1957. The Dodgers, who were in Brooklyn at the time, purchased a Convair 440 two-engine airplane for more than $700,000, which had room for 44 passengers. Before the Dodgers bought their new team ...

Braves Franchise History 2002 - The Braves acquire outfielder Gary Sheffield from the Dodgers in exchange for Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez and minor leaguer Andrew Brown. Sheffield appeared in 290 games ...

You'd eventually know him as "Mercury." 1957: After 11 seasons in Brooklyn, the Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to the rival Giants. Jackie says nope and instead retires at age 37. 1963: Baseball ...

“The Big Fix” is set in 1957, when Jack Bergin — now the ... American community to capitalize on the land around the Brooklyn Dodgers’ new home. The story is set in the aftermath of ...

He pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner ... Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the team. Sept.

This is often the time of year when baseball owners start saying they want local governments (i.e. taxpayers) to pay for ...

He spends his summers obsessing over the Seattle Mariners, and can usually be found walking around Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn listening ... Up all night with the Dodgers' World Series-clinching pitcher ...

Beggs will go 12-3 for Cincinnati and will be sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 15. 1942: Rogers Hornsby becomes the 14th player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame after receiving 78 percent ...

The Packers season ended on a quiet note with a with a 22-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. To loyal Packer fans, this was ...

Wynn also led the AL in strikeouts two times (1957, '58) and was inducted to Cooperstown in ... was an All-Star in three consecutive seasons from 1947-49 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and pitched a total ...