Fewer organizations have as much history as the Los Angeles Dodgers. The organization was founded in 1883 by an individual by the name of Charles Byrne. He was a real estate mogul and an enthusiastic supporter of baseball. Charles Byrne was able to convince his brother-in-law Joseph Doyle as well as a casino operator named Ferdinand Abell, to be a …
Los Angeles Dodgers Team History
1958 1959 1962 1963 1965 1981 1988 2012 2020 Move to California The Dodgers were the first Major League Baseball team to ever play in Los Angeles. On April 18, 1958, the Dodgers played their first game in Los Angeles, defeating the former New York and now new San Francisco Giants, 6–5, before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial …