Baseball, more than any other sport, is intertwined with the history of the United States. The World Series was first played more than 100 years ago in 1903, and the founding of the National League dates back to the 1870s. Great ballplayers have been the idols of American kids for more than a century. Names like Wagner, Ruth, DiMaggio, Robinson, and Mays are iconic, as are the names of the teams that these legends played for.
From 1947 to 1957, one of those great American baseball teams was the Brooklyn Dodgers. Diehard fans, enigmatic executives, and legendary players helped make the Dodgers one of the most fascinating ball clubs of all time.