Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)

Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field's opening in 1925
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Wrigley Field is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Wrigley Field is located in California
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field (California)
Wrigley Field is located in the United States
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field (the United States)
Address425 E. 42nd Place
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°0′27″N 118°15′58″W / 34.00750°N 118.26611°W / 34.00750; -118.26611
OwnerWilliam Wrigley Jr,
City of Los Angeles
OperatorCity of Los Angeles
Capacity22,000 (1925)
20,457 (1961)
Field sizeLeft Field – 340 ft (104 m)
L.C. Field – 345 ft (105 m)
Center Field – 412 ft (126 m)
R.C. Field – 345 ft (105 m)
Right Field – 339 ft (103 m)
Backstop – 56 ft (17 m)
SurfaceNatural grass; Ivy (walls)
Construction
Broke ground1925
OpenedSeptember 29, 1925
Closed1969
Demolished1969
Construction cost$1.5 million
ArchitectZachary Taylor Davis[1]
General contractorA. Lanquist[2]
Tenants
Los Angeles Angels (PCL) (1925–1957)
Hollywood Stars (PCL) (1926–1935, 1938)
Pepperdine Waves (NCAA) (1948)
Los Angeles Angels (MLB) (1961)

Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles, California. It hosted minor league baseball teams in the region for more than 30 years. It was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), as well as for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) during its inaugural season in 1961. The park was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, who had designed MLB stadiums Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.[1] The ballpark was used as the backdrop for Hollywood films about baseball, the 1960 TV series Home Run Derby, jazz festivals, beauty contests, and civil rights rallies.[3]

  1. ^ a b "PCAD - Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database.
  2. ^ Gordon, Jim. "Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)". Society for American Baseball Research.
  3. ^ "The First Wrigley Field: More Than Baseball". Peek in the Stacks. California State University, Northridge. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.