Los Angeles The OC

Jackie Robinson best known for breaking the color barrier in the modern era of baseball, but fans of the sport also recognize his extra ordinary talent. After playing for the Negro American League's Kansas City Monarchs in 1945, he was signed by Brooklyn and...

Big league baseball came to Los Angeles in 1958 when Brooklyn's team headed west. In 1961, a second team set up shop, this one taking its heavenly from a minor league team that had played in the city from 1903 until 1957. In 1966,...