It was during the 1956 World Series that Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley sent word to Los Angeles officials attending the Series that he was interested in discussing a possible move to their city. O'Malley had become embroiled in the politics of building a better more modern ballpark in New York than the Dodgers' home at Ebbets Field and he was looking for a fallback option. The city offered him an opportunity to purchase land on which to build a new ballpark. While O'Malley began construction on his new Los Angeles stadium the team opened their first West Coast season at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum a huge old stadium that had hosted the 1932 Summer Olympics. The team's first game at the Coliseum pitted the Dodgers against another New York expatriate the San Francisco Giants in front of more than 78 000 fans. The Dodgers won the game 6-5 the team's first hit delivered by star outfielder and fan favorite Duke Snider. Presented is a ticket stub from that game in outstanding shape given its intended use with some minor chipping at the edges and slight age-related toning. An exceptional ticket stub that memorializes the Dodgers' first game in Los Angeles and thus documents the late-1950s westward expansion of baseball.