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Ebbets Field

Brooklyn, NY · 1913–1957

Ebbets Field
Photo: Public domain
3,399
Games on file
1913
First
1957
Last

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.

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1947

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.

1925

Dazzy Vance's No-Hitter

Dazzy Vance threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Robins against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 13, 1925, winning 10–1.

1934

Paul Dean's No-Hitter

Paul Dean threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 21, 1934, winning 3–0.

1938

Johnny Vander Meer's No-Hitter

Johnny Vander Meer threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 15, 1938, winning 6–0.

1946

Ed Head's No-Hitter

Ed Head threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves on April 23, 1946, winning 5–0.

1952

Carl Erskine's No-Hitter

Carl Erskine threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on June 19, 1952, winning 5–0.

1956

Carl Erskine's No-Hitter

Carl Erskine threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on May 12, 1956, winning 3–0.

1956

Sal Maglie's No-Hitter

Sal Maglie threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 25, 1956, winning 5–0.

1921

Dave Robertson Hits for the Cycle, 1921

Dave Robertson hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Robins on August 30, 1921.

1928

Bill Terry Hits for the Cycle, 1928

Bill Terry hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Robins on May 29, 1928.

1931

Babe Herman Hits for the Cycle, 1931

Babe Herman hit for the cycle for the Brooklyn Robins against the Cincinnati Reds on May 18, 1931.

1933

Arky Vaughan Hits for the Cycle, 1933

Arky Vaughan hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 24, 1933.

1944

Dixie Walker Hits for the Cycle, 1944

Dixie Walker hit for the cycle for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants on September 2, 1944.

1948

Wally Westlake Hits for the Cycle, 1948

Wally Westlake hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 30, 1948.

1949

Stan Musial Hits for the Cycle, 1949

Stan Musial hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 24, 1949.

1950

Ralph Kiner Hits for the Cycle, 1950

Ralph Kiner hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 25, 1950.

1948

Gene Hermanski's Three-Home-Run Game, 1948

Gene Hermanski hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on August 5, 1948.

1950

Duke Snider's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950

Duke Snider hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 30, 1950.

1950

Gil Hodges's Four-Home-Run Game, 1950

Gil Hodges hit four home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves on August 31, 1950.

1950

Tommy Brown's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950

Tommy Brown hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on September 18, 1950.

1951

Ralph Kiner's Three-Home-Run Game, 1951

Ralph Kiner hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 18, 1951.

1952

Eddie Mathews's Three-Home-Run Game, 1952

Eddie Mathews hit three home runs for the Boston Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 27, 1952.

1954

Joe Adcock's Four-Home-Run Game, 1954

Joe Adcock hit four home runs for the Milwaukee Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 31, 1954.

1955

Duke Snider's Three-Home-Run Game, 1955

Duke Snider hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Milwaukee Braves on June 1, 1955.

1956

Ed Bailey's Three-Home-Run Game, 1956

Ed Bailey hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 24, 1956.

Further reading: Wikipedia