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Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.It is the ballpark for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers.Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$23 million (US$232 million in 2023).
From the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958, the Dodgers employed a handful of well-known public address announcers; the most famous of which was John Ramsey, who served as the PA voice of the Dodgers from 1958 until his retirement in 1982; he was also well known for announcing at other venerable Los Angeles venues, including ...
The Battle of Chavez Ravine refers to resistance to the government acquisition of land largely owned by Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles ' Chavez Ravine. The efforts to repossess the land, which lasted approximately ten years (1951–1961), eventually resulted in the removal of the entire population of Chavez Ravine from land on which Dodger ...
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Logo since 2022, first revealed as the stadium's 100th anniversary (2023). Expo Park/USC Expo/Vermont. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
In 1959, the season ended in a tie between the Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves.The Dodgers won the tie-breaking playoff. 1959 also saw a team other than the Yankees win the A.L. pennant, one of only two such years in the 16-year stretch from 1949 through 1964, and because of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, this resulted in the first World Series since 1948 to have no games in New York City.
Los Angeles Rams (NFL) (1980–1994) Freedom Bowl (NCAA) (1984–1994) Angel Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Anaheim, California, United States. Since its opening 58 years ago in 1966, it has been the home field of the Los Angeles Angels, a Major League Baseball team. It was also the home stadium of the Los Angeles Rams of the National ...
10. Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, James Lawrence Smith, and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey. 1945 – 1950. Rickey, O'Malley & Smith buy out the Ebbets Estate. [ 1 ] 11. Walter O'Malley, Mrs. Smith and James Mulvey & Dearie Mulvey. 1950 – 1958. James Smith dies, leaving his shares to his wife; O'Malley buys out Rickey.
Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993), nicknamed " Big D ", was an American professional baseball pitcher and broadcaster who played in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire 14-year career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. Known for being a fierce competitor, Drysdale won the Cy Young Award in 1962 and was a three ...