Boys of Summer Dodgers
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Boys of Summer Dodgers refers to the celebrated mid-20th-century Brooklyn Dodgers teams, famed for their talented roster, including stars like Duke Snider, and their enduring place in baseball lore.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brooklyn Dodgers nickname
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Major League Baseball team era ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | Roger Kahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Boys of Summer (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| city | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic team in baseball lore
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symbol of postwar Brooklyn identity ⓘ |
| division | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fanNickname | Dem Bums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Los Angeles Dodgers era ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post–World War II era
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pre-relocation Brooklyn Dodgers period ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | Ebbets Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeUniformColor | white ⓘ |
| knownFor |
devoted Brooklyn fan base
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intense New York rivalries ⓘ powerful offense ⓘ strong pitching ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaguePennant |
1947
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1949 ⓘ 1952 ⓘ 1953 ⓘ 1955 ⓘ 1956 ⓘ |
| notableEraEnd | late 1950s ⓘ |
| notableEraStart | late 1940s ⓘ |
| notableManager |
Chuck Dressen
NERFINISHED
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Walter Alston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Carl Erskine
NERFINISHED
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Carl Furillo NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Newcombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Snider NERFINISHED ⓘ Gil Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pee Wee Reese NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Campanella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Brooklyn Dodgers teams ⓘ |
| primaryColor | Dodger blue ⓘ |
| refersTo | Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationOfFranchise | Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles in 1958 ⓘ |
| rival |
New York Giants
NERFINISHED
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New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| wonWorldSeries | 1955 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Duke Snider