Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees October 6, 1947 Box Score. Brooklyn Dodgers 3 September 30 – October 6, 1947. Everyone agreed that Ebbets Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was getting old. 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers football team scores, roster and statistics. As part of his maneuverings to pressure city officials into buying him a new stadium, O'Malley had his team play several of their "home" games in Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium in … The team designed a new, 55,000-seat stadium to be located in Brooklyn, according to the New York Daily News. In 1946 Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley commissioned Captain Emil Praegar to design a new stadium. At the same time as the newly desegregated Dodgers seized the National League pennant, the team expanded its appeal to a demographic not traditionally served by organized baseball. Video is stock footage. Sep 30, 1947, Attendance: 73365, Time of Game: 2:20.

Real estate investor Walter O'Malley acquired majority ownership of the Dodgers in 1950, when he bought the 25 percent share of co-owner Branch Rickey and became allied with the widow of the another equal partner, Mrs. John L. Smith .

New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers (5-3). Brooklyn Dodgers 12 at Cleveland Browns 13 on November 9th, 1947 - Full team and player stats and box score Al Gionfriddo, the Brooklyn Dodger outfielder who made one of baseball's most famous catches when he took a game-tying home run away from Joe DiMaggio at Yankee Stadium in the 1947 … It was also a banner year for the advertising industry. To be constructed with private funds, O’Malley did not publicly unveil this plan until 1952. Former Dodger greats who played in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles adorn the exterior of Dodger Stadium. Brooklyn’s Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, hitting .297 with 12 home runs and a NL-leading 29 stolen bases. Job 577, Brooklyn Dodgers Stadium, 1947-1957 Summary: Bel Geddes designed a covered ball park to replace Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Sep 30, 1947, Attendance: 73365, Time of Game: 2:20. Starting around 1947, O’Malley and the city began talking about a new field. The 1947 World Series was the first to involve an African-American player, Jackie Robinson. Designed between 1948 and 1952, 20 years before Houston’s Astrodome, this completely covered stadium, equipped with a roof that could slide open if weather allowed, was to be the new home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players: 3-10-1 (3rd in East), Coach: Cliff Battles

Al Gionfriddo, the Brooklyn Dodger outfielder who made one of baseball's most famous catches when he took a game-tying home run away from Joe DiMaggio at Yankee Stadium in the 1947 … Former Dodger greats who played in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles adorn the exterior of Dodger Stadium. A major step in bringing the dream of Danville Stadium to life occurred when the Three-I League accepted the Danville Dodgers into the league. Over the next three years, the Dodgers finished third, seventh and third, respectively.