ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: JAN. 29

Posted by Ron on Jan 29, 2012 | 0 comments

Jan. 29 , 1888:  Brooklyn president Charles Byrne draws fire in a letter to the Brooklyn Eagle from a fan protesting Byrne’s role in boosting the American Association’s admission price from 25 cents to 50 cents for the 1888 season: “He promised for the last two years to give patrons of Washington Park better ball and he did not do so.”