The team’s home, Ebbets Field, was a few thousand seats too cozy ... Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LizabethRonk.

(AP) Roy Campanella was left paralyzed by a car accident and didn't move west with the team, but he did make it to the demolition of Ebbets Field in Feb. 1960. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios ...

a listing of milestone events at Ebbets Field and photos, among them one of the pitcher presenting a game ball from the finale to the Hall of Fame in 1965. “I said, ‘I think I’ll get ...

comes the following color image of Dodgers legend Don Drysdale plying his trade on the Ebbets Field mound ... Excelsior! You'll note, of course, the alarmingly sparse attendance on what looked ...

“I came here to step on home plate,” he added. “To see where Ebbets Field was before it was torn down.” Ebbets Field was converted to housing projects after the Dodgers played their final ...

On April 5, 1913, Ebbets Field opened its doors for the first time as the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. More than 25,000 fans were in attendance for the first ...