Jackie Robinson's Major League Debut
Jackie Robinson takes the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, becoming the first Black player in the modern major leagues and breaking baseball's color line.
Brooklyn, NY · 1913–1957
Ebbets Field was a ballpark in Brooklyn, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 9, 1913 and the last on September 24, 1957. The register files it under the National League.
3,476 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1913 and 1957. The game logs list the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Brooklyn Robins, and the Brooklyn Superbas as home clubs here. Its recorded capacity is 18,000. 25 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Jackie Robinson's Major League Debut in 1947, Dazzy Vance's No-Hitter in 1925, and Paul Dean's No-Hitter in 1934.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 9, 1913, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brooklyn Superbas 1–0. Tom Seaton started for the Philadelphia Phillies and Nap Rucker for the Brooklyn Superbas. Bill Klem was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 24, 1957, when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Bennie Daniels started for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Danny McDevitt for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Augie Donatelli was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 42,822, for a game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 8, 1942.
The major leagues also played in Brooklyn, NY at Union Grounds (1871–1877), Capitoline Grounds (1872–1872), Washington Park I (1884–1889), Washington Park II (1889–1890), and Eastern Park (1890–1897), and 2 other grounds.
Jackie Robinson takes the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, becoming the first Black player in the modern major leagues and breaking baseball's color line.
Dazzy Vance threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Robins against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 13, 1925, winning 10–1.
Paul Dean threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 21, 1934, winning 3–0.
Johnny Vander Meer threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 15, 1938, winning 6–0.
Ed Head threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves on April 23, 1946, winning 5–0.
Carl Erskine threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on June 19, 1952, winning 5–0.
Carl Erskine threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on May 12, 1956, winning 3–0.
Sal Maglie threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 25, 1956, winning 5–0.
Dave Robertson hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Robins on August 30, 1921.
Bill Terry hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Robins on May 29, 1928.
Babe Herman hit for the cycle for the Brooklyn Robins against the Cincinnati Reds on May 18, 1931.
Arky Vaughan hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 24, 1933.
Dixie Walker hit for the cycle for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on September 2, 1944.
Wally Westlake hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 30, 1948.
Stan Musial hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 24, 1949.
Ralph Kiner hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 25, 1950.
Gene Hermanski hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on August 5, 1948.
Duke Snider hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 30, 1950.
Gil Hodges hit four home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves on August 31, 1950.
Tommy Brown hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on September 18, 1950.
Ralph Kiner hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 18, 1951.
Eddie Mathews hit three home runs for the Boston Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 27, 1952.
Joe Adcock hit four home runs for the Milwaukee Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 31, 1954.
Duke Snider hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Milwaukee Braves on June 1, 1955.
Ed Bailey hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 24, 1956.
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