ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: FEB. 19

Posted by Ron on Feb 19, 2012 | 0 comments

Feb. 19, 1888: The Brooklyn Eagle backs the increase of American Association admission rates to 50 cents from 25 cents with the backing of the Brooklyn team because “it will be far more to the advantage of the club’s best interests to see the stands occupied by …a better class of admirers of the game”  than to have more  “of the rough element crowding the grounds.”