 1988. In their initial years in Brooklyn, the players
of the team used to dodge trolley cars to reach the ballpark, Ebbets
Field, which earned them their nick, Dodgers. In 1913 the team was
officially named dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers have their home
arena at Dodger Stadium, since 1962. They earlier played at Ebbets
Field (1912-1957) and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1958-1961). Dodger
Stadium is also known as Chavez Ravine, named after the site where
it was built. The stadium was inaugurated on April10, 1962 and has
a seating capacity of 56,000 fans. On the 15th of April, 1947, Jackie
Roosevelt Robinson became the first African American Major League
Baseball player of the modern era. The significance of this event
in U.S. history is observed by the retirement by each Major League
team of his uniform number, 42. This event was the harbinger of the
integration of sports in the United States, the concomitant demise
of the Negro Leagues, and is regarded as a key moment in the history
of the U.S. Civil Rights movement. Walter O'Malley eventually passed
control of the Dodgers to his son Peter, who managed the team on his
family's behalf. In the late 90's the O'Malley family sold the team
to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, owner of the Fox network and
20th Century Fox. In 2004, Newscorp sold the Dodgers to real estate
developer Frank McCourt. The Los Angeles Dodgers have retired the
following numbers; #19 worn by Jim Gilliam, #4 belonging to Duke Snider,
#2 worn by Tommy Lasorda who was the manager between 1976-1996, #1
belonging to Pee Wee Reese, #20 belonging to Don Sutton, #24 worn
by Walter Alston, #32 worn by Sandy Koufax, #53 belonging to Don Drysdale,
#39 worn by Roy Campanella and lastly #42 which has also been retired
throughout Baseball worn by Jackie Robinson.
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