Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field
	Ebbets Field Location within New York City Ebbets Field Ebbets Field (New York)
Location	55 Sullivan Place; Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°39′54″N 73°57′29″W / 40.66500°N 73.95806°W
Owner	Brooklyn Dodgers (1913–1956); Marvin Kratter (1956–1957)
Operator	Brooklyn Dodgers
Capacity	18,000 (1913); 30,000 (1914–1923); 26,000 (1924–1925); 28,000 (1926–1931); 32,000 (1932–1936); 35,000 (1937–1945); 34,219 (1946–1949); 32,111 (1949–1954); 31,902 (1955–1957)
Field size	Left field: 348 ft; Left-center: 351 ft; Center field: 399 ft; Right-center: 344 ft; Right field: 297 ft
Surface	Natural Grass
Construction
Broke ground	March 4, 1912
Opened	April 9, 1913
Closed	January 1958
Demolished	February 23, 1960
Construction cost	US$750,000; ($23.1 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Clarence Randall Van Buskirk
General contractor	Castle Brothers, Inc.
Tenants
	Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB) (1913–1957); New York Brickley Giants (NFL) (1921); Brooklyn Lions (NFL) (1926); Brooklyn Dodgers / Tigers (NFL) (1930–1944); Brooklyn Tigers (AFL) (1936); LIU Football (NCAA) (1939-1940); Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) (1946–1948) Brooklyn Eagles (NLB) (1935)

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. It is mainly known for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League (1913–1957). It was also home to five professional football teams, including three NFL teams (1921–1948). Ebbets Field was demolished in 1960 and replaced by the Ebbets Field Apartments, the site's current occupant.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Lowry, Phil (2006). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. New York City: Addison Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN 0-201-62229-7.
^ Cite error: The named reference NYTdirt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Hollander, Sophia (April 19, 2012). "Soon on Display in Brooklyn: 'Holy Grails' of Baseball". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
^ "Ebbets Field". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on December 22, 2001. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Ebbets Field". BallparkTour.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
^ "Past and Present: Ebbets Field Apartments, Crown Heights". www.brownstoner.com. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

[Green-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Lowry, Phil (2006). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. New York City: Addison Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN 0-201-62229-7.

[NYTdirt-2] Cite error: The named reference NYTdirt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[WSJ-3] Hollander, Sophia (April 19, 2012). "Soon on Display in Brooklyn: 'Holy Grails' of Baseball". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

[4] "Ebbets Field". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on December 22, 2001. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

[inflation-US-5] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[6] "Ebbets Field". BallparkTour.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2018-10-28.

[7] "Past and Present: Ebbets Field Apartments, Crown Heights". www.brownstoner.com. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

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Construction

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Location	55 Sullivan Place Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°39′54″N 73°57′29″W / 40.66500°N 73.95806°W / 40.66500; -73.95806
Owner	Brooklyn Dodgers (1913–1956) Marvin Kratter (1956–1957)
Operator	Brooklyn Dodgers
Capacity	18,000 (1913)^[1] 30,000 (1914–1923)^[1] 26,000 (1924–1925)^[1] 28,000 (1926–1931)^[1] 32,000 (1932–1936)^[1] 35,000 (1937–1945)^[1] 34,219 (1946–1949)^[1] 32,111 (1949–1954)^[1] 31,902 (1955–1957)^[1]
Field size	Left field: 348 ft Left-center: 351 ft Center field: 399 ft Right-center: 344 ft Right field: 297 ft
Surface	Natural Grass
Broke ground	March 4, 1912^[2]
Opened	April 9, 1913
Closed	January 1958
Demolished	February 23, 1960
Construction cost	US$750,000^[3]^[4] ($23.1 million in 2023 dollars^[5])
Architect	Clarence Randall Van Buskirk
General contractor	Castle Brothers, Inc.^[6]
Tenants
Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB) (1913–1957) New York Brickley Giants (NFL) (1921) Brooklyn Lions (NFL) (1926) Brooklyn Dodgers / Tigers (NFL) (1930–1944) Brooklyn Tigers (AFL) (1936) LIU Football (NCAA) (1939-1940) Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) (1946–1948) Brooklyn Eagles (NLB) (1935)