Dodger Stadium
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| Address | 1000 Vin Scully Avenue[3][4] |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W / 34.07361°N 118.24000°W |
| Public transit | Dodger Stadium Express |
| Owner | Guggenheim Baseball Management |
| Operator | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 56,000[5] |
| Record attendance | 57,098 (Dodgers’ home opener, April 13, 2009)[6] |
| Field size | 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 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) |
| Surface | Santa Ana Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 17, 1959 |
| Opened | April 10, 1962 |
| Construction cost | US$23 million (US$239 million in 2024[7]) |
| Architect | Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury |
| Structural engineer | William Simpson & Associates Inc.[8] |
| Services engineer | SA Bogen Engineers[9] |
| General contractor | Vinnell Corporation[10][11] |
| Tenants | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) (1962–present) Los Angeles Angels (MLB) (1962–1965) | |
| Website | |
| mlb.com/dodgers/ballpark | |
Dodger Stadium is a ballpark in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$23 million (US$239 million in 2024).[7][10][12] 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 been the site of 13 no-hitters, two of them perfect games.
The stadium hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1980 and 2022, as well as the World Series eleven times (1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988, 2017, 2018, and 2024). 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.
The stadium is commonly 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 former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.[13]
- ^ "Dodger Stadium History". Dodgers.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Dodger Stadium's New Signage Creates "Blue Heaven" Atmosphere". SignWeb.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dilbeck, Steve (January 29, 2016). "Council votes unanimously to rename street Vin Scully Avenue". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Stacie Wheeler (January 22, 2012). "50 Years of Dodger Stadium". Dodgers Way. FanSided. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Record attendance: 1 (April 13, 2009) (Giants)
- ^ 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.
- ^ William M. Simpson Orange County Register
- ^ Engineering News-Record. 178 (2). New York City: McGraw-Hill: 62. 1967.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Dodger Stadium Construction Facts". O'Malley Seidler Partners. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Frueholz, Gary (June 10, 2004). "Dodger Stadium: Alhambra's Connection to Dodger Stadium" (PDF). Dilbeck Real Estate. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "PCAD – Chavez Ravine Stadium, Los Angeles, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Blue Heaven on Earth".