Wikipedia: History of Los Angeles Dodgers

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:Formerly known as: Brooklyn Dodgers, 1910s to 1957, after which the team moved to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. Prior to settling on Dodgers, the club cycled through a number of names. They were the Bridegrooms (after several players married prior to the 1888 season), the Superbas, the Robins (after Wilbert Robinson, manager from 1914 through 1931) and the "Trolley Dodgers" (a pejorative term for Brooklyn residents, later adopted and shortened to "Dodgers.")

:Formerly known as: Brooklyn Dodgers, 1932 to 1957, after which the team moved to Los Angeles for the 1958 season.
: Prior to declaring "Dodgers" the team nickname in 1932, sportswriters applied a number of nicknames to the club. They were known in various newspapers, and at various times, as the Bridegrooms (after several players married prior to the 1888 season), the Superbas, the Robins (after Wilbert Robinson, manager from 1914 through 1931) and the "Trolley Dodgers" -- originally a pejorative term for Brooklyn residents, later adopted and shortened.

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:Uniform colors:
:Logo design:

:Uniform colors: "Dodger blue"
:Logo design: a cursive "Dodgers".

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