Before the Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles in 1958, the club called Brooklyn their home for upwards of seven decades. The organization won 12 National League pennants over that stretch, arguably enjoying its most success during the 1950s.
The Dodgers won their first World Series championship in 1955, defeating the crosstown New York Yankees in seven games. It ushered in one of the greatest eras in franchise history that would continue on the West Coast, as the franchise captured three additional titles over the next 10 years.
Author Roger Kahn attempted to recapture some of the Dodgers’ glory days in Brooklyn with “The Boys of Summer” — widely considered one of the most powerful sports books ever written.