Vintage Profile of the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers Team and Its History
The article discusses the history and evolution of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, tracing its origins back to the early 1890s. Initially known as the Trolley Dodgers due to the prevalence of trolley cars in Brooklyn, the team was first nicknamed in the early 1890s. In 1888, six team members married during the season, leading to the team being referred to as the Bridegrooms. This name persisted for several years until Ned Hanlon relocated his Baltimore team to Brooklyn in 1899, subsequently naming it the Superbas, linked to a popular stage show of the time produced by the Hanlon Brothers. The name Superbas lasted until 1910, when for a brief period, the team was called the Infants, following a remark from team chairman Charles Ebbets, who noted that baseball was "in its infancy." The team also had associations with Thomas J.