January 15 in Dodgers History: The Kratter Corporation grants Walter O’Malley an additional two years on the three-year lease on Ebbets Field (1957)

On January 15, 1957 — The Kratter Corporation owned by real estate developer Marvin Kratter grants Walter O’Malley an additional two years on the three-year lease on Ebbets Field agreed to last year. The new timeline means the ball club has a home in Brooklyn until 1961, but the extension may have b

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