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| Address | 1000 Vin Scully Avenue[3][4] |
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| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W / 34.07361°N 118.24000°W |
| Public transit |  Dodger Stadium Expressfrom  Union Station     Rosecrans Harbor Freeway  Manchester Slauson Harbor Gateway Transit Center [5] |
| Owner | Guggenheim Baseball Management |
| Operator | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 56,000[6] |
| Record attendance | 57,098 (Dodgers home opener, April 13, 2009)[7] |
| 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$232 million in 2023[8]) |
| Architect | Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury |
| Structural engineer | William Simpson & Associates Inc.[9] |
| Services engineer | SA Bogen Engineers[10] |
| General contractor | Vinnell Corporation[11][12] |
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Dodger Stadium is a ballpark in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. 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$232 million in 2023).[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, 2 of which were 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 Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.[14]
- ^ "Dodger Stadium History". Dodgers.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Dodger Stadium's New Signage Creates "Blue Heaven" Atmosphere". SignWeb.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 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 January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Dodger Stadium Express". www.metro.net. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "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 (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)
- ^ 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 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PCAD – Chavez Ravine Stadium, Los Angeles, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Blue Heaven on Earth".