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| Location | 1000 Elysian Park Ave. Los Angeles, California 90012 |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Broke ground | September 17, 1959 |
| Built | 1959-1962 |
| Opened | April 10, 1962 |
| Owner | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $23 million |
| Architect | Captain Emil Praeger |
| Tenants | Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) 1962-present Los Angeles Angels (MLB) 1962-1965 |
| Capacity | 56,000 |
| Field dimensions | Left Field: 330 ft (101 m) Medium Left-Center: 360 ft (110 m) True Left-Center: 375 ft (114 m) Center Field: 395 ft (120 m)* True Right-Center: 375 ft (114 m) Medium Right-Center: 360 ft (110 m) Right Field: 330 ft (101 m) Backstop: ≈55 ft (≈17 m) *Actual distance to center field is 400 ft (122 m); the 395-foot (120 m) markings are to the left and right of dead center. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. [1] |
Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor ballpark in Los Angeles, California at Chávez Ravine. A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is the field of play in the game of Baseball and the spectator seating areas Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Chávez Ravine is the current site of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. It is located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center Dodger Stadium was privately financed at a cost of $23 million in 1962. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
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Dodger Stadium has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team since 1962. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The stadium hosted the 1980 MLB All-Star Game, as well as games of the 1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, and 1988 World Series. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The 1963 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers sweeping the Series in four games The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who The 1966 World Series matched the Baltimore Orioles against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in 4 games to capture The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers with the A’s winning the Series in 5 games The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
Despite being built in a part of Los Angeles called Chávez Ravine, the stadium is also on a hillside overlooking downtown Los Angeles, providing birds-eye views of the city to the south; the green, tree-lined hills of Elysian Park to the north and east; and the San Gabriel Mountains beyond the outfield pavilions. Chávez Ravine is the current site of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center Elysian Park is a Park and adjacent Neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles California. The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County California, USA. Player polls regularly rate Dodger Stadium's playing surface as one of the best in the game.
Dodger Stadium is the only current MLB park (excluding the most recently-built parks) that has never changed its capacity. It has always held 56,000 fans, due to a conditional-use permit limiting its capacity. Every time the Dodgers add seats, they always remove an equal number of seats in the upper deck or in the pavilion to keep the capacity the same. [1]
The stadium was originally designed to be expandable to 85,000 seats, simply by enclosing the outfield pavilion. However, the Dodgers have not pursued such a project.
A unique terraced-earthworks parking lot was built behind the main stands, allowing ticketholders to park at roughly the level that their seats are, minimizing their climbing and descending of ramps once they get inside the stadium. It was also designed to be earthquake-resistant, an important consideration in California, and has stood the test of several serious earthquakes. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
One of the park's distinctive features is the wavy roof atop each outfield pavilion. Strobe lights were added in 1999; they flash when the Dodgers take the field, after a Dodger home run and after a Dodger win. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Dodger Stadium was one of the last baseball-only facilities built before the dawn of the multi-purpose "cookie-cutter stadium", or "concrete donut" era in stadium construction. Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of Stadium designed for use by multiple teams playing Baseball, American football, soccer, and in some Architecturally speaking, it has little in common with the concrete donuts; however, like the concrete donuts, it was built near freeways, away from the city center, to allow for placement of an expansive parking lot surrounding the stadium. With the construction of many new MLB ballparks in recent years, it is now the fourth-oldest park still in use (will become the third oldest with the closure of Yankee Stadium at the end of the 2008 season), and the oldest on the West Coast. The following is a list of current and former Major League Baseball stadiums. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States
However, the Dodgers devote significant resources to the park's maintenance. For example, it is repainted every year, and a full-time crew of gardeners maintain the site. No plans are in the works to replace it. Some renovations were made in 2004 that added luxury suites, a feature that had not been previously present. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Luxury box or luxury suite is the North American term for a special seating section in Arenas Stadiums and other sports venues Currently, Dodger Stadium is one of a shortening list of MLB stadia without the name of a corporate sponsor as part of the title, along with Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Dolphin Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Shea Stadium, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington,Turner Field, and Nationals Park. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a ballpark located in Baltimore Maryland, which was completed in 1992 to replace the aging Memorial Stadium. Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football Ewing M Kauffman Stadium (ˈkɔfmən formerly Royals Stadium) is a Major League Baseball Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim (originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field of Anaheim) is a modern-style ballpark located The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is a ballpark in Arlington Texas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. Turner Field is a ballpark in Atlanta Georgia, home to Major League Baseball 's Atlanta Braves since 1997 Nationals Park is the current ballpark for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.
For various reasons, Dodger Stadium, for a long time, once enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as a pitchers' park. At first, the relatively deep outfield dimensions were a factor, with the power alleys being about 385 feet (117 m). Home plate was moved 10 feet (3 m) toward center field in 1969, but that move also expanded foul ground by 10 feet (3 m), a tradeoff which helped to offset the increased likelihood of home runs caused by the decreased field dimensions. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets The extremely short outfield walls near the foul poles also make some balls that would bounce off the wall in other parks go for home runs. Also, during evening games, as the sun sets, the surrounding air cools quickly due to the ocean climate, becoming more dense, and deep fly balls that might be home runs during the day might instead "die" in the air for routine outs.
Recently, however, Dodger Stadium has actually been neutral with respect to home runs. [2] The stadium does depress doubles and triples quite a bit, due to its uniform outfield walls and relatively small "corners" near the foul poles. With some expansion of the box seat area and the removal of significant foul territory, the ballpark has become neutral for both pitchers and hitters alike. Baseball-Reference's Park Factor measurement of 102 for the 2006 and 2007 seasons is evidence of this. In addition, foul territory, once very spacious, has been significantly reduced over the years.
Although the Dodgers have maintained that the distance to center field is 395 feet (120 m) since 1980, it is still actually 400 feet (120 m) to center, as has been the case since 1969. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The two 395-foot (120 m) signs erected in 1980 are to the left and right of dead center. [1]
Pitchers such as Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, and Orel Hershiser became superstars after arriving in Los Angeles. Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in Donald Scott Drysdale ( July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player and current Television Sportscaster. Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (born November 1, 1960, Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico) is a former Left-handed Pitcher Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. The pitcher's edge is also evident in the fact that nine no-hitters have been thrown in the stadium, including two perfect games (by the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax in 1965, and by Dennis Martinez of the former Montreal Expos in 1991). In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP José Dennis Martínez Ortiz (born May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua) better known as Dennis Martínez, was the first Nicaraguan Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP Bo Belinsky threw the first ever no-hitter in Dodger Stadium on May 5, 1962 while pitching for the Los Angeles Angels. Robert "Bo" Belinsky (born December 7 1936, in New York NY &ndash November 23 2001) was an American Left-handed
The park's significant advantage was eroded somewhat in 1969, in general because MLB rules were changed to lower the maximum height of the pitcher's mound, and more specifically because the Dodgers moved the diamond about 10 feet (3 m) towards center field. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This also gave the fielders more room to catch foul balls, so there was some tradeoff. Following the 2004 season, the stadium underwent a renovation which significantly reduced the amount of foul territory. The 2004 MLB season was the 101st season of Major League Baseball Seats were added which were closer to home plate than the pitcher's mound, the dugouts were moved closer to the field, and previously open space down the foul lines was filled with new seats. To pay for an outstanding loan with the Dodgers former owner Fox News Corporation, current owner Frank McCourt used Dodger Stadium as collateral to obtain a $250 million loan[3]. Francis "Frank" McCourt (born 19 August 1930 is an Irish-American Teacher and Pulitzer Prize -winning author best known as the author of Angela's In lending agreements collateral is a borrower's asset that is Forfeited to the lender if the borrower is insolvent—that is unable to pay back the principal and interest on
Dodger Stadium was the first Major League Baseball stadium since the initial construction of Yankee Stadium to be built using entirely private financing, and the last until AT&T Park was built. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. AT&T Park is an open-air ballpark, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
The 2008 season marks the Dodger franchise's 47th season at Dodger Stadium, two more than the number of seasons that the club spent at its storied ancestral home, Ebbets Field (1913-1957). Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Thanks to the 162-game season that coincidentally went into effect the year the stadium opened, adding 8 extra games (4 home games) per season, the Dodgers had surpassed the Ebbets Field game total by 2005, although they did not surpass the number of Ebbets Field seasons until 2007.
In the mid-1950s, team president Walter O'Malley had tried to convince the Borough of Brooklyn to construct a new stadium, complete with dome, to replace the woefully cramped Ebbets. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9 1903 &ndash August 9 1979 was an American Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. O'Malley eventually got his stadium, except it was in Los Angeles and without a dome. Given the Dodgers' ongoing commitment to keeping the stadium in good shape, and barring unforeseen circumstances, Dodger Stadium should outlive Ebbets Field by a good margin. With completion of the Washington Nationals new home field, Nationals Park in 2008 and the opening of New Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees for 2009, and with Wrigley Field and Fenway Park still around with their renovations, in 2009 Dodger Stadium would become the third oldest Major League ballpark still in use, albeit some five decades younger than the other two venerable facilities. The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D Nationals Park is the current ballpark for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. The new Yankee Stadium is a Stadium currently under construction that will serve as the home Baseball park for the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Additionally, the park will become the largest capacity stadium in all of Major League Baseball, regaining that title they held from 1958 through 1961 at their temporary home, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which could seat in excess of 80,000 people. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3 Bob Turley, MVP Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition
The ballpark has had a good run of luck with rain. Prior to 1976, the Dodgers were rained out only once, against the St. Louis Cardinals, on April 21, 1967. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St That rainout ended a streak of 737 consecutive games without a postponement. The second home rainout, on April 12, 1976, ended a streak of 724 straight games. No rainouts occurred between three straight games from April 19-21, 1988, and April 11, 1999 - a major league record of 856 straight home games without a rainout. [4]
Famous players who have called Dodger Stadium home include Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, Maury Wills, Tommy Davis, Steve Garvey, Fernando Valenzuela, Kirk Gibson, Orel Hershiser, and Mike Piazza. Donald Scott Drysdale ( July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting Herman Thomas Davis Jr (born March 21 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball best Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman, and current Southern California Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (born November 1, 1960, Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico) is a former Left-handed Pitcher Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28 1957) is a former Major League Baseball player best known for his clutch home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series Orel Leonard Hershiser IV (born September 16, 1958) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Michael Joseph Piazza (pʰiˈɑːʦə or /pʰiˈɑːzə/ born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former American
In addition to those of Drysdale, Koufax, and Sutton, the retired numbers of Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Tommy Lasorda, Walter Alston, Roy Campanella and Jim Gilliam are mounted below the pavilion roofs behind the outfield fence. Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese ( July 23 1918 - August 14 1999) was an American professional Baseball player who Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles California) Nicknamed "The Silver Fox" Thomas Charles Lasorda (born September 22 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and Walter Emmons Alston ( December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984) nicknamed "Smokey" was an American Baseball player Roy Campanella ( November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993) nicknamed " Campy " was an American Baseball James William Gilliam ( October 17 1928 - October 8 1978) was an American second and Third baseman and coach
In a 2003 survey of Major League Players the playing field was voted the best in Major League Baseball.
Construction controversy
The land for Dodger Stadium was purchased from local owners/inhabitants in the early 1950s by the City of Los Angeles using eminent domain with funds from the Federal Housing Act of 1949. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition The American Housing Act of 1949 was a landmark sweeping expansion of the federal role in mortgage insurance and issuance and the construction of public housing The city had planned to develop the Elysian Park Heights public housing project which included two dozen 13-story buildings and more than 160 two-story townhouses, in addition to newly rebuilt playgrounds and schools.
Before construction could begin, the local political climate changed greatly when Norris Poulson was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 1953. Proposed public housing projects like Elysian Park Heights lost most of their support as they became associated with communist/socialist ideals. Following protracted negotiations, the City of Los Angeles was able to purchase the Chavez Ravine property back from the Federal Housing Authority at a drastically reduced price, with the stipulation that the land be used for a public purpose. Chávez Ravine is the current site of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. It wasn't until the baseball referendum Taxpayers Committee for Yes on Baseball, which was approved by Los Angeles voters on June 3, 1958 that the Dodgers were able to acquire 352 acres (1. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 42 km²) of Chavez Ravine from the City of Los Angeles.
Noted Los Angeles author Mike Davis, in his seminal work on the city, City of Quartz, describes the process of gradually convincing Chávez Ravine homeowners to sell. Mike Davis (born 1946 is an American Social commentator, urban theorist historian and political activist City of Quartz Excavating the Future in Los Angeles is a 1990 book by Mike Davis examining problems facing Los Angeles. With nearly all of the original Spanish-speaking homeowners initially unwilling to sell, developers resorted to offering immediate cash payments, distributed through their Spanish-speaking agents. Once the first sales had been completed, remaining homeowners were offered increasingly lesser amounts of money, to create a community panic of not receiving fair compensation, or of being left as one of the few holdouts. Many residents continued to hold out despite the pressure being placed upon them by developers, resulting in the Battle of Chavez Ravine, an unsuccessful ten year struggle by residents of Chavez Ravine, to maintain control of their property. The Battle of Chavez Ravine refers to approximately ten years of violence (1951-1961 over the Mexican-American community of Los Angeles ' Chavez Ravine.
The controversy surrounding the construction of the Dodger stadium provided the inspiration for Ry Cooder's 2005 concept album, Chávez Ravine. Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" Chávez Ravine A Record By Ry Cooder is a Concept album and Historical album by Ry Cooder which tells the story of Chávez Ravine The album received a Grammy Nomination for "Best Contemporary Folk Album" in 2006. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The top of a local hill was removed and the soil was used to fill in the actual Chávez Ravine, to provide a level surface for a parking lot and the stadium.
A few years after the stadium opened, a minor land dispute arose. A nearby landowner claimed that a corner of his property had been paved over as part of the parking lot. He announced he was going to build a small hamburger stand on that small slice of property, selling "O'Malleyburgers", the buns to carry an imprint of Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley, so that disgruntled patrons could "bite off his ear". Apparently a settlement was reached, as nothing much came of this incident.
Dodger Stadium was also the home of the Los Angeles Angels between 1962 and 1965. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP To avoid constantly referring to their landlords, the Angels called the park Chávez Ravine Stadium (or just "Chávez Ravine"), after the former geographic feature in which the stadium had been constructed.
Other notable events and settings
- Just before the Dodgers' first game there in 1962, it was discovered that the foul poles were located entirely in foul territory. The Dodgers got special dispensation from the National League to keep the poles where they were for the 1962 season, but after the season they had to move the plate so the poles would be partially in fair territory as required by the rules. [1]
- Dodger Stadium was the site of a brief moment in the 1971 movie, "The Omega Man," in which Charlton Heston was rescued by Rosalind Cash. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Omega Man (1971 directed by Boris Sagal, is a Science fiction film, featuring Charlton Heston, based on the novel I Am Legend Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Rosalind Cash ( December 31 1938 – October 31 1995) was an American singer and Actress, best known film role was as Charlton
- Pope John Paul II celebrated a famous Mass at Dodger Stadium on September 16, 1987. Pope Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
- Many of the world's top rock bands have performed at Dodger Stadium, including acts such as The Cure, Kiss, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Elton John, Simon and Garfunkel, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Genesis, Eric Clapton, Depeche Mode (2 Nights), U2, the Dave Matthews Band and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is a United States -based rock band originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 The Police played at Dodger Stadium on their reunion tour. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, The Police Reunion Tour was a 2007-2008 worldwide Concert tour by The Police, marking the 30th anniversary of their beginnings
- Dodger Stadium was also the site of "Encore - the Three Tenors", a 1994 concert reuniting internationally renowned tenors Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, conducted by Zubin Mehta. The Three Tenors is a name given to a consort of singers who held concerts under this banner during the 1990s and early 2000s Spaniards Plácido Domingo Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941) better WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Josep Carreras i Coll (born December 5, 1946, Barcelona WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12, WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Zubin Mehta (born April 29 1936 is an Indian conductor
- The Fleetwood Mac song "Tusk" was recorded and filmed at the empty stadium in 1979. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American " Tusk " is a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 double LP of the same name.
- Dodger Stadium has also staged other sporting events such as boxing, a basketball game featuring the Harlem Globetrotters and a
ski-jumping exhibition, as well as the baseball competition of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and Comedy. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles,
- The stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 1991 U. S. Olympic Festival.
- Baseball games from Thursday April 30, 1992 to Sunday May 3, 1992 were postponed due to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Los Angeles riots of 1992, also known as the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots, were sparked on April 29, 1992 when a jury Three consecutive days of double headers were held later in the season.
- Dodger Stadium was the site of media day for Super Bowl XXVII Played between the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills at the Rose Bowl In nearby Pasadena. Super Bowl XXVII was an American football game played on January 31 1993 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the National Football The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The Rose Bowl is an outdoor football Stadium in Pasadena California, near Los Angeles.
- The baseball scenes from The Naked Gun were filmed at Dodger Stadium, although the team represented in the film was the California Angels. The Naked Gun series is a series of three comedy films from 1988 to 1994 written and produced by the Comedy filmmaking trio Zucker Abrahams and Zucker The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California.
- In the opening scene of the 2003 movie The Core, the Space Shuttle makes a crash landing in Los Angeles after flying over Dodger Stadium during a game. The Core is a Science fiction Disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. Interestingly, the shuttle is shown flying from beyond the outfield toward home plate, which would take it from the inland toward downtown. In actuality, the shuttle's approach as depicted in the film would have taken it west to east toward downtown and not over Dodger Stadium.
- Part of the 2006 Superman Returns movie, was filmed at Dodger Stadium, however a CGI backdrop for Metropolis was added behind the outfield. Superman Returns is a 2006 Academy Award -nominated Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Metropolis is a Fictional city that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman.
- This was the starting point of a popular reality show, The Amazing Race in its fourth season
- In a scene from the 2007 film Transformers, an empty Dodger Stadium is depicted being hit by the Autobot :Jazz's protoform which crashes through the upper deck and landing in the outfield. The Amazing Race, sometimes referred to as TAR, is a Reality television Game show in which teams of two people (with one exception The Amazing Race 4 was the fourth installment of the popular Reality television show on US television The Amazing Race. Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and
- A scene in which Paul Walker's character practices his street racing in the movie The Fast and the Furious was shot at Dodger Stadium
- A scene from the 2007 movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was also shot at Dodger Stadium
- A Baby Ruth TV commercial seen in the summer of 2007 and in the post-season tournament, in which 50,000 fans are humming "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" due to their mouths being full of the candy bar, was shot in Dodger Stadium. Paul William Walker IV (born September 12 1973 is an American Actor. The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 car film starring Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Vin Diesel Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 Superhero film, and sequel to the 2005 film Fantastic Four. Baby Ruth is a Candy bar that is made of Chocolate -covered Peanuts Caramel and Nougat, though the nougat found in it is more like " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of Baseball although neither of its authors
- On November 6, 2008, Madonna is scheduled to perform at the stadium as part of her 2008 Sticky and Sweet Tour. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The Sticky & Sweet Tour is the eighth Concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna to support her eleventh studio album Hard Candy
Renovations under Frank McCourt
At the conclusion of the 2005 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers made major renovations during the subsequent off-season. The MLB season was the 105th season of Major League Baseball The season was notable for the league's new steroid policy in the wake of the
The largest of these improvements was the replacement of nearly all the seats in the stadium. The seats that were removed had been in use since the mid-1970s and helped give the stadium its unique "space age" feel with a color palette of bright yellow, orange, blue, and red. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The new seats are in the original (more muted) 1962 color scheme consisting of yellow, light orange, turquoise, and sky blue. Two thousand pairs of seats were made available for fans to purchase for $250 with the proceeds going to charity.
The baseline seating sections have been converted into retro-style "box" seating, adding leg room and a table for fans. Other maintenance and repairs were made to the concrete structure of the stadium. These improvements mark the second phase of a multi-year improvement plan for Dodger Stadium.
In 2008, the Dodgers announced a $500 million dollar project to build a Dodger museum, shops, and restaurants around Dodger Stadium[5].
References
- ^ a b c d Lowry, Phillip (2005). Green Cathedrals. New York City: Walker & Company. ISBN 0802715621.
- ^ ESPN - MLB Park Factors - Major League Baseball
- ^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Dodgers to stay in place for 25 years
- ^ Dodger Stadium
- ^ Dodgers' McCourt unveils stadium makeover plan - Los Angeles Times
- Clem's Baseball: Source for dimensions
- Ballpark Digest Visit to Dodger Stadium
- Dodger Stadium history and facts
- Official Website of former Dodger owner Walter O'Malley
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