On January 2, 1912, Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles Ebbets announced the purchase of 4 1/2 acres to build a 23,000-seat concrete-and-steel stadium in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn, bordering Flatbush. Completed in just over a year, Ebbets Field was ready for Opening Day on April 9, 1913.
BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS -- January 2
Edgar Martinez (All-Star)
David Cone (All-Star)
Bill Madlock (All-Star)
Jeff Suppan
BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS -- January 3
Darren Daulton (All-Star)
A. J. Burnett
Gus Suhr (All-Star)
Sid Hudson (All-Star)
Sunday, January 03, 2010
BASEBALL HISTORY -- January 2
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