April 9 in Dodgers History: Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies play the first game in the history of Ebbets Field (1913)

On April 9, 1913, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies play the first game in the history of Ebbets Field . A crowd of 10,000 watches the Phillies win, 1-0. The new ballpark is named after Brooklyn owner Charles Ebbets.

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