Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium
Chavez Ravine[1]
Blue Heaven on Earth[2]
Dodger Stadium logo
Dodger Stadium in 2015
Dodger Stadium in 2015
Dodger Stadium is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Location in L.A. metro area
Dodger Stadium is located in California
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Location in California
Dodger Stadium is located in the United States
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Location in the United States
Address1000 Vin Scully Avenue[3][4]
LocationLos Angeles, California
Coordinates34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W / 34.07361°N 118.24000°W / 34.07361; -118.24000
Public transitBus interchange Dodger Stadium Express
from
Union Station A Line  B Line  D Line  J Line 
Rosecrans J Line 
Harbor Freeway C Line  J Line 
Manchester J Line 
Slauson J Line 
Harbor Gateway Transit Center J Line [5]
OwnerGuggenheim Baseball Management
OperatorLos Angeles Dodgers
TypeStadium
Capacity56,000[6]
Record attendance57,098 (Dodgers Home Opener, April 13, 2009)[7]
Field sizeLeft 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 Center Field – 400 ft (122 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)
SurfaceSanta Ana Bermuda grass
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 17, 1959 (September 17, 1959)
OpenedApril 10, 1962 (April 10, 1962)
Construction costUS$23 million
(US$232 million in 2020 dollars[8])
ArchitectPraeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury
Structural engineerWilliam Simpson & Associates Inc.[9]
Services engineerSA Bogen Engineers[10]
General contractorVinnell Corporation[11][12]
Tenants
Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) (1962–present)
Los Angeles Angels (MLB) (1962–1965)
Website
Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the ballpark for Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$23 million (US$232 million in 2020 dollars[8]).[11][13] It is the oldest ballpark in MLB west of the Mississippi River, and third-oldest overall, after Fenway Park in Boston (1912) and Wrigley Field in Chicago (1914), and is the largest baseball stadium in the world by seat capacity. Often referred to as a "pitcher's ballpark", the stadium has seen 13 no-hitters, two of which were perfect games. In addition, Dodger Stadium has been deemed the most popular MLB stadium on social media.[14]

The stadium hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1980 and 2022, as well as the World Series ten times (1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988, 2017 and 2018). It also hosted the semifinals and finals of the 2009 and 2017 World Baseball Classics, as well as exhibition baseball during the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium hosted a soccer tournament on August 3, 2013, featuring four clubs: the hometown team Los Angeles Galaxy, and Europe's Real Madrid, Everton, and Juventus. The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks played a regular season game in 2014 as part of the NHL Stadium Series.

The stadium was also the home of the Los Angeles Angels from 1962 through 1965 and was referred to as Chavez Ravine Stadium (or just "Chavez Ravine"), after the geographic feature in which the stadium sits.

It is sometimes referred to as “Blue Heaven on Earth,” a nickname coined by Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.[15]

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  2. ^ "Dodger Stadium's New Signage Creates "Blue Heaven" Atmosphere". SignWeb.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ^ Gurnick, Ken (January 29, 2016). "Road to Dodger Stadium to be renamed Vin Scully Avenue". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  4. ^ Dilbeck, Steve (January 29, 2016). "Council votes unanimously to rename street Vin Scully Avenue". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "Dodger Stadium Express". www.metro.net. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "2014 Dodger Season Tickets Go on Sale" (Press release). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Stacie Wheeler (22 January 2012). "50 Years of Dodger Stadium". Dodgers Way. FanSided. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017. Record attendance: 1 (April 13, 2009) (Giants)
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ William M. Simpson Orange County Register
  10. ^ Engineering News-Record. 178 (2). New York City: McGraw-Hill: 62. 1967. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ a b "Dodger Stadium Construction Facts". O'Malley Seidler Partners. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  12. ^ Frueholz, Gary (10 June 2004). "Dodger Stadium: Alhambra's Connection to Dodger Stadium" (PDF). Dilbeck Real Estate. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  13. ^ "PCAD – Chavez Ravine Stadium, Los Angeles, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  14. ^ "The Most Popular Sports Teams & Stadiums on TikTok". PinMart. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  15. ^ "Blue Heaven on Earth".

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