On April 5, 1913, Ebbets Field opened its doors for the first time as the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. More than 25,000 fans were in attendance for the first ...

On Jan. 2, 1912, Brooklyn Dodgers president and majority owner Charles Ebbets announced his intention to purchase 4.5 acres of land in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn, New York for a new stadium. Up ...

Dodgers fans know and love their home in Chavez Ravine, which is among the oldest stadiums in baseball and one of the sport’s “true cathedrals,” but the team’s former home in Brooklyn played an ...

The Cincinnati Reds visited the Brooklyn Dodgers and split a double-header at Ebbets Field as Major League Baseball was broadcast on television for the first time on this day in history, August 26, ...

Aside from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, no other ballpark evokes quite the baseball history of Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. The Dodgers made history here early and often -- with a gap in an outfield fence ...