Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field is located in New York City
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field
Location within New York City
Ebbets Field is located in New York
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field (New York)
Location55 Sullivan Place
Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°39′54″N 73°57′29″W / 40.66500°N 73.95806°W / 40.66500; -73.95806
OwnerBrooklyn Dodgers (1913–1956)
Marvin Kratter (1956–1957)
OperatorBrooklyn Dodgers
Capacity18,000 (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 sizeLeft field: 348 ft
Left-center: 351 ft
Center field: 399 ft
Right-center: 344 ft
Right field: 297 ft
SurfaceNatural Grass
Construction
Broke groundMarch 4, 1912[2]
OpenedApril 9, 1913
ClosedJanuary 1958
DemolishedFebruary 23, 1960
Construction costUS$750,000[3][4]
($23.1 million in 2023 dollars[5])
ArchitectClarence Randall Van Buskirk
General contractorCastle 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)

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]

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  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.
  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.