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On May 28, 1957, Major League Baseball approved the request of the Dodgers and Giants to move to California. Their fans were outraged.

These Dodger fans thought that even a move to Queens would be traitorous—Robert Moses had proposed a Queens site for a new ballpark, but Walter O'Malley rejected it. He had a perfect site in mind in Brooklyn, but Moses refused to give his permission.

Photo: United Press via Ephemeral New York