Today in Baseball: Ebbets Field sold
Today in 1956, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley sold the home of the Dodgers, Ebbets Field, to real estate developer Marvin Kratter. Looking back, this was the omen of the Dodgers’ move after the 1957 season. The sale to Kratter included a three-year lease, with an additional two years to be added in January, to…