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Baseball park in Los Angeles, CA, US

Dodger Stadium

Chavez Ravine [1]
Blue Eden on Earth [2]

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Dodger Stadium in 2022

Dodger Stadium in 2022

Dodger Stadium is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area

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Dodger Stadium is located in California

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Address 1000 Vin Scully Boulevard[3] [4]
Localisation Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W  /  34.07361°N 118.24000°W  / 34.07361; -118.24000 Coordinates: 34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W  /  34.07361°N 118.24000°W  / 34.07361; -118.24000
Public transit Dodger Stadium Express
Possessor Guggenheim Baseball Direction
Operator Los Angeles Dodgers
Type Stadium
Capability 56,000[5]
Record attending 57,099 (Dodgers Home Opener, April 13, 2009)[6]
Domain size up Remaining Field – 330 ft (101 m)
Medium Left-Center – 360 ft (110 m)
Confessedly Leftist-Center – 375 foot (114 m)
Pith Field – 395 ft (120 m)
True Center – 400 ft (122 m)
True Right-Center – 375 ft (114 m)
Medium Right-Center – 360 foot (110 m)
Right hand Field – 330 ft (101 m)
Backstop – 55 foot (17 m) DodgerStadiumDimensions.svg
Surface Santa Ana Bermudas grass
Construction
Broke found September 17, 1959; 62 years ago  (September 17, 1959)
Built 1959–1962
Opened April 10, 1962; 59 years past  (April 10, 1962)
Construction cost US$23 jillio
(USA$197 million in 2022 dollars[7])
Architect Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury
Structural engineer William Simpson & Associates Inc.[8]
Services railroad engineer SA Bogen Engineers[9]
General declarer Vinnell Corporation[10] [11]
Tenants
Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) (1962–present)
Los Angeles Angels (MLB) (1962–1965)
Site
Dodger Bowl

Dodger Stadium is a baseball game park in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the abode stadium of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, information technology was constructed in less than three age at a cost of U.S.$23 million (US$197 million in 2022 dollars[7]).[10] [12] It is the oldest ballpark in MLB Occident of the Mississippi River, and third-oldest total, after Fenway Park in Boston (1912) and Wrigley Field in Chicago (1914), and is the existence's largest baseball stadium by seat mental ability. Often referred to Eastern Samoa a "pitcher's ballpark", the stadium has seen 13 no-hitters, ii of which were perfect games.

The sports stadium hosted the Major League Baseball All-Whizz Game in 1980—and wish host in 2022—as well as games of 10 Mankind Series (1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1988, 2022 and 2022). It also hosted the semifinals and finals of the 2009 and 2022 World Baseball Classics, besides every bit exhibition baseball game during the 1984 Summertime Olympic Games. Information technology will also host baseball and softball game during the 2028 Summer Olympics. The stadium hosted a soccer tournament on August 3, 2013, featuring four clubs: the hometown team City of the Angels Galaxy, and Europe's Real Madrid, Everton, and Juventus. The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks played a unconstipated harden game in 2014 as portion of the NHL Stadium Serial publication.

It is sometimes referred to Eastern Samoa "Down Heaven on Earth," a cognomen coined by Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.[13]

Story [edit]

Twist [edit]

In the middle-1950s, Brooklyn Dodgers team president Walter O'Malley had tried to build a domed stadium in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, but was incapable to reach an agreement with urban center officials for the land attainment, and yet reached a apportion with the city of Los Angeles. The estate for Dodger Stadium had been seized from local anaesthetic owners and inhabitants in the embryonic 1950s past the city of Los Angeles, exploitation eminent domain with funds from the Federal soldier Living accommodations Act of 1949. The metropolis had formed to develop the Elysian Park Heights public housing jut out, which included XXIV 13-story buildings and more than 160 two-story townhouses, in addition to newly rebuilt playgrounds and schools, and a college.

Earlier construction could begin connected the housing project, the local political climate changed greatly when Norris Poulson was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 1953. Proposed public housing projects such Eastern Samoa Elysian Park Heights lost most of their support as they became associated with socialist ideals. Following protracted negotiations, the city purchased the Chavez Ravine property binding from the Federal Housing Self-assurance at a drastically reduced price, with the stipulation that the land be ill-used for a public purpose. Information technology was not until June 3, 1958, when City of the Angels voters approved a "Taxpayers Committee for Yes happening Baseball game" referendum,[14] that the Dodgers were able to acquire 352 acres (1.42 klick2) of Chavez Ravine from the city. City of the Angels forcefully evicted residents from their homes, mainly Hispanics. While Dodger Stadium was under construction, the Dodgers played in the conference's largest capacity venue from 1958 through 1961 at their transient home, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which could rear in excess of 90,000 people.

Los Angeles–based Mike Davis, in his humor work on the city, Metropolis of Quartz, describes the appendage of gradually convincing Cesar Estrada Chavez Ravine homeowners to sell. With nearly all of the original Communicatory homeowners at first 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 affright of non receiving fair recompense, or of being unexhausted as uncomparable of the few holdouts. Many residents continued to hold retired despite the pressure being placed upon them aside developers, resulting in the Battle of Chavez Ravine, a ten-year conflict past the residents to keep out hold of their material possession, which they ultimately lost.

Dodger Stadium was the first John R. Major League Baseball stadium since the initial structure of the pilot Yankee Stadium to be built using 100% private financing, and the last until Oracle Park in San Francisco opened in 2000. Ground was low for Dodger Stadium on Sep 17, 1959. The tops of section ridges were removed, and the soil was accustomed fill in Sulfur and Cemetery Ravines to render a level aboveground for a parking whole sle and the stadium. A local uncomplicated school (Palo Verde) was simply buried rather than demolished, and sits below the parking mickle northwest of third dishonorable.[15] A total of 8 1000000 cubic yards (6,100,000 m3) of terra firma were moved in the process of building the bowl. A total of 21,000 precast concrete units, approximately weighing as very much like 32 oodles, were fabricated onsite and lowered into place with a specially built crane to form the stadium's structural framework. The bowl was originally designed to follow expandable to 85,000 seats by expanding the upper decks over the outfield pavilions; the Dodgers have never pursued such a fancy.

Dodger Arena was as wel the home of the Los Angeles Angels from 1962 finished 1965. To avoid constantly referring to their landlords, the Angels called the park Chavez Ravine Stadium (or just "Cesar Chavez Ravine"), after the geographic feature film in which the stadium sits.

Frank McCourt era [edit]

Dodger Bowl seat remotion, 2005 offseason.

At the conclusion of the 2005 harden, the City of the Angels Dodgers ready-made major renovations during the subsequent off-season.[16]

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 1975 and helped give the bowl its unique "space eld" feel with a color in palette of bright yellow, orange, dirty, and red. The new seats are in the original (more muted) 1962 colour scheme consisting of yellow, bioluminescent orange, peacock blue, and flip blue. 2,000 pairs of seats were made available for purchase at $250, with the yield going to charity.

The baseline seating sections receive been converted into retrospective-style "box" seating, adding leg room and a table. Other repairs were made to the concrete structure of the stadium. These improvements tick the second phase of a multi-year advance design for Dodger Stadium.

Renovations [edit]

Aerial position of Dodger Sports stadium in 2012

Betwixt 2003 and 2005, Corn dab Stadium upgraded with LED video displays. The large main display measures 27 feet (8.2 m) tenor by 47 feet (14 m) wide.[17]

In 2008, the Dodgers announced a $412 million visualize to ramp up a Fox museum, shops, and restaurants approximately Dodger Stadium. In a squeeze release, the squad described the various features of the renovation as follows:

  • Dodger Way – A shoetree-lined charm will lead to a improved idealistic plaza where fans can gather beyond center discipline. The place will associate to a promenade that features restaurants, shops and the Dodger Experience museum showcasing the history of the Dodgers in an synergistic setting.
  • Fleeceable Necklace – The vibrant street setting of Slyboots Way golf links to a pleasant margin around Dodger Stadium, enabling fans to walk about the park, outdoors yet inside the stadium Bill Gates. This Green Necklace will metamorphose acres of parking mountain into a landscaped outdoor walkway connecting the plaza and promenade to the rest of the park.
  • Top of the Park – The Green Necklace connects to a monumental musical scale outside place featuring breathtaking 360° views spanning the downtown skyline and Santa Monica Bay, the St. Nic Monica and San Gabriel Mountains, and the Dodger Stadium diamond.[18]

In the 2008–2009 off-flavour, the upper berth levels of the stadium were supposed to be renovated to match the repairs and improvements made to the playing field level. The improvements were to include the removal of the trough urinals in the men's room restrooms, new concession stands and earthquake retrofitting to the concrete structure. It was likewise to admit the replacement of the outfield scoreboards and monitors with novel HD monitors. Due to the 2009 World Baseball Classic hosted at Dodger Bowl, these renovations were don hold. The divorce of Blunt and Jamie McCourt, as well as a weak economy, were the reasons for the deferment.[19]

To pay for an outstanding loan with the Dodgers former owner News program Corporation, former owner Frank McCourt secondhand Dodger Arena as collateral to obtain a $250 million loan.[20]

In 2008, the Los Angeles City Council voted nemine contradicente to give the Dodger Stadium area bounded by Honorary society Rd, Lookout Dr. and Sports stadium Agency its own zip code, 90090 (as of July 2009). This also gives the sphere a red-hot name, Dodgertown. The signs from the previous Dodgertown spring training facility in Vero Beach, Florida will likely be integrated into the $500 million project.[21]

New ownership and further renovation [edit]

Dodger Arena during a post-game "fireworks night" promotion, viewing the new HD screens in place of the old rectangular video board and scoreboard

Tommy Lasorda's Trattoria, an Italian restaurant in the right concourse at Dodger Bowl, a product of the minor 2014 renovations

Following the sale of the Dodgers in 2012, the team brought in the architect, urban planner, and bowl specialist Janet Marie Smith to jumper lead renovations efforts to the 50-year-old stadium.[22] [23] Renovations to Dodger Stadium began in the winter of 2012. Both video boards were replaced with High Definition screens, and new clubhouses and weight rooms were installed. The restrooms, grant stands, sound system of rules and batting cages were also cleared and renovated.

Dodgers proprietor Guggenheim Partners internally discussed unwinding the Dodgers to a hot stadium at a Downtown Los Angeles site proposed by the Anschutz Entertainment Mathematical group to allow an NFL team to progress a stadium at the Dodger Stadium site. Solomon Guggenheim Partners likewise considered allowing an NFL team to build a stadium close to Dodger Stadium.[24] The NFL eventually chose to build SoFi Stadium in the City of Inglewood.

The extensive renovations to Dodger Stadium were ready for the 2013 season and included novel HD hexagonal video and scoreboards, a new sound organisation, wider concourses, Thomas More standing room viewing areas, improved restrooms and a children's playground amongst others.[25]

Between the 2013 and 2014 seasons, more renovations were put in place. Fox Stadium was the donee of improvements such as wider concourses in the pavilions, new restaurants "Recall Blue Barricade-B-Que" and "Tommy Lasorda's Trattoria", dedicated team store buildings replacing the tents that previously served as team stores, detention centre overlooks with look out over parallel bars, and tree relocation at the top of the bowl.[26]

On July 23, 2022, a press conference was held with the presentation of the $100 million renovation to the ballpark, which includes a 2-acre (0.81 ha) center shopping center with a children's playground located between the left field and right field bleachers, the relocation of the Jackie Robinson statue from the left field spellbind to the heart and soul field playground, as well as a display observance the Legends of Dodger Baseball, along with a sports bar and a beer garden. Likewise included are new elevators and escalators which connect the outfield bleachers with the arena, loge and reserve levels and a new stadium center main enamor. The renovation was completed while the 2022 fixture season was delayed.

Features [edit]

Invention [edit]

Stairs to upper deck and allow seats

Dodger Bowl was unrivalled of the last baseball-only facilities made-up before the sunrise of the multi-resolve stadium. It was built near the convergence of different freeways cheeseparing downtown Los Angeles, with an expansive parking lot surrounding the stadium. With the building of umteen new MLB ballparks in past years, it is now the third-oldest park however in use, and the oldest connected the Cicily Isabel Fairfield Glide.

Dodger Bowl offered several innovative excogitation features. One of these was a covered and screened section of dugout-level seats behind home plate. Dodger owner Walter O'Malley was inspired to merged this feature into the Dodger Stadium design after having seen it at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium during the Brooklyn Dodgers' postseason grace tour of Japan in 1956. The original dugout seating orbit was replaced by more conventional box seating in a 1999 refurbishment, merely this feature article has been replicated at Progressive Field in President Cleveland and Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Ii of Dodger Stadium's most distinctive features are the wavy roof atop apiece outfield pavilion and the top of a 10-story elevator shaft bearing the Dodger logo rising straightaway behind home plate at the pass of the uppermost seating layer.

Landscaping in parking portion

A unequalled terraced-earthworks car park was built behind the main stands, allowing fine-holders to green at roughly the tied of their seating room, minimizing consumption of ramps once inside. The stadium was also designed to be earthquake-resistant, an important consideration in California, and it has withstood several serious earthquakes.

Dodger Stadium was originally appointed with two large Feminine Drama electronic scoreboard units above the left- and right-field pavilions. The right-field board displayed in-gage information. The left-field board displayed scores of distant games and other messages. Smaller auxiliary scoreboards were installed at field level on the box seat fences beyond the first- and third-base dugouts during the first 1962 harden. The left-field subject matter board was replaced aside a Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Sight telecasting board in 1980. The field-degree auxiliary scoreboards were replaced away bigger units installed on the frontage of the Loge (second) seating level in 1998; these, in turn, were replaced by a video ribbon circuit card in 2006. Field-horizontal dead-of-township scoreboards were installed on the left- and right-field of study walls in 2003.

Strobe lights were added in 2001; they flash when the Dodgers campaign, after a Fox homer, and afterward a Corn dab make headway. In 2022, cheerless stroboscope lights were added.

Hall of retired Book of Numbers inside the sports stadium in 2022

Retired numbers game [edit]

In accession to those of Wear Drysdale (53), Light-haired Koufax (32), and Don Sutton (20), the retired numbers of Urinate Wee Reese (1), Jackie Robinson (42), Duke Snider (4), Tommy Lasorda (2), Walter Alston (24), Roy Campanella (39) and Jim Gilliam (19) are mounted on the club level facade draw close the left subject field foul pole. On April 15, 2022, to mark the 70th day of remembrance of Robinson's major league debut, the Dodgers unveiled a bronze statue of the player in the stadium's left-field plaza. The 800-pound (360 kg) sculpture depicts Robinson sliding into home plate as a rookie.[27] Also honored connected the near domain line to boot to the retired numbers are broadcasters Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin.[28]

The Dodgers devote significant resources to the park's maintenance. For example, IT is repainted every year, and a full-time crew of gardeners hold up the internet site. Eastern Samoa a result, it has stood the trial of clock time very well, and no plans are in the works to replace it. Renovations were made in 1999 and once more in 2004 that initially added extra theater level seats, peculiarly behind home collection plate where previously the only mortal seen there was legendary scout Microphone Brito, in his trademark Sailor chapeau and cuban cigar tracking pitch speeds with a radar gun. After some unfavorable judgment of the sightlines with these new seats, they were replaced with box seating area.

Location [edit out]

View of downtown and the Palos Verdes Peninsula

The former Think Blue check in the mountains north of Dodger Stadium, was an court to the nearby Hollywood Sign.

Built on top of the historical Los Angeles neighborhood of Chavez Ravine in Solano Canyon,[29] the stadium overlooks downtown Los Angeles and provides views of the city to the south, the green corner-lined hills of Elysian Parking area northwards and east, and the San Gabriel Mountains beyond the outfield pavilions. Payable to dry summers in Southern California, rainouts at Slyboots Stadium are rare. Prior to 1976, the Dodgers were rained out only once, against the St. Louis Cardinals, on April 21, 1967, ending a streak of 737 succeeding games without a deferral. On April 12, 1976, the second home rainout terminated a streak of 724 conventional games. April 19–21, 1988 byword troika consecutive rainouts, the only time consecutive games have been rained out at Fox Sports stadium.[30] No rainouts occurred 'tween April 21, 1988, and April 11, 1999 – a major league record of 856 straight home games without a rainout.[30] That record has since been broken, with no rainouts since April 17, 2000, 1,471 consecutive games through October 3, 2022 [31]

Seating [edit]

Dodger Sports stadium has ne'er hyperbolic its seating capacity, and was the only current MLB park (through 2005) that had never cooked so, due to a conditional-use allow that limits Dodger Stadium's seating capability to 56,000. Whenever higher tax revenue lower seats were added some in the upper pack of cards operating theatre marquee were removed to keep the number the same.[32] Through the sale of erect way but tickets, the Dodgers' 2009 home unfastener drew 57,099 fans, the largest crowd in stadium history. Following a come of incidents in the early 1970s in which fans showered Cincinnati Reds socialistic fielder Pete Rose with beer, bottles, cups, and trumpery, the sale of beer was discontinued in some pavilions. Beer gross revenue were reinstated in the right field pavilion in 2008, when that section was regenerate into the Every last You Can Rust Pavilion. Fans seated in that section can eat out unlimited hot dogs and peanuts and also have access to non-slave soft drinks. There is a charge for beer.[33]

With the retirement of the original Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium in 2008, the common reigned as the largest capacity ballpark in the Majors.

As of 2010, there are a total of 2,098 club seating room and 68 sumptuosity suites. Some of these amounts will increase once the renovations are complete, with the necessary offset to follow with its conditional-utilise permit.

Overdue to renovations successful in the 2012–2013 offseason, the current maximum capacity of Dodger Arena is less than 56,000, although the team's president, Stan Kasten, refuses to provide an exact number.[34] A 53,393 attendance is advised a sellout.[35] [36] The high irrigate mark since the renovations is 56,800 in Games 3,4 and 5 of the 2008 NLDS.[37] The squad's 2013 media guide and website still report the capacity as 56,000.[5] [38]

Dodgers Arena achieved record paid attendance during the 2022 season with 3,875,656 spectators.[39]

Center field dimension and playing surface [edit]

For individual reasons, Dodger Stadium has long enjoyed a repute as a pitchers' commons. At first base, the relatively large outfield dimensions were a component, with the power alleys being active 380 feet (120 m). Plate was moved 10 feet (3.0 m) toward centerfield in 1969, but that move also expanded foul ground by 10 feet (3.0 m), a tradeoff which helped to offset the redoubled likelihood of home runs caused by the shriveled field dimensions. Likewise, during eventide games, as the sun sets, the circumferent aviation cools quickly attributable the ocean mood, becoming more dense. As a result, deep fly balls that might otherwise be home runs during the day alternatively often remain in play becoming outs. The park has been home to 12 no-hitters, while players take up hit for the motorbike just twice in Dodger Bowl.

Recently, Dodger Stadium has been more neutral with respect to home runs.[40] The stadium does deject doubles and triples quite an morsel, due to its uniform outfield walls and relatively lesser "corners" near the foul poles. However, the extremely short outfield walls near the foul poles also make some balls that would bounce off the wall in other parks go for location runs. With some expansion of the box seat expanse and the removal of significant foul territory, the approximate range has become more colorless, affirmative neither pitchers nor hitters. Baseball-Quotation's Park Broker measurement of 102 for the 2006 and 2007 seasons is grounds of this.

Although the distance to center field has been conspicuous at 395 feet since 1973, IT is still actually 400 feet (120 m) to center, as has been the case since 1969. The two 395-foot (120 m) signs erected in 1973 are to the left-handed and right of tired center.[32] However, curvature of the fence between the posted distance signs is non exactly radial from home base, thus the distance from plate directly to center is to the highest degree likely 5 feet (1.5 m) further than the posted 395 feet (120 m).[41] As of 2012, outdistance to centerfield is indicated 395 feet (120 m), and is located all but exactly at the center field charge.[ citation needed ]

With the possibility of Citi Field and the demolition of Shea Stadium in 2009, Dodger Stadium became the only stadium with symmetrical outfield dimensions remaining in the Position League and only one of quaternary total in Major League Baseball. The other trio symmetrical William Claude Dukenfield are Kansas Urban center's Kauffman Stadium, Toronto's Rogers Middle, and Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, all in the American League.

Pitchers so much as Sandlike Koufax, Don Drysdale, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, and Orel Hershiser became superstars aft arriving in Los Angeles. The pitcher's edge is also evident in the fact that 13 no-hitters have been thrown in the stadium, including two perfect games (by the Dodgers' Beachy Koufax in 1965, and by Dennis Martínez of the former Montreal Expos in 1991). Bo Belinsky threw the first ever no-hitter in Dodger Bowl on May 5, 1962, while pitch for the Los Angeles Angels (that club referred to the park as "Chavez Ravine".)

The park's epoch-making advantage was eroded moderately since 1969, generally because MLB rules were changed after the "Year of the Mound" to lower the maximum height of the pitcher's mound, and more specifically because the Dodgers moved the adamant about 10 feet (3 m) towards center. 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 importantly reduced the amount of foul territory. Seating area were added which were closer to home plate than the pitcher's mound, the dugouts were moved 20 feet (6.1 m) closer to the field, and previously open distance down the foul lines was filled with new seats.

Historic events [edit]

1963 Worldwide Series [delete]

The Dodgers won the 1963 World Serial publication over the Revolutionary York Yankees, sweeping the Yankees by winning gamey 4 by a tally of 2–1. So far, this remains the only metre the Dodgers ever clinched a World Series at Dodger Stadium.

1988 Position League Title Series [edit]

Until 1988, Dodger Sports stadium had never hosted a seventh game of a postseason serial publication. The Dodgers won Plot 7 of the 1988 National League Championship Series over the New York Mets, 6–0.

2020 postseason games [edit]

In keeping with the decision of Big league Baseball game to schedule postseason games for neutral, "bubble" sites in twinkle of the COVID-19 epidemic, Dodger Arena hosted every last games between the Sam Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics in the 2022 American League Air division Series.[42]

The 2022 World Series, which cellular the Dodgers against the Tampa Bay Rays, was played in the neutral site of Globe Life Field in Arlington, Lone-Star State. To accommodate local fans, Dodger Bowl staff set up two 60 ft (18 m) high HD video screens in the car park and allowed upward to 950 cars to enter for each World Series game. An entrance fee of $75 per car was charged, with no more than 6 occupants per car. Audio play-by-play was broadcast over an FM station. No food or drink was sold, and participants were prohibited from bringing alcohol or "partying away from their car". An estimated 2,000 fans attended each game.[43]

No-hitters in Corn dab Stadium [edit]

(*-Perfect game)

Date stamp Pitcher Team Opponent Box score
May 5, 1962 Bo Belinsky Angels Orioles [1]
June 30, 1962 Beachlike Koufax Dodgers Mets [2]
May 11, 1963 Sandy Koufax Dodgers Giants [3]
September 9, 1965* Sandy Koufax Dodgers Cubs [4]
July 20, 1970 Bill Singer Dodgers Phillies [5]
June 29, 1990 Fernando Valenzuela Dodgers Cardinals [6]
July 28, 1991* Dennis Martínez Expos Dodgers [7]
Aug. 17, 1992 Kevin Coarse Dodgers Giants [8]
April 8, 1994 Kent Mercker Braves Dodgers [9]
July 14, 1995 Ramón Martínez Dodgers Marlins [10]
June 18, 2014 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers Rockies [11]
August 30, 2022 Jake Arrieta Cubs Dodgers [12]
June 24, 2022 Combined Cubs Dodgers [13]

Home runs out of Dodger Stadium [edit]

Six home runs consume been hit completely out of Dodger Stadium. Outfielder Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit two of those home runs. Stargell hit a 507-foot (155 m) home turn back the Dodgers' Alan Foster on Honourable 5, 1969, that wholly cleared the rightfield pavilion and struck a bus parked alfresco the stadium. Stargell then hit a 470-foot (140 m) home base run off Andy Messersmith on Crataegus laevigata 8, 1973, that landed on the right marquee roof and bounced into the parking lot. Dodger backstop Microphone Plaza reach a 478-infantry (146 m) homer off Frank Castillo of the Colorado Rockies on September 21, 1997, that landed on the left field pavilion roof and skipped under the leftover athletic field video board and into the parking lot. On Crataegus laevigata 22, 1999, St. Joseph Louis Barrow Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire cleared the left domain pavilion with a 483-foot (147 m) homer off the Dodgers' Jamie Arnold and last, on May 12, 2022, Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins hit a 478-animal foot (146 m) home run over the left-field roof off Mike Bolsinger.[44] On September 30, 2022, Fernando Tatís Jr. hit a orchis out of the stadium off the top of the larboard discipline marquee roof.[45]

Notable events [edit]

Park usage [edit]

Corn dodger Stadium has also staged other sporting events such as packing, a basketball featuring the Harlem Globetrotters and a ski-jump exhibition, too as the baseball competition of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games and is currently selected to host playground ball and baseball game for the 2028 Olympic Games with Angel Stadium.

Baseball [edit out]

In 1992, baseball games from April 30 to May 3 against the Montreal Expos were postponed due to the 1992 City of the Angels riots. Three consecutive years of double headers were held later in the season on July 6 to 8.

Soccer [edit]

Dodger Arena hosted a association football twin bill on August 3, 2013, part with of the 2013 International Champions Cup, featuring Real Madrid of Espana, Everton of England, Juventus of Italy and Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in a tournament semifinal. The field dimensions were from the third basis side to rightfield; temporary grass was covered happening the pitcher's mound and the infield. The tourney was a semifinal and Substantial Madrid defeated Everton 2-1 and Los Angeles Galax urceolata defeated Juventus 3–1.

Date Taking Team Result Losing Squad Tournament Spectators
August 3, 2013 United States Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Italy Juventus 2013 International Champions Cup 40,681
Spain Real Madrid 2–1 England Everton

Hockey [edit]

Corn dab Sports stadium hosted its first National Hockey Conference game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks happening January 25, 2014, as a part of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series. The Ducks won the game 3–0 before of 54,099 fans. In addition, the rock group KISS played songs in front the game and during its first intermission.[46]

Date Taking Team Result Losing Team up Event Attendance
January 25, 2014 Anaheim Ducks 3–0 Los Angeles Kings 2014 NHL Sports stadium Series 54,099

Boxing [edit]

On March 21, 1963, Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos South Korean won the WBC and WBA featherweight titles from Davey Marianne Craig Moore in ten rounds. G. E. Moore died days after this fight. Also on the card, Roberto Cruz Stunned Raymundo "Battling" Torres in one pinwheel-shaped to win the WBA Junior Welterweight style.[47]

Cricket [cut]

On November 15, 2022, Dodger Stadium hosted the third and final game of the Cricket All-Stars Serial 2022, featuring many retired cricket players from around the populace and led past bully cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne. Warne's Warriors foiled Sachin's Blasters by 4 wickets to sweep the three-game series. The ends were called after Sandlike Koufax and Wear Sutton, two Foyer of Fame pitchers for LA Dodgers.

Olympics [redact]

  • The stadium hosted Baseball game at the 1984 Summer Olympics[48] [49] [50]
  • The stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival.
  • During the 2028 Summertime Olympics, the stadium will emcee Baseball game and Softball.[51]

Concerts [edit]

Many of the world's top sway, pop and electronic bands have performed at Dodger Stadium, including acts such American Samoa The Cure, KISS, The Resounding Stones, The Beatles, Bee Gees, Elton John (2 Nights), Simon and Garfunkel, St. David Bowie, Madonna, Beyonce, Genesis, Guns N' Roses (2 Nights), Eric Clapton, Depeche Mood (2 Nights), U2 (2 Nights), Dave Matthews Band, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dead & Companion, and Michael Andrew Jackson in 1984 with The Jacksons (6 sold-out concerts, 330,000 people). In July 2022, it hosted the Classic West concert, the first night had featured The Eagles (in their full first concert after the Jan 18th, 2022 destruction of introduction member Glenn Frey) his place has been taken by his son Deacon Frey and American land artist Vince Lamella, with supporting acts The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. The second Nox featured Land, Wind & Fire, Journey, and Fleetwood Mac. On July 13, 2022, Alice Paul McCartney performed at Dodger Stadium as part of his Refresh Up tour, with Ringo Starkey and Joe Walsh as guest performers. The Three Tenors — José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti — gave a one-night-only show at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on July 16, 1994. It was a watched away a billion hoi polloi worldwide.

In music video [edit]

Fleetwood Mac's music video for the song "Detusk" was recorded and filmed at the empty bowl in 1979.

In pic and TV [edit out]

  • The ending of the 1985 film Fortunate Dead takes place at Dodger Stadium.
  • The baseball scenes from the first Naked Gun film were filmed at Dodger Stadium, although the team represented in the film was the California Angels. (The Angels played their first few seasons at "Chavez Ravine" while the ballpark now known as Saint Arena was being collective.)
  • This was the starting point of a touristy reality show, The Amazing Race in its fourth harden.
  • The parking lot of Dodger Sports stadium was used in the 2001 movie The Fast and the Furious, in which Brian O'Conner (played past worker St. Paul Walker) drifts his 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse around the parking lot.
  • Dodger Stadium was misused as the model for Metropolis's baseball stadium in the 2006 film Superman Returns. The end of the airplane rescue setting was filmed at Dodger Arena, and a CGI backdrop for City of London was added behind the outfield.
  • The stadium likewise appeared in the 2003 plastic film The Core during the picture where the space shuttle takes an unthought crash landing place.
  • In a scene from the 2007 film Transformers, an empty Dodger Sports stadium is depicted being hit past the Autobot Jazz's protoform, which crashes through the upper floor and lands in the outfield. Though empty, the arena's lights are on.
  • In the 2010 film 'Takers, afterward fleeing in a whirlybird from the first rely robbery, the crew flies to the parking mickle at Dodger Bowl where their escape vehicles are parked. They then C up the helicopter in the parking lot at Dodger Arena
  • In the final shot of the 2012 film Rock of Ages, Slyboots Stadium is seen hosting a concert for the rock band Arsenal, fronted by Stacee Jaxx (played by Tom Cruise).
  • In a 1963 episode of Mister Male erecticle dysfunction titled "Leo the Lion Durocher meets Mister Ed", Ed offers hit tips to Dodgers coach Lion Durocher ahead of a big game.
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm filmed there in May 2003

Vacation Festival [redact]

On Nov 8, 2022, Dodger governance announced the "2021 Dodger Vacation Festival" event. The event will be held nightly from November 26-December 31, with the exception of the succeeding dark years 11/29, 11/30, 12/6, 12/7, and 12/25. The event wish include an ice rink, scenic and light displays, holiday themed food and beverages, and Father Christmas photos for guests.

Other events [edit]

  • Pope Saint John the Apostle Paul II celebrated Mass at Slyboots Stadium on September 16, 1987.
  • Greg Laurie held his Reap Crusades at Dodger Stadium in 2011 and 2012.

Dodger Arena Express buses [edit]

Dodger Bowl Express jalopy at Dodger Arena

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has two Dodger Arena Express heap routes that transfer fans to and from the stadium during nursing home games. The service is funded past the Changeable Germ Melodic line Pollution Reduction Reexamine Committee and Metro ExpressLanes toll revenue.

Union Station route [edit]

Buses connected the Union Station route run non-break between Union Station and Dodger Stadium. Service to the stadium begins operating 90 minutes before the start of the game, with departures every 10 minutes until the 3rd Inning. Buses stop at Center Field and Top Deck. Return service continues until 45 minutes later the final out or 20 minutes afterwards post-game events, with buses departing as they fill.[52]

South Bay laurel route [edit]

Buses on the South Coloured route operate between the South Alcove and Dodger Stadium along the Harbor Transitway, making stops at Slauson, Manchester, Seaport Throughway, Rosecrans, and Harbor Gateway Theodolite Rivet. Servicing to the stadium begins operating deuce hours earlier the start of the game, with departures every 20 proceedings until the bug out of the back. Buses stop at Precise Battleground. Return service begins at the end of the 7th inning and continues until 45 minutes after the final unfashionable or 20 proceedings after post-game events, with buses departing as they meet.[52]

Climate [edit]

Inspired Park
Clime chart (explanation)

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35

12

4

39

14

1

40

16

1

42

19

3

41

19

1

40

18

3

33

14

30

26

10

46

21

7

Average max. and Amoy. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in millimeter
Source: [53]

Encounter also [edit]

  • List of Majors Baseball stadiums

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Sources [edit]

  • Clem's Baseball game: Source for dimensions
  • Ballpark Digest Confab to Dodger Sports stadium
  • Slyboots Bowl account and facts
  • Official Site of former Dodger owner Walter O'Malley
  • City of the Angels Times: Stadium Makeover is Disclosed

External links [edit]

  • Stadium site on MLB.com
  • Dodger Stadium Seating Graph
  • Los Angeles Sports Council
  • Dodger Stadium Review and Photos
  • Image of a worker clearing a debilitate of a flooded Slyboots Stadium, California, 1977. Los Angeles Times Picturing Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Teenage Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Statue of Baseball Fan in His Seat at Stadium.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodger_Stadium

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