ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MARCH 23

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March 23, 1887: Brooklyn baseball president Charles Byrne announces two new uniforms for the 1887 season:  “One uniform is to be of a bluish gray trimmed with red, with red stockings and belt to match. The second uniform will be white, with a small blue stripe.”

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ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MARCH 22

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              March 22, 1888:  Bill “Gunner” McGunnigle arrives in Brooklyn to take over as manager of the Brooklyn baseball team.

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ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MARCH 21

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              March 21, 1889:  Brooklyn Bridegrooms  players Adonis Terry and Doc Bushong, along with several teammates, ride bicycles in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park preparing for the 1889 season.

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ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MARCH 20

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 March 20, 1890—The Brooklyn Bridegrooms win their first spring training game, defeating the Chicago Colts  3 to 2 at Ponce de Leon Park in St. Augustine, Fla. 

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ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: MARCH 19

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                  March 19, 1928: Former Brooklyn Bridegrooms pitcher Tom Lovett dies in Providence, R.I. at age 64.  Lovett had a major league career record of 88 wins and 59 losses in six seasons, and in 1891 pitched the first no-hitter in Brooklyn’s National League history

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