Ebbets Field has a rich history in baseball - and New York in particular. The stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn was ...

On April 9, 1913, Ebbets Field opened its doors for its very first ... Astros claim victory in an exhibition matchup against the New York Yankees. Among the day’s highlights, Mickey Mantle ...

New York officially ceded its baseball centrality ... this goes into the casket with me. Sacred soil from Ebbets Field. One can be a Brooklyn Dodger fan eternally.” I suggest to him, as ...

Jackie Robinson made history on April 15, 1947, when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. While winning Rookie of the Year honors and helping the Dodgers ...

1994 — Recently-retired NBA legend Michael Jordan makes his professional baseball debut by going hitless for AA Birmingham.

1913 — Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field hosted its first game ... The new Colorado Rockies lost to the Mets 3-0 in New York. 1998 — Andy Benes pitched seven strong innings and Matt Williams had three hits and ...