History of the Brooklyn Dodgers - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Brooklyn_DodgersThe historic and heated rivalry between the Dodgers and the Giants is more than a century old. It began when the Dodgers and Giants faced each other in the 1889 World Series, the ancestor of the Subway Series, and both played in separate, neighboring cities (Brooklyn and New York were separate cities until 1898, when they became neighboring boroughs of the newly expanded New York City). When both franchises moved to Californiaafter the 1957 season, the rivalry was easily t…
Brooklyn Robins - Everything2.com
https://everything2.com/title/Brooklyn+Robins09.03.2004 · The 1920 season gave Brooklyn fans a reason to cheer, though, as the Robins gained control of first place in May and never let go the entire season. They were helped by consistently dominant pitching, including a 26 inning standoff on May 21 that still stands as the longest game in major league history.
1920 Brooklyn Robins season - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Brooklyn_Robins_seasonThe 1920 Brooklyn Robins, also known as the Dodgers, won 16 of their final 18 games to pull away from a tight pennant race and earn a trip to their second World Series against the Cleveland Indians. They lost the series in seven games. The team featured four Hall of Famers: manager Wilbert Robinson, pitchers Burleigh Grimes and Rube Marquard, and outfielder Zack Wheat. Grimes anchored a pitching staff that allowed the fewest ru…