THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: JAN. 3

Posted by Ron on Jan 3, 2012 | 0 comments

Jan. 3, 1886:  The Brooklyn Bridegrooms try to sign two New York Metropolitan players – first baseman Dave Orr and outfielder Chief Roseman –after the major league American Association goes to court to try to block the sale of the Mets to a Staten Island group headed by Erustus Wiman, who owns the Staten Island ferry