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Bookmark or Share- Ebbets Field - WikipediaEbbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. It is mainly known for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League (1913–1957).
- Ebbets Field (Brooklyn, NY) - Society for American Baseball ResearchThe 1920 best-of-nine World Series opened on October 5 at Ebbets Field, where temporary bleachers were erected on the outfield. (Photo: Library of Congress)
- Long gone, Ebbets Field continues to live on in loreOne hundred years ago Tuesday, Ebbets Field hosted its first regular-season baseball game. Philadelphia downed the Brooklyn team, then better known as the "Superbas," 1-0, in front of a crowd of about 10,000. The glory of the 1940s and '50s was still a long ways away.
- Old Ebbets Field Opens One Hundred Years Ago TodayEbbets Field made history on April 15, 1947, when Jackie Robinson debuted as Major League Baseball’s first African American player the modern era, covering first base for the Dodgers.
- Ebbets Field Historical Analysis by Baseball AlmanacThe History of Ebbets Field. Flatbush Brooklyn hosted the majestic yet cramped Ebbets Field — home to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The ballpark was built by Dodger owner Charlie Ebbets at the cost of $750,000 and until 1929, no press box was present in the stadium.
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