Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City is located in north-eastern New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City to the east and across Newark Bay from Newark, NJ to the west. The Brooklyn Dodgers played 7 home games at Roosevelt Stadium in 1956 and 8 more in 1957.

Teams that have played here

• Jersey City Skeeters, Eastern League (1885, 1902-1911)
• Jersey City Jerseys, Eastern League (1886)
• Jersey City Skeeters, International League (1887)
• Jersey City Skeeters, Central League (1888)
• Jersey City Skeeters, Atlantic Association (1889)
• Jersey City, Atlantic Association (1890)
• Jersey City, Atlantic League (1900)
• Jersey City Skeeters, International League (1912-1915, 1918-1933)
• Jersey City Giants, International League (1937-1950)
• Jersey City Jerseys, International League (1960-1961)
• Jersey City Indians, Eastern League (1977)
• Jersey City A's, Eastern League (1978)

Persons who were born here

• Mickey Abarbanel, minor league pitcher
• Willie Banks, pitcher
• Kevin Bearse, pitcher
• Ray Bellino, minor league infielder
• Mike Bertotti, pitcher
• Jeff Bittiger, pitcher
• Jim Brady, pitcher
• Fred Crolius, outfielder
• John Cuff, catcher
• Al Dawson, minor league pitcher
• Jerry Dipoto, pitcher
• Lou Ertle, minor league infielder
• George Fallon, infielder
• Sam Ferretti, minor league infielder
• Ben Geraghty, infielder
• Paul Gleason, minor league player
• Jim Hannan, pitcher
• Lefty Hopper, pitcher
• Jim Hunter, pitcher
• John Kelty, outfielder
• Ron Klimkowski, pitcher
• Dan Lally, outfielder
• Swede Larsen, infielder
• Dan Le Batard, writer
• Mark Lemongello, pitcher
• Rob Lukachyk, pinch hitter
• Mark Lukasiewicz, pitcher
• Frank MacCormack, pitcher
• Demie Mainieri, college coach
• Ron Maurer, minor league infielder
• Mike McCormick, infielder
• Frank McCrea, catcher
• John McMullen, owner
• Pete Mulry, college coach
• Cotton Nash, infielder
• Pat Pacillo, pitcher
• Jose Rosado, pitcher
• Joe Shannon, outfielder
• Red Shannon, infielder
• Charles Stoneham, owner
• Al Tesch, infielder
• Hank Thormahlen, pitcher
• Robert White, minor league player
• Al Yates, outfielder

Persons who died here

• John Burke, pitcher/outfielder
• Tom Burns, infielder; manager
• Jack Corcoran, catcher
• Art Devlin, infielder
• Pete Donnelly, infielder
• Jocko Fields, outfielder
• Joe Gingras, pitcher
• Vernon Harrison, pitcher
• Buster Hoover, outfielder
• Mickey Hughes, pitcher
• Jimmy Knowles, infielder
• Jim McCloskey, pitcher
• Mike McCormick, infielder
• Doc Miller, outfielder
• Danny Murphy, infielder
• Pete O'Brien, infielder
• Bill O'Hara, outfielder
• Dick Seay, infielder
• Joe Shannon, outfielder
• Red Shannon, infielder
• Joe Simmons, outfielder, manager; umpire
• Al Tesch, infielder
• Anthony Varvaro, pitcher
• Doc Wiley, catcher

Educational institutions located here

• Hudson Catholic Regional High School
• Lincoln High School
• New Jersey City University
• Rogosin Yeshiva High School (closed)
• Saint Peter's College
• Saint Peter's Preparatory School
• St. Anthony High School
• William L. Dickinson High School

Further Reading

• John Burbridge: "The Brooklyn Dodgers in Jersey City", in The Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 39, Number 1 (Summer 2010), pp. 18-26.