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Jersey City, NJ
From BR Bullpen
Jersey City is located in north-eastern New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City to the east and across Newark Bay from Newark, NJ to the west. The Brooklyn Dodgers played 7 home games at Roosevelt Stadium in 1956 and 8 more in 1957.
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[edit] Teams that have played here
- Jersey City Skeeters, Eastern League (1885, 1902-1911)
- Jersey City Jerseys, Eastern League (1886)
- Jersey City Skeeters, International League (1887)
- Jersey City Skeeters, Central League (1888)
- Jersey City Skeeters, Atlantic Association (1889)
- Jersey City, Atlantic Association (1890)
- Jersey City, Atlantic League (1900)
- Jersey City Skeeters, International League (1912-1915, 1918-1933)
- Jersey City Giants, International League (1937-1950)
- Jersey City Jerseys, International League (1960-1961)
- Jersey City Indians, Eastern League (1977)
- Jersey City A's, Eastern League (1978)
[edit] Persons who were born here
- Mickey Abarbanel, minor league pitcher
- Willie Banks, pitcher
- Kevin Bearse, pitcher
- Ray Bellino, minor league infielder
- Mike Bertotti, pitcher
- Jeff Bittiger, pitcher
- Jim Brady, pitcher
- Fred Crolius, outfielder
- John Cuff, catcher
- Al Dawson, minor league pitcher
- Jerry Dipoto, pitcher
- George Fallon, infielder
- Sam Ferretti, minor league infielder
- Ben Geraghty, infielder
- Paul Gleason, minor league player
- Jim Hannan, pitcher
- Lefty Hopper, pitcher
- Jim Hunter, pitcher
- John Kelty, outfielder
- Ron Klimkowski, pitcher
- Dan Lally, outfielder
- Swede Larsen, infielder
- Mark Lemongello, pitcher
- Rob Lukachyk, pinch hitter
- Mark Lukasiewicz, pitcher
- Frank MacCormack, pitcher
- Ron Maurer, minor league infielder
- Mike McCormick, infielder
- Frank McCrea, catcher
- John McMullen, owner
- Pete Mulry, college coach
- Cotton Nash, infielder
- Pat Pacillo, pitcher
- Jose Rosado, pitcher
- Joe Shannon, outfielder
- Red Shannon, infielder
- Charles Stoneham, owner
- Al Tesch, infielder
- Hank Thormahlen, pitcher
- Al Yates, outfielder
[edit] Persons who died here
- John Burke, pitcher/outfielder
- Tom Burns, infielder; manager
- Jack Corcoran, catcher
- Art Devlin, infielder
- Pete Donnelly, infielder
- Jocko Fields, outfielder
- Joe Gingras, pitcher
- Mickey Hughes, pitcher
- Jimmy Knowles, infielder
- Jim McCloskey, pitcher
- Mike McCormick, infielder
- Doc Miller, outfielder
- Danny Murphy, infielder
- Pete O'Brien, infielder
- Bill O'Hara, outfielder
- Dick Seay, Negro leagues infielder
- Joe Shannon, outfielder
- Red Shannon, infielder
- Joe Simmons, outfielder
- Al Tesch, infielder
[edit] Educational institutions located here
[edit] Further Reading
- John Burbridge: "The Brooklyn Dodgers in Jersey City", in The Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 39, Number 1 (Summer 2010), pp. 18-26.
