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Dodger Stadium

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Dodger Stadium

A general view of the flag on the field before the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening-day game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on March 31, 2008 in Los Angeles.

Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images
  • Address: 1000 Elysian Park Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90012
  • Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Type: Open-air
  • Surface: Grass
  • Architect: Captain Emil Praeger
  • Owned by: Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Opened in: 1962
  • Cost: $23 million
  • Capacity: $56,000
  • Outfield dimensions: 330 feet down left-field line, 375 left-center, 395 center, 375 right-center, 330 right-field line
  • Also named: A nickname for the stadium is Chavez Ravine, named after the hill on which it sits, overlooking downtown Los Angeles.

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