Topic summary
Brooklyn Superbas
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Brooklyn Dodgers.
Origin of the Dodgers
Over the 1890s, Charles Ebbets accumulated shares in the club, owning 80% of it by decade's end. Other shares were held by Harry Von der Horst, owner of the Baltimore Orioles team that won consecutive championships in 1894, 1895, and 1896, and Orioles manager Ned Hanlon. In 1899, Von der Horst and Hanlon moved most of the Orioles' stars from Baltimore to join the Grays (Bridegrooms) in Brooklyn; Hanlon became the team's manager. The press, inspired by the popular circus act The Hanlons' Superba, dubbed the new combined team the Brooklyn Superbas. In 1899 and in 1900, they were the champions of the National League.