On this day 69 years ago, the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that they would be moving to Los Angeles.

Source On October 8, 1957, O'Malley announced that after 68 seasons in Brooklyn, the Dodgers would be moving to Los Angeles. In a move to bring baseball to all parts of the country, the Giants also decided to relocate from New York to San Francisco. On April 18, 1958, the Dodgers played their first game in Los Angeles, defeating the Giants, 6-5, before 78,672 fans at the Coliseum.   submitted by   /u/bdanders [link]   [comments]

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