The Dodgers Return to the Polo Grounds

60 years ago today (5/31/1962) the New York Daily News reported on the return of the Dodgers to New York for the first time since they had left for L.A. after the 1957 season.

This week 60 years ago marked the first time the L.A. Dodgers and S.F. Giants were returning to New York after they had left for California following the 1957 season. The abrupt exit of the two National League teams from New York in 1957 was traumatic for most senior circuit baseball fans in the metropolis. For 4 years their return to New York was onl…