October 30 in Dodgers History: Los Angeles Dodgers Sell Ebbets Field (1956)

The Los Angeles Dodgers sold Ebbets Field to real estate developer Marvin Kratter on October 30, 1956. Kratter leased the property back to owner Walter O'Malley to provide the Dodgers with a home ballpark through at least 1961.

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