Scout.com: This Day in Dodger Baseball -- Feb. 17, 1958

This Day in Dodger Baseball -- Feb. 17, 1958

Walter O'Malley		By Bill Shelley Minor League Editor Date: Feb 16, 2007 After being rebuffed by New York City officials to help find a suitable site to build a new baseball park in Brooklyn, the Dodgers accepted an offer from Los Angeles officials to move to the left coast and settle in Chavez Ravine, a site just blocks from downtown. The move was heavily criticized in Brooklyn but it led to expansion of the Golden West.

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This Day in Dodger Baseball -- Feb. 17, 1958