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Dec 1, 2021 · LOS ANGELES -- Why are the Dodgers called the Dodgers? Some archives cite that the franchise, located in Brooklyn, N.Y., began as the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1883, recycling the name of the previous Brooklyn team that had failed.
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, next year in 1884 becoming a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890.
Jun 10, 2015 · In 1958, the Dodgers moved West, but the Los Angeles Dodgers kept the name, as well as the same iconic logo. In the years that followed, trolley cars disappeared from the streets of...
May 16, 2022 · Although the Trolley Dodgers nickname stuck and was used heavily throughout this period, it didn't appear on the team's uniform until 1933. Per the MLB, once the franchise relocated from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, the Dodgers name moved with them.
The team known today as the Los Angeles Dodgers formed in 1883 and, over time, came to be named or nicknamed Brooklyn Base Ball Club, Grays, Atlantics, Bridegrooms, Grooms, Superbras and Robins (see Los Angeles Dodgers Franchise History). These, however, were not the names to stick.
H umor writer Lucie Frost eloquently explained how the Brooklyn Dodgers got their name in 1895 from borough residents who had to dodge newly installed trolley streetcars to get to games.
Dec 28, 2021 · The LA Dodgers were originally based in Brooklyn, and the story of the "Dodgers" name is rooted in Brooklyn life. Here's how the team got its name.
