• Side view of commercial aircraft in flight. Aircraft has two engines and features "Brooklyn Dodgers" name on the center of the side of the fuselage.
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    The arrival of nonstop transcontinental service meant that major league baseball was no longer restricted to cities within a day's train ride, but could expand into new markets west of the Mississippi. The Dodgers acquired a Convair 440 for their use.

  • Side view of commercial aircraft in flight. Aircraft has two engines and features "Brooklyn Dodgers" name on the center of the side of the fuselage.

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