LEADER 03741nam 2200661 450 001 9910784966803321 005 20230331005358.0 010 $a1-280-52405-7 010 $a0-19-802129-1 010 $a9786610524051 010 $a0-19-536315-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000408958 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24084608 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000358973 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11260065 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358973 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378809 035 $a(PQKB)10104830 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000294198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12115849 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10311899 035 $a(PQKB)10420178 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4702094 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272888 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4702094 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11273411 035 $a(OCoLC)960165509 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000408958 100 $a20161013h19891987 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Dodgers move west /$fNeil J. Sullivan 210 1$aNew York, New York ;$aOxford, [England] :$cOxford University Press,$d1989. 210 4$dİ1987 215 $a1 online resource (288 p. ) $cillus 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-19-504366-9 311 $a0-19-505922-0 330 8 $aStressing the vital role of city politicians on both coasts, this book provides insights into the Brooklyn Dodgers' move to Los Angeles in 1958 and reveals the relationship between sports franchises and public funding.$bFor many New Yorkers, the removal of the Brooklyn Dodgers-perhaps the most popular baseball team of all time-to Los Angeles in 1957 remains one of the most traumatic events since World War II. Neil J. Sullivan's controversial reassessment of a story that has reached almost mythic proportions in its many retellings shifts responsibility for the move onto the local governmental maneuverings that occurred on both sides of the continent. Conventional wisdom has it that Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley cold-heartedly abandoned the devoted Brooklyn fans for the easy money of Los Angeles. Sullivan argues that O'Malley had, in fact, wanted to stay in Brooklyn, hoping to build a new stadium with his own money. Situated in an increasingly unsafe neighborhood and without parking facilities, Ebbets Field had become obsolete. Yet an uncooperative New York City administration, led by Robert Moses, blocked O'Malley's plan to use theideal site at the Atlantic Avenue Long Island Railroad terminal. A political battle over the Dodgers' move also erupted in Los Angeles. Mayor Poulson's suggestion to use Chavez Ravine as the new stadium site triggered opposition from residents concerned about a giveaway. Eventually a telethoncampaign that enlisted the help of celebrities such as Groucho Marx, George Burns, and Ronald Reagan enabled the approval of the deal. Set against a backdrop of sporting passion and rivalry, and appearing over thirty years after the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn, this engrossing book offers new insights into the power struggles existing in the nation's two largest cities. 606 $aSports and state$zCalifornia 606 $aBaseball$zCalifornia$xManagement 606 $aBaseball$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xManagement 615 0$aSports and state 615 0$aBaseball$xManagement. 615 0$aBaseball$xManagement. 676 $a796.357/64/0979494 700 $aSullivan$b Neil J.$f1948-$01527693 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784966803321 996 $aThe Dodgers move west$93812213 997 $aUNINA