Our Brooklyn Dodger History!

[DODGER DEB]

I am starting this NEW THREAD to cover OUR ENTIRE BROOKLYN DODGER HISTORY in PHOTOS, NEWS STORIES and ARTICLES of INTEREST. I invite ALL members to enjoy it, and contribute to it.

How PROUDLY she will always stand....OUR EBBETS FIELD....in glorious black & white.


http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/56/55554/ebbetsfield001.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[OLD DODGER FAN]

I have dodger yearbooks from 1955, 1956 and 1957. Then i have LA Dodger yearbooks though the mid 80's.

[DODGER DEB]

Nice photo of BURT SHOTTON, OUR Manager in late 40's/early 50's....


http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/signature_house/2729/0969_1_lg.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[Elvis]

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[Elvis]

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[Elvis]

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[Elvis]

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http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/photo/history/ph_history_timeline_1950.jpg
Gil Hodges should be in the Hall of Fame...Dammit! :grouchy
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/photo/history/ph_history_timeline_hodges.jpg

[Shotgun Shuba]

I have always loved this picture. I can never tell who the players are though. I'ts from BALLPARKSOFBASEBALL.com

[DODGER DEB]

I have always loved this picture. I can never tell who the players are though. I'ts from BALLPARKSOFBASEBALL.com

That is JOHNNY PODRES on the mound, and the Milwaukee Braves, Johnny Logan, #23, on deck.

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[Shotgun Shuba]

Thanks DD. That sure looks like Jackie at first and Junior Gilliam maybe? I wish it was sharper. It would have been a rare day at first for Jackie but that could be Gil, it just doesn't look like him to me. I could be very wrong though. My guess is that this was 1953.

[DODGER DEB]

Thanks DD. That sure looks like Jackie at first and Junior Gilliam maybe? I wish it was sharper. It would have been a rare day at first for Jackie but that could be Gil, it just doesn't look like him to me. I could be very wrong though. My guess is that this was 1953.

You are right, SS, it is difficult to make them out.

I do, however, think it was 1955. The reason I say that is, while I am not 100% positive, I think the Schaefer Player Awards (posted on OUR Scoreboard) didn't start until 1955.

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[DODGER DEB]

This is a photo of IVAN "IVY" MASSIE OLSON of OUR TEAM sometime between 1910-1914.


http://i1.ebayimg.com/02/i/04/a2/a9/40_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

This is BRAD BILL DAHLEN of OUR Team, sometime between 1910-1914.


http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/a1/a9/82_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[tonypug]

You are right, SS, it is difficult to make them out.

I do, however, think it was 1955. The reason I say that is, while I am not 100% positive, I think the Schaefer Player Awards (posted on OUR Scoreboard) didn't start until 1955.

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On the Schaefer awards sign the top name looks like Valo. If that is so it would be 1957, which is the only year Elmer Valo played for the Dodgers. The problem is I don't remember Valo doing anything that would have gotten him player of the week.

[DODGER DEB]

This is the 1916 World Series Score Book (as it was called) between the Boston Red Sox and OUR BROOKLYN team....


http://i7.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/d3/ea/64_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

These is a 1954 TOPPS card of JOHNNY PODRES....


http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/6/5789/88JPODRES.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Great photo of OUR DODGERS getting off TWA plane and being welcomed home by many Brooklyn fans, including OUR Dodger Sym-Phony. Judging by who is in the photo, I would say this had to be 1954.....


http://www.scgaynor.com/images/082905sc/121.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

OUR 1955 WORLD CHAMPIONS....in glorious color!


http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/96/fc/6d_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[Shotgun Shuba]

Great photo of OUR DODGERS getting off TWA plane and being welcomed home by many Brooklyn fans, including OUR Dodger Sym-Phony. Judging by who is in the photo, I would say this had to be 1954.....


http://www.scgaynor.com/images/082905sc/121.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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Who is that fellow between Campy and the argyle sweater. I have seen him in many Dodger photos and can never figure out who he was. I know he is not a player. For further clarification, he has a thin mustache and looks kind of like a B movie gangster. You will know DD.

[DODGER DEB]

Who is that fellow between Campy and the argyle sweater. I have seen him in many Dodger photos and can never figure out who he was. I know he is not a player. For further clarification, he has a thin mustache and looks kind of like a B movie gangster. You will know DD.


That is LEE SCOTT ("Scotty"), OUR Traveling Secretary. Actually Scotty was was very nice guy, quite a "dapper" dresser, who everyone drove crazy.

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[DODGER DEB]

OUR CAPTAIN in his action best.....


http://i19.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/bc/1c/2f_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

DIXIE WALKER...."The People's Choice".......


http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/04/8d/22/9d_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

The STARS of OUR BROOKLYN DODGERS...around 1949


http://i3.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/68/7a/1b_1_b.JPG

JACKIE, SKOONJ, PEE WEE - CAMPY, GIL, DUKE


Fom an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

One more time...probably in Spring Training around 1953


http://sportsville.org/dodgers4.jpg

DUKE - GIL - CAMPY - SKOONJ


From an eBay listing.

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[shlevine42]

DIXIE WALKER...."The People's Choice".......


http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/04/8d/22/9d_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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Walker was a huge fan favorite and "the face" of the Dodgers for eight productive years in Brooklyn.

He left just before "The Boys of Summer" era and has all but faded from memory.

Curious -- and sad -- that he's hardly ever mentioned anymore.

Is it because he initially objected to Robinson joining the team (he later defended Jackie and gave him batting pointers)?

How did "The People's Cherce" fall from grace?

[Shotgun Shuba]

)

How did "The People's Cherce" fall from grace?


One wonders whether his interest in Robinson was progressive or just that he proved too talented to berate any longer. His trade to the Pirates, however, proved a boon to the Dodgers as they received Preacher and Cox. His brother the "Hat" was pretty good too. Bigotry is sometimes hard to forget. Look at George Wallace.

[64Cards]

Great photo of OUR DODGERS getting off TWA plane and being welcomed home by many Brooklyn fans, including OUR Dodger Sym-Phony. Judging by who is in the photo, I would say this had to be 1954.....


http://www.scgaynor.com/images/082905sc/121.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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Who is the guy in the argyle sweater, anyway?

When did the Dodgers get their own plane? I thought they had it before they moved, I know they were the first team to have their own plane.

BTW, is that you DD, hidden behind the "Coney Island" sign that the kid is holding up?

[DODGER DEB]

Who is the guy in the argyle sweater, anyway?

When did the Dodgers get their own plane? I thought they had it before they moved, I know they were the first team to have their own plane.

BTW, is that you DD, hidden behind the "Coney Island" sign that the kid is holding up?


The guy in the argyle sweater is pitcher, RUSS MEYER. His nick name was "the MAD MONK".

OUR Dodgers got their first plane, a prop job, I believe it was sometime in the mid-50's, give or take a year.

And, no, 64Cards, that is NOT me behind the "Coney Island " sign.

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[DODGER DEB]

A very precious piece of OUR EBBETS FIELD. There are so few left.


http://i24.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/e8/39/8a_12_sb.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

A photo of OUR 1907 BROOKLYN TEAM......


http://i3.ebayimg.com/04/i/04/6d/f7/2e_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

A look at the trolley tracks on Franklin Avenue as fans rush to OUR EBBETS FIELD for a game, probably in April or September, in the 1940's.....


http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/89/3e/dd_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

A great aireal shot of OUR EBBETS FIELD and the surrounding neighborhood...


http://i19.ebayimg.com/02/i/04/ae/87/54_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[runningshoes]

I found this on the HOF website

[DODGER DEB]

I found this on the HOF website


VERY NICE!

Thanks for posting it, runningshoes53.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is the cover of OUR 1936 Official Scorecard. The actual date of this one, July 22, 1936, for a game against the Chicago Cubs. Note the price: 5 cents!


http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/e5/ba/58_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[Shotgun Shuba]

Good ol' Casey. I think a lot of Dodger fans got so used to thinking of him as an enemy, they forgot he was a friend.


Photo from Caseystengel.com

[DODGER DEB]

A very unique and rare item from 1951. OUR 1951 BROOKLYN DODGER Schedule is imprinted on a silver dollar sized coin on one side, with Leo Waldman's insurance business advertised on the reverse side.


http://jimimonet.com/kpics/090805/1951dodgers.jpg

http://jimimonet.com/kpics/090805/1951dodgers2.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[theAmazingMet]

One wonders whether his interest in Robinson was progressive or just that he proved too talented to berate any longer. His trade to the Pirates, however, proved a boon to the Dodgers as they received Preacher and Cox. His brother the "Hat" was pretty good too. Bigotry is sometimes hard to forget. Look at George Wallace.

Dixie and his brother Harry the Hat also hold the distinction of being the only brothers in big league history to win a batting title. Dixie in '44 and Harry in '47.

[DODGER DEB]

Here's a shot of CASEY STENGEL, in 1915, as a BROOKLYN DODGER...


http://rmparchive.com/images/hosting/LC111_8x10.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a RARE piece of OUR History.

It is a photographer's ticket, for admittance to OUR Ebbets Field, for a playoff game, at the end of the 1946 season, between OUR Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cardinals won this game 8-4.

Does anyone remember the details, not only of the playoff, but of the end of the regular 1946 season, and what made the playoff necessary?


http://i17.ebayimg.com/02/i/04/ee/e6/05_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[Bklyn Boy since 1936]

Ticket Stubs from all 7 1955 Series games as shown on Hunt Auctions

[Bklyn Boy since 1936]

From Hunt Auction

[Bklyn Boy since 1936]

Loe Durocher's 1947 NL Championship Ring Sold on Hunt Auctions for about $12,500.
Photo from Hunt Auction

[DODGER DEB]

Here is OUR 1955 World Series Game 7 Ticket to OUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.......OUR MOMENT IN TIME...


http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/e8/4d/ac_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing!

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[DODGER DEB]

OUR 1943 BROOKLYN DODGERS.....Leo Durocher, Manager..


http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/fcassociates2/Dodgers1943.jpg


Recognize any of OUR players?

I see Freddy Fitz, Billy Herman, Ducky Medwick, and I think Augie Galan.

From an eBay listing.

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[Paulmcall]

You can also see 54 photos (many never published before until now) in my book Ebbets Field: Brooklyn's Baseball Shrine. It's available from Authorhouse.com or you can get an autographed copy from me at paulmcall@comcast.net.
That Casey Stengel photo is in the book.

[DODGER DEB]

Here are two nice photos of OUR DODGERS, ED ALBOSTA and PAUL CHERINKO, taken around the early-mid 1940's....

http://www.members.aol.com/wmdiebold1/burkes.jpeg


Can anyone tell US about these two players?

From an eBay listing.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Here is OUR 1955 World Series Game 7 Ticket to OUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.......OUR MOMENT IN TIME...


http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/e8/4d/ac_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing!

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Don't you have yours anymore? You went to THAT game as well.

[DODGER DEB]

Don't you have yours anymore? You went to THAT game as well.


Of course, I have mine, yr! ALL my tickets are in a safe place...which I look at, from time to time........and just SMILE!!! :)

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[DODGER DEB]

The 1947 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - OUR BROOKLYN DODGERS.....


http://www.b-j.com/092105/0921013.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Of course, I have mine, yr! ALL my tickets are in a safe place...which I look at, from time to time........and just SMILE!!! :)

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If, some day, you are willing to get rid of them, just ship them to a certain address in the Netherlands :D

[DODGER DEB]

If, some day, you are willing to get rid of them, just ship them to a certain address in the Netherlands :D


.......GET RID OF THEM???? You can't be serious with that statement, yr.

NEVER!!!!!

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[DODGER DEB]

How many of you remember THIS PLACE........and how many of you spent time in there?


http://scrapbar.com/ebay/dodgers.jpg

http://scrapbar.com/ebay/dodgers1.jpg

http://scrapbar.com/ebay/dodgers2.jpg

From an eBay listing.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

.......GET RID OF THEM???? You can't be serious with that statement, yr.

NEVER!!!!!

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Of course I am not. But I wouldn't mind to own them. I think most people in Holland will not realise what these tickets are worth. And then I am not talking about the historical value.

[Bklyn Boy since 1936]

Here are two nice photos of OUR DODGERS, ED ALBOSTA and PAUL CHERINKO, taken around the early-mid 1940's....

http://www.members.aol.com/wmdiebold1/burkes.jpeg


Can anyone tell US about these two players?
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From what I can tell, Cherinko was a Catcher who played in 30 games in 1937 and 12 games in 1938. He had a very undistiguished career of 75 ABs, 11 Hits, 1 Run, 5 RBIs, 16 SOs and a total BA of .147.

Albosta Pitched in 1941 and had a 0-2 record with a 6.23 ERA. He pitched a total of 13 innings and gave up 11 hits, 8 Walks and had 5 Ks. After that, he must have gone into the service and Pitched for Pittsburgh in 1946 with an 0-6 recordn and a 6.13 ERA in 17 games with 6 saves, 44 Walks and 19 Ks.

[DODGER DEB]

From what I can tell, Cherinko was a Catcher who played in 30 games in 1937 and 12 games in 1938. He had a very undistiguished career of 75 ABs, 11 Hits, 1 Run, 5 RBIs, 16 SOs and a total BA of .147.

Albosta Pitched in 1941 and had a 0-2 record with a 6.23 ERA. He pitched a total of 13 innings and gave up 11 hits, 8 Walks and had 5 Ks. After that, he must have gone into the service and Pitched for Pittsburgh in 1946 with an 0-6 recordn and a 6.13 ERA in 17 games with 6 saves, 44 Walks and 19 Ks.


Thanks for the info, BB36.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is the MAN who lifted OUR BROOKLYN DODGERS to heights never before achieved....BRANCH RICKEY.


http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/fcassociates2/.mids/BranchRickey.jpg


This photo was taken in the late 1940's.

From an eBay listing.

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[Paulmcall]

Don't forget Larry MacPhail set them on the right course before Branch showed up. He turned the Brooklyn franchise around when it was going to the dogs.
It's possible the team could have moved without his help.

[CaliforniaCajun]

Here is OUR 1955 World Series Game 7 Ticket to OUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.......OUR MOMENT IN TIME...


http://i24.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/e8/4d/ac_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing!

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What a deal, even 50 years ago!

[DODGER DEB]

Here is a ONE of a KIND ticket to OUR 1955 World Series, at OUR EBBETS FIELD...


http://i5.ebayimg.com/04/i/04/e1/0c/e7_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

THIS belongs to US!


http://home.fuse.net/lakenoll/z79396.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Nice photo of LUIS OLMO, who came up to BROOKLYN in July 1943, and played for US through the 1940's. I believe he was the first Hispanic to play for US.


http://i21.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/00/8c/c3_1.JPG?set_id=7


From an eBay listing.

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[hattend]

I just found this website...very cool...and this thread is especially interesting.

http://www.b-j.com/092105/0921013.JPG

Two guys to the left of Jackie Robinson (Jackie's left, your right) is my dad, (Lefty) Joe Hatten, Pitcher.

My wife and I are just now trying to collect images of the '46-'51 Dodgers, especially those with my dad's picture in them. If you have some photos from that time frame and would be willing to make some copies (we'll pay!) please contact us at hattend@starband.net

Thanks
Don and Sylvia Hatten
Redding, California

[DODGER DEB]

I just found this website...very cool...and this thread is especially interesting.

http://www.b-j.com/092105/0921013.JPG

Two guys to the left of Jackie Robinson (Jackie's left, your right) is my dad, (Lefty) Joe Hatten, Pitcher.

My wife and I are just now trying to collect images of the '46-'51 Dodgers, especially those with my dad's picture in them. If you have some photos from that time frame and would be willing to make some copies (we'll pay!) please contact us at hattend@starband.net

Thanks
Don and Sylvia Hatten
Redding, California


So nice to welcome a BROOKLYN DODGER FAMILY to OUR little corner of the baseball world. :)

There are many here, including myself, who certainly remember your Dad, Joe.
WE will keep an eye out for any photos of him and certainly let you know about them.

In the meantime, feel free to browse throughout OUR threads, and do join in on the discussions. If you care to, you can start by telling US all about Dad...YOU will certainly have a very attentive audience here.

Again, welcome!

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[shlevine42]

Hatten had a couple of decent seasons with the Dodgers, but what I remember most was that he was the starting pitcher on April 15, 1947, and he threw the pitch to DiMaggio in Game 6 of the '47 Series that made a hero of Al Gionfriddo...for the second time in that Series.

Joe was 29 when he made his ML debut. What took him so long?

[hattend]

Hatten had a couple of decent seasons with the Dodgers, but what I remember most was that he was the starting pitcher on April 15, 1947, and he threw the pitch to DiMaggio in Game 6 of the '47 Series that made a hero of Al Gionfriddo...for the second time in that Series.

Joe was 29 when he made his ML debut. What took him so long?

The way I heard it from my dad, he was called by the Dodgers in '41 and was to sign a contract for the 42 season but a little thing called WW2 got in the way. My dad went into the Navy and got out in '45 and went to training camp. His first season was '46. My mom says he could have been a bigger "star" had he reported in '41. He still had a strong arm at 29, he pitched a double header in one day (amazing! Love to see some of the players nowadays do that...LOL!)

I will have to gin up a story about my dad over the next few days. I need to consult my mom on the "Dodger/Cub days" as my dad was already in AAA ball by the time I was born. He was playing on the Havana Cubanos winter ball club in 1954 when I was born in Havana....hehehe.

Don

PS: My wife has turned into an avid fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers... she is looking for any and all pics of the 40's-50's Dodgers and I'm sure she will be contacting all of you who have the cool photo collections. :gt

[EbtsFldGuy]

Has anyone found a photo of the final game at EF on 9/24/57?

Or of the ballpark and area on the day after - or in the week or month after?

[DODGER DEB]

The way I heard it from my dad, he was called by the Dodgers in '41 and was to sign a contract for the 42 season but a little thing called WW2 got in the way. My dad went into the Navy and got out in '45 and went to training camp. His first season was '46. My mom says he could have been a bigger "star" had he reported in '41. He still had a strong arm at 29, he pitched a double header in one day (amazing! Love to see some of the players nowadays do that...LOL!)

I will have to gin up a story about my dad over the next few days. I need to consult my mom on the "Dodger/Cub days" as my dad was already in AAA ball by the time I was born. He was playing on the Havana Cubanos winter ball club in 1954 when I was born in Havana....hehehe.

Don

PS: My wife has turned into an avid fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers... she is looking for any and all pics of the 40's-50's Dodgers and I'm sure she will be contacting all of you who have the cool photo collections. :gt


Here is JOE HATTEN -

http://i21.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/11/6d/fa_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[tonypug]

Has anyone found a photo of the final game at EF on 9/24/57?

Or of the ballpark and area on the day after - or in the week or month after?
For some strange reason, there isn't a whole lot available. I have some newspaper stories, and one photo of a couple of young female fans crying, but thats all I have been able to find.

[tonypug]

The way I heard it from my dad, he was called by the Dodgers in '41 and was to sign a contract for the 42 season but a little thing called WW2 got in the way. My dad went into the Navy and got out in '45 and went to training camp. His first season was '46. My mom says he could have been a bigger "star" had he reported in '41. He still had a strong arm at 29, he pitched a double header in one day (amazing! Love to see some of the players nowadays do that...LOL!)

I will have to gin up a story about my dad over the next few days. I need to consult my mom on the "Dodger/Cub days" as my dad was already in AAA ball by the time I was born. He was playing on the Havana Cubanos winter ball club in 1954 when I was born in Havana....hehehe.

Don

PS: My wife has turned into an avid fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers... she is looking for any and all pics of the 40's-50's Dodgers and I'm sure she will be contacting all of you who have the cool photo collections. :gt
The book by Donald Honig, The Brooklyn Dodgers, An Illustrated Tribute has a real nice photo of your dad on page 131, as as well as photos of all the Brooklyn Dodgers. It's an excellent book.

[NeverGetOverIt]

What a find that picture is. Thanks Dodger Deb for the post.

[DODGER DEB]

What a find that picture is. Thanks Dodger Deb for the post.

Glad YOU enjoyed it!

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[hattend]

The book by Donald Honig, The Brooklyn Dodgers, An Illustrated Tribute has a real nice photo of your dad on page 131, as as well as photos of all the Brooklyn Dodgers. It's an excellent book.

Has that book been out of print for a while? I can't find that title in Amazon.com.

Don

[SYLVIA HATTEN]

So nice to welcome a BROOKLYN DODGER FAMILY to OUR little corner of the baseball world. :)

There are many here, including myself, who certainly remember your Dad, Joe.
WE will keep an eye out for any photos of him and certainly let you know about them.

In the meantime, feel free to browse throughout OUR threads, and do join in on the discussions. If you care to, you can start by telling US all about Dad...YOU will certainly have a very attentive audience here.

Again, welcome!

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HELLO DODGER DEB! THANKS FOR THE WELCOME. I'M AN EXCITED BROOKLYN DODGER FAN (THANKS TO MY LATE FATHER IN LAW JOE HATTEN). I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING ALL ABOUT YOUR FORUM. SYLVIA HATTEN.:waving

[tonypug]

Has that book been out of print for a while? I can't find that title in Amazon.com.

Don
I have sent you a PM on where to find the book. Hope you enjoy it.

[Paulmcall]

I got a copy of that book from a used book seller on Amazon.com Fantastic book with great photos.:clapping

[SYLVIA HATTEN]

Did you find the book recently or have you had it for awhile? Thank you for your reply.:waving

[DODGER DEB]

Here is a great photo of OUR 1913 BROOKLYN DODGERS (Nationals)...

http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/gizmo10101/1913_Brooklyn_Dodgers.jpg

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Did you find the book recently or have you had it for awhile? Thank you for your reply.:waving


One of best places to find any book is abebooks.com.

I found 21 copies of Donald Honig's THE BROOKLYN DODGERS, which was published in 1981 by St. Martin's Press. The prices range from $8.00 to $80.00, depending on the condition of the book.

Here is the link to the page that lists all of them...

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Donald+Honig&y=13&tn=The+Brooklyn+Dodgers&x=35

Hope this helps, Sylvia!

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[tonypug]

One of best places to find any book is abebooks.com.

I found 21 copies of Donald Honig's THE BROOKLYN DODGERS, which was published in 1981 by St. Martin's Press. The prices range from $8.00 to $80.00, depending on the condition of the book.

Here is the link to the page that lists all of them...

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Donald+Honig&y=13&tn=The+Brooklyn+Dodgers&x=35

Hope this helps, Sylvia!

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I have been useing abebooks.com for many years. It is agreat site for finding out of print books in general and the Brooklyn Dodgers in particular. I have found them to be very reputable and helpful. If they don't have access to an item they do their best to find it for you. And no, I don't have any affiliation with them.

[DODGER DEB]

Here is an incredible RELIC from OUR EBBETS FIELD......

http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/geppismemorabiliaroadshow/2944/0563_1_lg.jpg

How many of you remember passing through it?

From an eBay listing. It sold for $22,500! To US, of course, it is PRICELESS!

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[DODGER DEB]

OUR 1949 BROOKLYN DODGERS......


http://i9.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/5f/0c/ef_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

No explanation is necessary....

http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/62/01/fd_1.JPG



YES!!!!

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

In 1947 PEE WEE and PETE REISER posed for this....


http://i19.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/73/9d/e4_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

OUR 1949 BROOKLYN DODGERS......


http://i9.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/5f/0c/ef_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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I don't know a club named the Brooklyn sregdod ;)

[DODGER DEB]

I don't know a club named the Brooklyn sregdod ;)

Thanks for pointing that out, yr! I didn't notice that the negative was obviously developed backwards. Oh well, they still look terrific!

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[DODGER DEB]

Here's OUR CAMPY with a refreshing Coke.....

http://i5.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/79/6a/47_12.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

WE all know what a great addition to OUR DODGERS BIL was (and still is).......


http://www182.pair.com/catsmtn/f6856.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

A "thing" of BEAUTY is a JOY FOREVER......


http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/04/b0/30/5b_1_b.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here are a few of OUR DODGERS.....

http://i8.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/83/ff/8a_1.JPG

http://i20.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/7d/68/fc_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

A BROOKLYN DODGER BEAUTY.....


http://i13.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/84/4e/ea_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

OUR infamous "fireman" JIM HUGHES......

http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/95/94/7d_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

OUR "Mad Monk" RUSS MEYER. Truly one the nicest, and funniest, guys you'd ever meet.....even if he was a tiny bit crazy at times....


http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/82/e9/4b_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Two of OUR 1956 favorite pitchers. DON NEWCOMBE, who won both the NL MVP and the first every CY YOUNG award, and SAL MAGLIE, who pitched a no-hitter on September 25, 1956.


http://jimimonet.com/kpics/112605/newcombe.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here are five of OUR 1942 BROOKLYN DODGERS, who battled the St. Louis Cardinals for the NL pennant. Some say OUR 1942 team was the best ever....


http://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/9a/e4/7c_1.JPG


Pictured are CHARLEY GELBERT, ARKY VAUGHN (HOF), JOHNNY RIZZO, DAN PADGETT and CLIFF DAPPER.

I know about Vaughn and Dapper. Can anyone shed some light on the others?

From an eBay listing.

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[runningshoes]

Charley Gelbert
SS-3B 1929-32, 35-37, 39-40 Cardinals , Reds, Tigers, Senators, Red Sox

A superb fielder with a lively bat, Gelbert was four years into a bright career with St. Louis when an off-season hunting accident nearly cost him his left leg. After sitting out two years, he returned to the majors in 1935 as a utility man. In 1931 Gelbert set records for shortstops in a seven-game World Series with 42 chances, 29 assists, 6 double plays, and a 1.000 fielding average.

Johnny Rizzo
OF 1938-42 Pirates , Reds, Phillies, Dodgers

Rizzo's 23 home runs, 111 RBI, and .301 as a rookie in 1938 helped the Pirates to a strong second-place finish. He slumped badly the next year (.261, 6 HR, 55 RBI) and the Pirates plunged to sixth. He rebounded with the Phillies in 1940, smashing 24 homers.

Don Padgett
C-OF-1B 1937-41, 46-48 Cardinals , Dodgers, Braves, Phillies

After a strong rookie season in the 1937 Cardinals outfield (.314, 10 HR, 74 RBI), Padgett slumped the next year and was converted to catcher, a position he never really mastered. In 1941, three days after Pearl Harbor, the Dodgers purchased his contract for $30,000, waited four years while he served in the Navy, and then sold him to the Phillies in June 1946.

from baseballlibrary.com
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/

[DODGER DEB]

Charley Gelbert
SS-3B 1929-32, 35-37, 39-40 Cardinals , Reds, Tigers, Senators, Red Sox

A superb fielder with a lively bat, Gelbert was four years into a bright career with St. Louis when an off-season hunting accident nearly cost him his left leg. After sitting out two years, he returned to the majors in 1935 as a utility man. In 1931 Gelbert set records for shortstops in a seven-game World Series with 42 chances, 29 assists, 6 double plays, and a 1.000 fielding average.

Johnny Rizzo
OF 1938-42 Pirates , Reds, Phillies, Dodgers

Rizzo's 23 home runs, 111 RBI, and .301 as a rookie in 1938 helped the Pirates to a strong second-place finish. He slumped badly the next year (.261, 6 HR, 55 RBI) and the Pirates plunged to sixth. He rebounded with the Phillies in 1940, smashing 24 homers.

Don Padgett
C-OF-1B 1937-41, 46-48 Cardinals , Dodgers, Braves, Phillies

After a strong rookie season in the 1937 Cardinals outfield (.314, 10 HR, 74 RBI), Padgett slumped the next year and was converted to catcher, a position he never really mastered. In 1941, three days after Pearl Harbor, the Dodgers purchased his contract for $30,000, waited four years while he served in the Navy, and then sold him to the Phillies in June 1946.

from baseballlibrary.com
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/


Thanks for the info, runningshoes53.

Rizzo looked like he could have made OUR outfield, and he had a strong bat. What happened to him after 1940? Did he go into the service? How did he come to the Dodgers?

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[CurtFlood21]

Does anyone have a copy of a July 1952 Focus magazine article on Jackie Robinson? FOCUS is a digest-sized celebrity pin-up magazine from the 1950s that often appears on EBAY but that I cannot find at the Library of Congress. I need it for an article I'm working on.

Thanks.

Brad Snyder
Author, Beyond the Shadow of the Senators
snyder@beyondtheshadow.com

[Bklyn Boy since 1936]

Here are five of OUR 1942 BROOKLYN DODGERS, who battled the St. Louis Cardinals for the NL pennant. Some say OUR 1942 team was the best ever....


http://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/9a/e4/7c_1.JPG


Pictured are CHARLEY GELBERT, ARKY VAUGHN (HOF), JOHNNY RIZZO, DAN PADGETT and CLIFF DAPPER.

I know about Vaughn and Dapper. Can anyone shed some light on the others?

From an eBay listing.c.

Now I'm confused.:noidea

According to my Baseball Encyclopedia ...
Charley Gelbert never played with The BROOKLYN DODGERS.
Dan Padgett played only 19 games with The BROOKLYN DODGERS... in 1946
and I can't find anything on Cliff Dapper.:noidea

Where did I go wrong???

[runningshoes]

Judging by those bleachers, that coud be a spring training photo. Maybe he didn't actully play for them in Brooklyn.

[DODGER DEB]

Now I'm confused.:noidea

According to my Baseball Encyclopedia ...
Charley Gelbert never played with The BROOKLYN DODGERS.
Dan Padgett played only 19 games with The BROOKLYN DODGERS... in 1946
and I can't find anything on Cliff Dapper.:noidea

Where did I go wrong???


I can't speak to the Gelbert and Padgett situation, BB36, but I do know that Cliff Dapper played for US in 1942. I know because he told me all about it at a Card Show a few years ago. He told me how much he loved playing at OUR Ebbets Field, how much he enjoyed the BROOKLYN fans and how he wished he could have been a BROOKLYN DODGER longer.

See OUR 1942 Roster...

http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1942&t=BRO

Perhaps runningshoes53 is right, that photo may have been taken in spring training, and Gelbert and Padgett never made it to opening day.

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[Aa3rt]

and I can't find anything on Cliff Dapper.:noidea

I did find an online reference to Clifford Roland (Cliff) Dapper. He appeared in 8 games for the BROOKLYN DODGERS with 17 at bats between April 19 and May 3, 1942. That appears to be his entire major league "career".

Career record here:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dappercl01.shtml (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dappecl01.shtml)

This link:

http://www.mlbannouncers.com/harwell.html

states that in 1948, Branch Rickey traded Cliff Dapper to the Atlanta Crackers in exchange for Ernie Harwell's broadcasting contract, the first (and possibly only) time a player was traded for an announcer.

[shlevine42]

I can't speak to the Gelbert and Padgett situation, BB36, but I do know that Cliff Dapper played for US in 1942. I know because he told me all about it at a Card Show a few years ago. He told me how much he loved playing at OUR Ebbets Field, how much he enjoyed the BROOKLYN fans and how he wished he could have been a BROOKLYN DODGER longer.

See OUR 1942 Roster...

http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1942&t=BRO

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Now I'm curious!

According to (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dappecl01.shtml) Dapper debuted on 4/19/42.

He played in a grand total of EIGHT GAMES, and in 17 AB, hit close to .500 and knocked in 9 runs.

Pretty impressive, I'd say.

Yet, TWO WEEKS after his debut, he was gone. He never played for us -- or anyone else -- again.

What's the story???

By the way, I'm also impressed by Dapper's recollection of Ebbets Field.

On 4/19/42, when Cliff made his debut, the Dodgers were at home against Philadelphia, and then against Boston on the 20th and 21st.

After that, and continuing through May 3rd (Dapper's last appearance in a Dodger uniform), Brooklyn was ON THE ROAD. So at the most, Dapper could not have played more than THREE GAMES AT EBBETS FIELD.

Either Dapper has an incredible memory, or the Brooklyn fans made a hell of an impression in three short days.

My guess? Dapper was romanticizing his brief association with a legendary team in a legenday ballpark.

P.S. Just saw the info about the Dapper-for Harwell "trade." But that took place in '48. I'd still like to know why Dapper disappeared in '42, after only 8 games.

[DODGER DEB]

Now I'm curious!

According to (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dappecl01.shtml) Dapper debuted on 4/19/42.

He played in a grand total of EIGHT GAMES, and in 17 AB, hit close to .500 and knocked in 9 runs.

Pretty impressive, I'd say.

Yet, TWO WEEKS after his debut, he was gone. He never played for us -- or anyone else -- again.

What's the story???

By the way, I'm also impressed by Dapper's recollection of Ebbets Field.

On 4/19/42, when Cliff made his debut, the Dodgers were at home against Philadelphia, and then against Boston on the 20th and 21st.

After that, and continuing through May 3rd (Dapper's last appearance in a Dodger uniform), Brooklyn was ON THE ROAD. So at the most, Dapper could not have played more than THREE GAMES AT EBBETS FIELD.

Either Dapper has an incredible memory, or the Brooklyn fans made a hell of an impression in three short days.

My guess? Dapper was romanticizing his brief association with a legendary team in a legenday ballpark.

P.S. Just saw the info about the Dapper-for Harwell "trade." But that took place in '48. I'd still like to know why Dapper disappeared in '42, after only 8 games.


Hard to put all of this together, shlevine.

All I can tell you is that when WE went to that Card Show in Freeport in June 2003, I had never even heard the name Cliff Dapper. It was while WE were there, and I was waiting outside the room where some of OUR players were signing, he came out and started to talk to me. He told me who he was, and I remember thanking him for being a BROOKLYN DODGER, and that was when he started to tell me about how he loved playing at OUR Ebbets Field, and how great the BROOKLYN fans were. He did say that he only played for US in 1942 (never mentioned any time), but wished he could have been there longer. So, perhaps you are right shlevine, he was just "romanticizing", or he was trying to "impress" me(for whatever reason). The stranger question is "what happen to him" between May 1942 and 1948? There must be some info out there, somewhere!

As for Cliff remembering OUR Ebbets Field after only a few games, WE all know, first hand, how Ebbets "grabbed" you, even if you were only there once. So, that does not surpirse me!

I may be able to shed a little more light on this. I just remembered that Cliff, who was walking with the help of a cane that day at the Card Show, did tell me that he was drafted in 1942 (I don't remember him saying just when). He may have been injured in WWII (thus the cane), and that is why he never returned to playing baseball.

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[DODGER DEB]

According to this statement, listed in BA, Cliff was playing for the Montreal Royals (OUR AAA farm club) in 1948, when he was "traded" for Ernie Harwell..

Harwell made his major league debut in 1948 after becoming the only broadcaster who ever figured in a baseball trade. Earl Mann, President of the Atlanta Crackers, agreed to let him go to Brooklyn if Branch Rickey would send Montreal catcher Cliff Dapper to Atlanta to manage the club. Harwell also worked for the New York Giants and for the Baltimore Orioles before coming to Detroit in 1960.

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[Paulmcall]

Dapper played for the Atlanta Crackers after they got him for announcer Harwell. I think he had a managing career after that. It was just probably a matter of numbers as far as catchers goes. The Dodgers had a lot of them. Even Hodges got bumped over to first base.

[Bklyn Boy since 1936]

... Even Hodges got bumped over to first base.

Thank goodness. That opened it up for Campy and prolonged the health of Gil's legs. That had to be one of the best bumps of all time.:dance

[DODGER DEB]

DON NEWCOMBE in OUR bullpen, probably around 1949/1950 because of the OLD GOLD sign, before LUCKY STRIKE became one of OUR sponsors.


http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/a3/ba/c3_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[GaryL]

Looking at that 1947 World Series ring of Leo Durocher, I'm reminded that that was the year Leo was banned from basedball by Commissioner Happy Chandler for "comporting with shady characters." Burt Shotten was the manager that year, I believe, and the Dodgers won their first pennant since 1941 when Leo was at the helm. I'm surprised that Leo even got a ring!

[DODGER DEB]

Here is pitcher KEN LEHMAN, a pretty good lefty in OUR bullpen... and a very nice guy!

http://i23.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/92/b1/c1_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

This post has been deleted since it was not appropriate.

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[theAmazingMet]

Beautiful pictures as always Dodger Deb, keep 'em comin'. Too bad we couldn't keep Dolph away from his love affair with the CF fence. But then again what would have become of "Duke" who didn't exactly impress when he first was called up.

[DODGER DEB]

Beautiful pictures as always Dodger Deb, keep 'em comin'. Too bad we couldn't keep Dolph away from his love affair with the CF fence. But then again what would have become of "Duke" who didn't exactly impress when he first was called up.

Glad you enjoy the them, AM!

Dolph was quite a player in his time, and I am proud to say he was one of OURS!

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[shlevine42]

Beautiful pictures as always Dodger Deb, keep 'em comin'. Too bad we couldn't keep Dolph away from his love affair with the CF fence. But then again what would have become of "Duke" who didn't exactly impress when he first was called up.

I wasn't aware that Camilli had a "special relationship" with the CF fence.

Are you thinking of Pete Reiser?

[DODGER DEB]

Here is OUR CAPTAIN and JIM GILLIAM at OUR Ebbets Field....

http://i21.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/a8/5e/1e_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is OUR 1952 Outfield......

http://i19.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/08/84/e8_1.JPG

CARL FURILLO DUKE SNIDER ANDY PAFKO

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Very nice 1955 photo of three of OUR SUPER STARS......

http://i1.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/ae/51/89_1.JPG

CAMPY GIL DUKE

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

THIS is a great shot of CARL FURILLO playing a ball off the scoreboard in rightfield at OUR Ebbets Field. From reading the scoreboard, I believe this was Game 5 of OUR 1955 World Series....

http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/40/93/07_1_sbl.JPG


From an eBay lisitng.

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[theAmazingMet]

I wasn't aware that Camilli had a "special relationship" with the CF fence.

Are you thinking of Pete Reiser?
Yes I was, my mistake! Of course Dolph was a 1B, not CF as Pete was. I mixed up these contemporaries. I actually dished up an interesting qoute from a Baseball Encyclopedia; "Camilli was a calming influence in the Dodger clubhouse, and prevented teammates from picking on rookies Pee Wee Reese and Pete Reiser." (Baseball's Best 1,000, Gentile.)
Was this just a general qoute about how Dolph was an accepting veteran influence, or was there a disdain for Pee Wee or Pete by older vets from the daffiness days. If the former is true this is news to me. I also heard that Dolph was a former boxer whose brother coincidentally was killed during a boxing match.

[shlevine42]

I also heard that Dolph was a former boxer whose brother coincidentally was killed during a boxing match.

Camilli's brother, Francisco Camilli, who fought under the name Frankie Campbell, was killed in a boxing match with Max Baer in 1930.

[DODGER DEB]

Here is a UPI Wire Photo of GIL HODGES taken on June 25, 1951.....

http://members.aol.com/gvd0925/gilhodges1


From an eBay listing.

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[tonypug]

Here is a UPI Wire Photo of GIL HODGES taken on June 25, 1951.....

http://members.aol.com/gvd0925/gilhodges1


From an eBay listing.

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So, thats what natural strength looks like.

[DODGER DEB]

Here's a real nice photo of PEE WEE and DOTTY REESE, on April 2, 1942, four days after they were married in Daytona Beach, FL.....

http://i24.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/c9/a9/f6_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Nice photo of KARL SPOONER in 1954....

http://i1.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/c5/18/39_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a great photo of OUR CAMPY and DON NEWCOMBE taken on 9/2/49, after Newk had pitched his third consecutive shut-out. This one against the NY Giants, 8-0, at the Polo Grounds.....

http://members.aol.com/gvd0925/campy1

A UPI photo from an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

The only All-Star Game held at OUR EBBETS FIELD was on July 12, 1949.

Here are some nice momentos from that game.....

http://i7.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/cd/40/80_1.JPG

http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/d5/47/e9_1.JPG

How many remember the Franklin Avenue Shuttle into the Prospect Park Station?

From an eBay listing.

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[donzblock]

The only All-Star Game held at OUR EBBETS FIELD was on July 12, 1949.

Here are some nice momentos from that game.....

http://i7.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/cd/40/80_1.JPG

http://i2.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/d5/47/e9_1.JPG

How many remember the Franklin Avenue Shuttle into the Prospect Park Station?

From an eBay listing.

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Was the shuttle related to the three-car Franklin Avenue Express, which had to be the fastest of the BMT trains?

[DODGER DEB]

Was the shuttle related to the three-car Franklin Avenue Express, which had to be the fastest of the BMT trains?

While I never had a reason to take the Shuttle, I do believe they were one and the same, Professor. I remember the Franklin Avenue three-car train (Shuttle) turning on to the outside track (the track coming from Brighton Beach/Coney Island towards the city) as it entered the Prospect Park Station, unloading passengers, then going right back. If memory serves me right that was the only one. Perhaps someone else can shed more light on your question.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a rare photo of OUR 1945 BROOKLYN DODGERS.....


http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/d5/72/71_1.JPG


Notice the "BROOKLYN" uniforms. One of the last times they were used.

I also suspect that many of OUR "regulars" had not yet returned from their WWII service.

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a gem to behold. A full ticket to the last game at OUR EBBETS FIELD on Tuesday, September 24, 1957......

http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/c4/e5/5a_12.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

For those not fortunate enough to ever have been in OUR EBBETS FIELD, here is a very rare photo of what WE saw leaving OUR EBBETS FIELD each day, looking towards OUR beautiful Italian Marble Rotunda and the street (Sullivan Place) beyond.

http://www.arthurrickerby.com/ebay/1224s/1224s065.jpg

Sadly, this photo was taken on February 23, 1960, the day that the demolition of OUR HOME began.

From an eBay listing.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Maybe this thread is not the right one for this picture. But it didn't seem worth to start a thread for only this picture.

Does one of you know what this room is?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

The 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers:

[DODGER DEB]

Maybe this thread is not the right one for this picture. But it didn't seem worth to start a thread for only this picture.

Does one of you know what this room is?

THIS was the Lounge for the Press at OUR Ebbets Field.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

THIS was the Lounge for the Press at OUR Ebbets Field.

c.

Isn't there anything you don't know about the old days Dodger Deb? :clapping :clapping

[DODGER DEB]

Isn't there anything you don't know about the old days Dodger Deb? :clapping :clapping

I am sure there is....but, I hope not, yr!

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[Gotham]

I am sure there is....but, I hope not, yr!

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This may seem very personal DD, but who ARE you. You seem to have been at every Dodger game, attended every Dodger function and know every Dodger player. Can you fill us in on your background?

[Gotham]

This may seem very personal DD, but who ARE you. You seem to have been at every Dodger game, attended every Dodger function and know every Dodger player. Can you fill us in on your background?



I guess not, huh.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

First game ever played at Ebbets Field.

[DODGER DEB]

Nice photo of PETE REISER and KIRBY HIGBE taken on September 20, 1941....

http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/d6/ed/08_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

A rare photo of OUR 1954 BROOKLYN DODGERS....


http://i9.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/ca/b2/57_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[Lprof]

Nice photo of BURT SHOTTON, OUR Manager in late 40's/early 50's....


http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/signature_house/2729/0969_1_lg.jpg


From an eBay listing.

c.Does anyone actually know why he didn't wear a uniform? Did it have any tangible impact on his managing?

[55 chmps]

http://www.africanamericans.com/ images2/JackieRobins...
Opening day for the Dodgers either '54 or '55.

[DODGER DEB]

The one-two combo that brought US OUR 1955 DREAM......


http://www.members.aol.com/wmdiebold6/amoros.jpeg


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a rare 1943 photo, taken at the West Point Fieldhouse, where OUR DODGERS trained that spring.....


http://i8.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/da/bd/8f_1.JPG


Freddie Fitzsimmons, Kirby Higbe, Curt Davis, Bob Chipman


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

A rare photo of OUR 1935 BROOKLYN DODGERS.....

http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/e9/b4/be_1_b.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is yet another great photo of OUR EBBETS FIELD, circa 1922. Photo was taken on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Sullivan Place.


http://i6.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/c6/82/40_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a nice photo of pitcher, LARRY FRENCH, who played for OUR DODGERS in 1941 and 1942. In 1942, his last year in the ML, he compiled a record of 15-4 with an ERA of 1.83, on a team that many consider one of OUR best.


http://i3.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/d0/4e/99_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

[DODGER DEB]

Here are OUR Sluggers, in the early 50's, at the Polo Grounds.......


http://i8.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/8a/ef/94_1_b.JPG

GIL, CAMPY, DUKE

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

For those of you who ever wondered what a ticket looked like to OUR last game at OUR EBBETS FIELD on September 24, 1957........

http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/c4/e5/5a_3.JPG

This ticket sold for $2,300.00 on eBay.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a real nice photo of SKOONJ (CARL FURILLO), probably taken down at spring training....

http://i13.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/ed/e2/36_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[stan opdyke]

Fantastic thread. Thank you everyone, especially Dodger Deb. The one place I have always wished I could have visited is Ebbets Field. These photos are the next best thing to sitting next to Hilda Chester in the bleachers.

Stan Opdyke
Tacoma, WA

[DODGER DEB]

Fantastic thread. Thank you everyone, especially Dodger Deb. The one place I have always wished I could have visited is Ebbets Field. These photos are the next best thing to sitting next to Hilda Chester in the bleachers.

Stan Opdyke
Tacoma, WA

Glad you enjoy them, Stan!

You would have loved being at OUR Ebbets Field.....it was the BEST!

BTW, welcome to BBF, and to OUR Forum, where real BROOKLYN DODGER fans share OUR memories of "the best time in baseball".

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[runningshoes]

That's a great picture of Larry French, Deb.

I save everything you put on here for my five month old son...he's going to know all about the Dodgers.

[DODGER DEB]

That's a great picture of Larry French, Deb.

I save everything you put on here for my five month old son...he's going to know all about the Dodgers.


I thought so too, runningshoes53!

That is a wonderful thing you are doing for your son...and, on behalf of OUR BROOKLYN DODGERS, I thank you for it!

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[runningshoes]

I have him on my lap..i showed him the picture..he just drooled all over my hand....and burped :D

[DODGER DEB]

I have him on my lap..i showed him the picture..he just drooled all over my hand....and burped :D

I love expressive children...and you have a gem of one, runningshoes53! :clapping

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[DODGER DEB]

Here's a nice photo of a young DON DRYSDALE, taken at the Polo Grounds...

http://www.galleryofhistory.com/images/ebayjpeg/37114.jpg

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

How many of you remember the words to OUR BROOKLYN CLASSIC, sung by PHIL FOSTER, BROOKLYN'S Ambassador to the World.......


http://i8.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/fb/e8/b3_12.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a real nice shot of OUR EBBETS FIELD looking down the rightfield line, taken at a night game in 1957.

http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/f8/0c/b1_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[donzblock]

Here is a real nice shot of OUR EBBETS FIELD looking down the rightfield line, taken at a night game in 1957.

http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/f8/0c/b1_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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And who is the batter?

[shlevine42]

And who is the batter?

It's either Amoros, Gilliam or Roseboro.

Looks like Amoros to me.

[donzblock]

It's either Amoros, Gilliam or Roseboro.

Looks like Amoros to me.
And to me, too.

[DODGER DEB]

And to me, too.

I agree with both of you. It does look more like Sandy.

I neglected to include that this was a game against the NY Giants, although it didn't say which one.

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[DODGER DEB]

On October 4, 1947, after delivering one of baseball's greatest hits in Game 4 of the 1947 World Series, OUR COOKIE LAVAGETTO is congratulated by Commissioner Happy Chandler. Even even in 1947 OCTOBER 4th held some magic for US!


http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/fa/f9/f1_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[55 chmps]

224 x 168 pixels - 6k - jpg

[DODGER DEB]

Here is a real nice photo of CAMPY and DUKE, taken in 1955.....


http://images.marketworks.com/hi/49/49499/p4590.jpg


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Nice photo of catcher, BRUCE EDWARDS....

http://i6.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/f1/90/ce_1_b.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Someone took this terrific (if slightly blurred) shot in 1955/56 from the third base side at OUR Ebbets Field. It shows GIL on deck, with Charlie DiGiovanni (OUR Batboy) behind him, and JACKIE waiting on the top steps of the dugout. Notice the TV camera.

http://i1.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/12/87/26_1.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is an old photo which was taken at Spring Training in 1941. The names of OUR DODGER Players are JOHNNY HUDSON and JOE PETERMAN....


http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/16/bd/19_1.JPG


Does anyone know anything about either of these players?

From an eBay listing.

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[kramer_47]

JOHNNY HUDSON was a SS-2B with the Dodgers from 1936-40, was a part time player except for 1938-39, no power and .242 lifetime bavg. There isn't any JOE PETERMAN listed as playing in the major leagues, maybe he was a minor leaguer in spring training.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I have him on my lap..i showed him the picture..he just drooled all over my hand....and burped :D

And it wasn't even a picture of a Yankee? :laugh

[DODGER DEB]

And it wasn't even a picture of a Yankee? :laugh

Wonders never cease!

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[kramer_47]

I found this picture of Hilda Chester at the HOF site, it is a statue of Hilda next to the Brooklyn Dodgers Symphony which you can't see much of because Hilda is cropped out. Does anyone out there have some good Hilda stories, I found this site because I have a Hilda Chester autograph and I wanted to know if anyone else other then the immortal Jerry Stern had her autograph too.

[EbtsFldGuy]

I found this picture of Hilda Chester at the HOF site, it is a statue of Hilda next to the Brooklyn Dodgers Symphony which you can't see much of because Hilda is cropped out. Does anyone out there have some good Hilda stories, I found this site because I have a Hilda Chester autograph and I wanted to know if anyone else other then the immortal Jerry Stern had her autograph too.

Good job, Kramer 47.

What a thrill to see the image of old Hilda again.

Thanks for posting it here.

How innocent were those happy days at Ebbets Field!

[DODGER DEB]

Another terrific photo of GIL HODGES, taken at Yankee Stadium during one of OUR World Series (probably 1953)....

http://i6.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/15/ag/31_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

No words are necessary. This photo says it all....

http://i21.ebayimg.com/05/i/06/0e/4a/5c_1_b.JPG

OUR HEROS will live forever!

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a nice photo of one of OUR greats, JOE "DUCKY" MEDWICK .....

http://photos.liveauctioneers.com/houses/signature_house/8706/1386_1_lg.jpg

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Nice photo taken during the 1949 World Series of JACKIE, GIL and GENE HERMANSKI, talking with BRANCH RICKEY (obviously the description is wrong).....

http://i11.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/1f/14/46_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Terrific signed photo of OUR JACKIE....

http://i6.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/12/af/74_1_b.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Here is a ticket stub from a night game at OUR Ebbets Field on Friday, April 22, 1955. For those who have never seen a ticket which was stamped (as this one is) and actually sold "with a restricted view" (most likely behind a post), take note. WE played the NY Giants and lost this game 5-4.

http://i14.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/1f/57/fa_1_b.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[kramer_47]

Good job, Kramer 47.

What a thrill to see the image of old Hilda again.

Thanks for posting it here.

How innocent were those happy days at Ebbets Field!

Thank you EbtsFldGuy, whoever did the statue did a great job, that is Hilda.
It is a far cry from today, Ebbets and Brooklyn were very peaceful and a great place to grow up. I can still smell the bread that was in the air as my grandfather and I got off the train. When I drove with my uncle he took Bedford ave from our houses in Gerritsen beach, then he parked behind the right field fence in that gas station and prayed Duke didn't break a windshield.
Those were the days and it is very nice to relive some of them right here.

[DODGER DEB]

Here is a nice shot of CARL ERSKINE heading towards OUR DODGER clubhouse, and the fans hanging over the ramp in rightfield greeting him, after a win against the Gaints on May 21, 1956.

http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/18/99/4b_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

On Saturday October 1, 1955 during the fourth game of OUR 1955 World Series, DUKE SNIDER hit a three-run homer. Greeting him at home plate was JIM GILLIAM, PEE WEE REESE and ROY CAMPANELLA. Also giving him a hand was OUR batboy, Charlie Di Giovanni...

http://i22.ebayimg.com/01/i/06/1e/5d/6e_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

GIL HODGES making one of his great catches during a game at OUR Ebbets Field against the Cincinnati Reds on August 21, 1957.....

http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/1e/27/78_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[kramer_47]

Here are some baseball cards I had signed about 9 years ago, the picture frame they are in is large 20x30 so I cropped it into 4 pictures. You see the flash on a few cards, I couldn't prevent that.

[kramer_47]

Here are some more cards

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Duke Snider jumps for joy after making the final out in the 1955 World Series.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Framed picture with the autographs of Don Zimmer, Duke Snider, Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, Johnny Podres, Clyde King, Randy Jackson, Spider Jorgensen, Bobby Morgan, Tommy Holmes, Carl Erskine, Joe Pignitano, Tim Thompson, Gene Hermanski, Herman Franks, Dick Williams, Mike Sandlock, Ed Stevens, Bob Milliken, Cal Mclish, John Van Cuyk, Fred Kipp, Gdon Lund, Cliff Dapper, Luis Olmo, and Pat McGlothin.

[DODGER DEB]

Duke Snider jumps for joy after making the final out in the 1955 World Series.

Nice shot, YR, but this must have been in a game other than Game 7.

The FINAL OUT in GAME 7 of OUR 1955 World Series was made by a ground ball, hit by Elston Howard to PEE WEE REESE, who then threw it to GIL HODGES for the FINAL OUT!

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Nice shot, YR, but this must have been in a game other than Game 7.

The FINAL OUT in GAME 7 of OUR 1955 World Series was made by a ground ball, hit by Elston Howard to PEE WEE REESE, who then threw it to GIL HODGES for the FINAL OUT!

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I will check it. I thought that I have read it that way. I will come back on this matter.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I will check it. I thought that I have read it that way. I will come back on this matter.

Here is the link where I found the picture. It says last out of the World Series. I guess I misunderstood the whole thing. Snider just jumps for joy after his team mates made the final out. Maybe it is time to go to bed...:laugh

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

How about this old baseball card?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Is this a picture of your childhood days Dodger Deb? :laugh

[DODGER DEB]

How about this old baseball card?

THAT card is a great find, YR!

Thanks for posting it!

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[DODGER DEB]

Is this a picture of your childhood days Dodger Deb? :laugh

It would have been one of the of wonders of the world to get me to sit still that long, yr.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

THAT card is a great find, YR!

Thanks for posting it!

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Any time DD. It is fun to look for them.

How about this one. Dodgers dug out. I have never seen this one before.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Hot dog seller outside Ebbets Field.

[kramer_47]

Here are more of the cards, Gil is the only one not signed. Is anyone a collector out there or do you remember collecting as a child.

[kramer_47]

Here are more cards from collage.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Here are more cards from collage.

Wow. Some kind of treasure you got there.

[kramer_47]

Thank you YR, I'm a Gil Hodges and Brooklyn Dodgers collector, I've been collecting for over 30 years. All my original collection from my days at Ebbets field was thrown out by my mom in the 60's like so many other moms did, so I started collecting again and I love it.
I got alot of Dodgers pictures but never saw some of the ones you are posting, where did you find them. Here is one I found on Ebay.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Thank you YR, I'm a Gil Hodges and Brooklyn Dodgers collector, I've been collecting for over 30 years. All my original collection from my days at Ebbets field was thrown out by my mom in the 60's like so many other moms did, so I started collecting again and I love it.
I got alot of Dodgers pictures but never saw some of the ones you are posting, where did you find them. Here is one I found on Ebay.

I guess you cursed her on that day? What a waste.

[DODGER DEB]

Any time DD. It is fun to look for them.

How about this one. Dodgers dug out. I have never seen this one before.

WOW! Great shot, yr!

Although OUR guys are wearing their white home uniforms, this is NOT OUR Ebbets Field dugout. WE did not have a wire fence in front of it.

Also, the uniforms do not have the red numbers on them, so this photo must have been taken prior to 1952.

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[DODGER DEB]

Hot dog seller outside Ebbets Field.

I have seen this photo before (I think WE also have it posted earlier on this thread).

It was taken during the 1920 World Series. The photo was taken on the corner of Sullivan Place and Bedford Avenue.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

WOW! Great shot, yr!

Although OUR guys are wearing their white home uniforms, this is NOT OUR Ebbets Field dugout. WE did not have a wire fence in front of it.

Also, the uniforms do not have the red numbers on them, so this photo must have been taken prior to 1952.

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Maybe Vero Beach? Or wasn't that your spring training facility in those days?

[kramer_47]

If Jackie is there it is Vero Beach because we started training there in 1947. Has anyone been to Vero Beach, I was there 9 years ago, it is very nice. It has dorms for the minor leaguers, the streets are named for the Hall of Famers, in the main building the rooms are dedicated to the players one room i think where they eat is dedicated to Gil.

[kramer_47]

Here is the Dodgers Sym-phony band a few years ago at a street play get together.

[Bklyn Boy since 1936]

There are many great threads on this BROOKLYN DODGERS Forum but this one has become, in my opinion, one of the greatest. It has become one of the broadest collection of photos, many never seen before, of OUR players, OUR Ebbets Field and many Fans ... all a part of many wonderful memories. It's the first thread I go to every night with great anticipation.

I Thank all of you who have contributed in the past and look forward to many more in the future.

[bobw357]

The photo is from a movie still from the "Jackie Robinson Story"

http://www.history.ilstu.edu/nhp/civilization/Site/images/robinson.jpg

[shlevine42]

This photo perfectly captures the drama of that game:
- Amoros putting on the brakes after his long sprint to keep from running into the fence

- The excited, but ever-alert Reese already in position to take the relay. If another camera had shot this scene from the left-field stands, it would undoubtedly show Pee Wee with his mouth open, yelling "Sandy! Sandy! Throw it here!"

A photo -- and a game -- for the ages.

[DODGER DEB]

Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting your 1952 BROOKLYN DODGER ALL-STARS...

http://i22.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/c3/ed/18_1.JPG

SKOONJ, JACKIE, CAMPY, PEE WEE, DUKE, PREACHER, GIL

From an eBay listing.

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[kramer_47]

This photo perfectly captures the drama of that game:
www.baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5120&stc=1&d=1139007824

- Amoros putting on the brakes after his long sprint to keep from running into the fence

- The excited, but ever-alert Reese already in position to take the relay. If another camera had shot this scene from the left-field stands, it would undoubtedly show Pee Wee with his mouth open, yelling "Sandy! Sandy! Throw it here!"

A photo -- and a game -- for the ages.

(Being electronically, as well as mechanically challenged, I didn't know how to copy the photo in Post #216 and add it to this message.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?)
Hi shlevine42
All you have to do to save any picture on this site or the net is point the arrow on the picture then right click your mouse, a drop down list will appear, then left click "save picture as" a box will appear with the file at the top where you are saving it. If you don't want to save to the file at the top just change it, I save pictures to the folder called " My Pictures", you'll see the file name at the bottom of the box along with "save as type" in this box should be JPEG if not change it to JPEG then click save and picture is on your computer. If you then want upload to here click Manage Attachments below in additional options a box will pop up where you can browse your computer, go in your My Pictures find the picture you want click on it then click on upload click submit reply below manage attachments and your pictures is loaded here. I hope I helped you.

[DODGER DEB]

Rare photo inside OUR clubhouse of PREACHER ROE, GIL HODGES and BOBBY MORGAN.......

http://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/54/e0/1a_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Rarely seen shot of the rear of OUR Ebbets Field, this one on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Montgomery Street...

http://i8.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/5b/9f/14_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Great shot of PEE WEE and NEWK stating what WE prayed for every October...

http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/91/7e/ae_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

Watching a game at OUR Ebbets Field from the third base side...

http://i4.ebayimg.com/01/i/05/7d/54/ec_1.JPG

From an eBay listing.

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[shlevine42]

Hi shlevine42
All you have to do to save any picture on this site or the net is point the arrow on the picture then right click your mouse, a drop down list will appear, then left click "save picture as" a box will appear with the file at the top where you are saving it. If you don't want to save to the file at the top just change it, I save pictures to the folder called " My Pictures", you'll see the file name at the bottom of the box along with "save as type" in this box should be JPEG if not change it to JPEG then click save and picture is on your computer. If you then want upload to here click Manage Attachments below in additional options a box will pop up where you can browse your computer, go in your My Pictures find the picture you want click on it then click on upload click submit reply below manage attachments and your pictures is loaded here. I hope I helped you.

Thanks for the quick reply!
I saved the photo to MY PICTURES, but I don't know where to find the MANAGE ATTACHMENTS option.

Still need help!

FLASH! Never mind. Found the answer and can now upload a picture!
Okay...you can all stop laughing now!

[kramer_47]

Here is a great magazine cover from my collection of Jackie and Pee Wee from Sept 1952

[kramer_47]

Does anybody remember the Bedford diner.

[kramer_47]

I got this in the mail today, Luis Olmo was a pretty good player for the Dodgers from 1943-45 then he went to the Mexican league in 1946 for more money. He wound up sitting out 1947-48 waiting to be reinstated, he was allowed to return to the Dodgers in 1949 and helped them down the stretch.

[DODGER DEB]

Courtesy of the New York Journal-American, OUR 1947 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPION BROOKLYN DODGERS....


http://scgaynor.com/images/020606sc/138.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

OUR three 1931 Catchers.....


http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/06/39/f5/62_1.JPG

ERNIE LOMBARDI, AL LOPEZ, VAL PICINICH

From an eBay listing.

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[kramer_47]

Here is a picture of the Dodgers Sym-phony from my collection.

[DODGER DEB]

A RARE FIND! The EBBETS FIELD PRESS PIN for the 1920 WORLD SERIES between OUR DODGERS (Robins) and the Cleveland Indians.....

http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/34/21/f3_1.JPG

From an eBay lisitng.

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[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Honus Wagner honoured at Ebbets Field in 1933.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

This picture must be very familiar to you all.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

V for victory during WW II.

To me this is quite a unique picture. I haven't seen it before.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

The famous trolley.

[theAmazingMet]

Here is an old one, from the "Uncle Robbie" days.
5203

[theAmazingMet]

Another Oldie but Goodie.
5204

[theAmazingMet]

Here is an old movie poster.
5205

[DODGER DEB]

Great shot of DUKE SNIDER, DICK WHITMAN and GENE HERMANSKI, around 1948.....


http://i2.ebayimg.com/01/i/06/3d/c8/5f_3.JPG


From an eBay listing.

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[DODGER DEB]

THIS is one of my favorite photos of OUR Captain......


http://www.aacsautographs.com/8x102-16/reese.jpg

From an eBay listing.

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[SYLVIA HATTEN]

Please feel free to discuss any of this with Mrs. Hatten or your baseball friends.

Hi Sylvia,

My daughter Donna forwarded your e-mail re your late Father-in-law, Joe Hatten. I am now 72 yrs old, but when I was a teenager, the sun rose and set on the Brooklyn Dodgers. I am from NJ, but when I was growing up we had a bungalow in Rockaway/Breezy Point Queens-just across the Marine Parkway Bridge from Floyd Bennett Field(US Navy then) and Flatbush Ave. My first major league game was at Ebbets Field in the mid 40's-I was hooked. I remember during the singing of the Star Bangled Banner, the right fielder took off his cap and he was bald--being a teenager I was stunned.

It was at Breezy Point that I met your Father-in-law and your Mother-in-law (probably 1949 or 1950). Tex Rickart, the PA announcer at Ebbets Field owned a bungalow next to my Uncle Tom Halpin's bungalow. When I heard that some of the Dodgers were Tex's guest that day, I ran the tow or three miles as fast as I could to see them.

There on the patio were Joe Hatten (no.19), PeeWee Reese (no.1), Gil Hodges (no.14) and Eddie Mikses (sp) (No.34 I think). Also, on the porch were Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Hatten, and PeeWee's daughter (Barbara I believe). I spoke to all my heros that day and I had pictures taken with them, the wives and Barbara. I also got their autographs. For a teenage Dodger fan I had a little bit of heaven. I remember Mrs. Reese discussing that night's game with Mrs. Hatten, and they concluded that they were not going to attend it. I was aghast-imagine not going to a Dodger game when they could! I never stopped to think they had access to 77 home games plus 11 at the Polo Grounds.

Sorry to say my autographs and pictures were apparently disposed of when I was drafted-I never saw them again-a mystery. The reason Donna went on the internet was because at a recent Brooklyn Dodger fan club meeting at the library, I brought up a game in which Brooklyn had beaten Pittsburgh but because a Dodger pitcher (Erskine according to one respondent) did not complete pitching to one batter, the game was replayed from that point-I remember listening to it in Sept. (I know because I was back in school-1947 according to the same respondent) Pittsburgh won the game.

At the fan club meeting, no one believed me, but we received confirmation through Donna's efforts and I felt vindicated. It was nice of you to take the time to e-mail me and I was very happy to hear from you.

Bill Albrecht

:atthepc

[DODGER DEB]

A very nice photo of some of OUR DODGERS, sometime between 1953 and 1955.....

http://i6.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/38/c5/49_1.JPG

DON ZIMMER, JOHNNY PODRES, GEORGE SHUBA, DICK WILLIAMS, ROY CAMPANELLA and ED ROEBUCK

From an eBay listing.

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[kramer_47]

The 1941 Dodgers look at Peewee in the front row in his rookie year. This a photo from my collection.

[kramer_47]

Here is a membership card from Happy Felton's "Knot-Hole Gang", I got this from Duke's page.

[kramer_47]

Here is Duke, Gil, Peewee in the rain. I got this from Duke's page.

[kramer_47]

Here is a picture of Happy Felton who was a part of our youth being on before and after games on WOR-9. I got this from Duke's page.

[theAmazingMet]

Some old paintings of Zack Wheat and "Uncle Robbie"
5274 from adambaumgoldgallery.com
5275 from dickperez.com

[theAmazingMet]

The Barber seeing how the other half lives!
5276 from Topps baseball card

[DODGER DEB]

The photos are terrific!

PLEASE NOTE: Each time you post a photo, a story, or an article, you must include a footnote as to where you got it from (the source).

Thank you.

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[theAmazingMet]

Dazzy Vance "Goudy Card" from deadballera.com
5296

[kramer_47]

Here is the cover of the box from the 1995 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers archives
1952-1956 cards. These are very nice reprint cards of every card printed by Topps between 1952-56 plus 31 other cards that never were, on the cover is Gil, Carl Erskine, and Campy chasing a foul pop. Also in the picture is my uncle Pete, he's the guy under the "R" in Brooklyn. These cards are hard to get, but you'll see them on Ebay here and there, if you liked baseball cards as a young person you'll like these. This box comes from my collection.

[SYLVIA HATTEN]

Shared with permission from Bill Albrecht

Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for your reply and the pictures. You certainly may share my e-mail with Zanette, however she was one of the celebrities that day and I was only an idolizing teenager--so she most likely will not remember me. She can rest assured I remember her and the others. The players were not in uniform - it was I assume an informal visit at Tex Rickard's bungalow at the shore. I would be interested if Zanrette remembers the visit to Breezy Point. I don't remember much conversation on my part-I was a star gazer that day.

While I was in the army the Dodgers moved to LA. This broke a lot of hearts, including mine. People today cannot fathom the affinity between the Brooklyn Dodgers and their devoted fans. There has never been nor will there ever be, in my estimation, any such relationship betweern a sports team and the fan base. You had to have been there = it was special. While in LA in the 70's on a business trip, I saw the Dodgers play the Cardinals but it just was not the same. In fact I rooted for St. Louis and continue to root against LA till this day. It was a dastardly move on the part of O'Malley.

Back to the pictures = over Zanette's right shoulder is the spot where I sat at my first game = upper deck dead center field-60 cents. Can you identify the other two players in the other photo? The one shaking hands looks like what I remember Eddie Mikxes (sp again) looked like. Incidently, if you notice to the left of the players is who I think is Tex Rickard (announcer on the shirt).

Great to talk to someone with a link to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Bill Albrecht

Hi Bill. Thanks for your e-mail! I always enjoy hearing from you. The other players in that photo are: Your left - Hugh Casey, (As you know - Joe Hatten), and Eddie Miksis. I will definitely share your letters with Zanette. She loves it when I share stories that I receive regarding her husband. I will also share your letters with the "Baseball Fever" gang. I don't have much technical information to offer to their discussions, but I hope that they enjoy my bringing some player & fan "Warmth" to their site. Everything I know about Joe and his ole friends bring warmth to my heart! I'll keep in touch, please do the same.
Sincerely, Sylvia Hatten

[tonypug]

Shared with permission from Bill Albrecht

Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for your reply and the pictures. You certainly may share my e-mail with Zanette, however she was one of the celebrities that day and I was only an idolizing teenager--so she most likely will not remember me. She can rest assured I remember her and the others. The players were not in uniform - it was I assume an informal visit at Tex Rickard's bungalow at the shore. I would be interested if Zanrette remembers the visit to Breezy Point. I don't remember much conversation on my part-I was a star gazer that day.

While I was in the army the Dodgers moved to LA. This broke a lot of hearts, including mine. People today cannot fathom the affinity between the Brooklyn Dodgers and their devoted fans. There has never been nor will there ever be, in my estimation, any such relationship betweern a sports team and the fan base. You had to have been there = it was special. While in LA in the 70's on a business trip, I saw the Dodgers play the Cardinals but it just was not the same. In fact I rooted for St. Louis and continue to root against LA till this day. It was a dastardly move on the part of O'Malley.

Back to the pictures = over Zanette's right shoulder is the spot where I sat at my first game = upper deck dead center field-60 cents. Can you identify the other two players in the other photo? The one shaking hands looks like what I remember Eddie Mikxes (sp again) looked like. Incidently, if you notice to the left of the players is who I think is Tex Rickard (announcer on the shirt).

Great to talk to someone with a link to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Bill Albrecht

Hi Bill. Thanks for your e-mail! I always enjoy hearing from you. The other players in that photo are: Your left - Hugh Casey, (As you know - Joe Hatten), and Eddie Miksis. I will definitely share your letters with Zanette. She loves it when I share stories that I receive regarding her husband. I will also share your letters with the "Baseball Fever" gang. I don't have much technical information to offer to their discussions, but I hope that they enjoy my bringing some player & fan "Warmth" to their site. Everything I know about Joe and his ole friends bring warmth to my heart! I'll keep in touch, please do the same.
Sincerely, Sylvia Hatten
Thank you for sharing with us. It was a special time.

[DODGER DEB]

How many of you remember the DIXIE CUP LIDS? Remember how WE used to pull it up and lick the ice cream off so WE could see what player we got...

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From an eBay lising.

c.

[kramer_47]

Shared with permission from Bill Albrecht

Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for your reply and the pictures. You certainly may share my e-mail with Zanette, however she was one of the celebrities that day and I was only an idolizing teenager--so she most likely will not remember me. She can rest assured I remember her and the others. The players were not in uniform - it was I assume an informal visit at Tex Rickard's bungalow at the shore. I would be interested if Zanrette remembers the visit to Breezy Point. I don't remember much conversation on my part-I was a star gazer that day.

While I was in the army the Dodgers moved to LA. This broke a lot of hearts, including mine. People today cannot fathom the affinity between the Brooklyn Dodgers and their devoted fans. There has never been nor will there ever be, in my estimation, any such relationship betweern a sports team and the fan base. You had to have been there = it was special. While in LA in the 70's on a business trip, I saw the Dodgers play the Cardinals but it just was not the same. In fact I rooted for St. Louis and continue to root against LA till this day. It was a dastardly move on the part of O'Malley.

Back to the pictures = over Zanette's right shoulder is the spot where I sat at my first game = upper deck dead center field-60 cents. Can you identify the other two players in the other photo? The one shaking hands looks like what I remember Eddie Mikxes (sp again) looked like. Incidently, if you notice to the left of the players is who I think is Tex Rickard (announcer on the shirt).

Great to talk to someone with a link to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Bill Albrecht

Hi Bill. Thanks for your e-mail! I always enjoy hearing from you. The other players in that photo are: Your left - Hugh Casey, (As you know - Joe Hatten), and Eddie Miksis. I will definitely share your letters with Zanette. She loves it when I share stories that I receive regarding her husband. I will also share your letters with the "Baseball Fever" gang. I don't have much technical information to offer to their discussions, but I hope that they enjoy my bringing some player & fan "Warmth" to their site. Everything I know about Joe and his ole friends bring warmth to my heart! I'll keep in touch, please do the same.
Sincerely, Sylvia Hatten

Hi Sylvia
What a great story thank you for sharing, your family must have many more, please keep them coming.

[kramer_47]

Hilda Chester in her usual spot. I got this from the internet.