Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
Wrigley Field's opening in 1925
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| Location | 425 E. 42nd Place, Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°0′27″N 118°15′58″W / 34.00750°N 118.26611°WCoordinates: 34°0′27″N 118°15′58″W / 34.00750°N 118.26611°W |
| Owner | William Wrigley Jr, Los Angeles |
| Operator | City of Los Angeles |
| Capacity | 22,000 (1925) 20,457 (1961) |
| Field size |
Left 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) |
| Surface | Grass, Ivy |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1925 |
| Opened | September 29, 1925 |
| Closed | 1969 |
| Demolished | 1969 |
| Construction cost | $1,500,000. A. Lanquist, Contractor. |
| Architect | Zachary Taylor Davis |
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Los Angeles Angels (PCL) (1925–1957) Hollywood Stars (PCL) (1926–1935, 1938) Pepperdine Waves (NCAA) (1948) Los Angeles Angels (MLB) (1961) |
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Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles which served as host to Minor League Baseball teams in the region for over 30 years, and was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League as well as a current major league team, the later Los Angeles Angels, in their inaugural season, 1961. The park was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, who had previously designed both Chicago ballparks: Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field. The ballpark was also used as the backdrop for several Hollywood films about baseball, as well as TV series such as Home Run Derby.
Called Wrigley's "Million Dollar Palace", Wrigley Field was built in South Los Angeles in 1925, and was named after William Wrigley Jr., the chewing gum magnate. Wrigley owned the first tenants, the original Los Angeles Angels, a Pacific Coast League team and their parent club the Chicago Cubs. In 1925, the Angels moved from their former home at Washington Park, which was also known as Chutes Park. Wrigley's Major League home (Wrigley Field) in north Chicago was named for him later, in 1927.
Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was built to resemble Spanish-style architecture and a somewhat scaled-down version of the Chicago ballpark (known then as Cubs Park) as it looked at the time. It was also the first of the two ballparks to bear Wrigley's name, as the Chicago park was named for Wrigley over a year after the L.A. park's opening. At the time, he owned Santa Catalina Island, and the Cubs were holding their spring training in that island's city of Avalon (whose ball field was located on Avalon Canyon Road and also informally known as "Wrigley Field").
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