![]() ![]() The 1980 All-Star Game was played there was well, with the National League winning 4-2. The real hero for the Dodgers, however, was pitcher Orel Hershiser, who won Games Two and Five in complete-game performances. The 1988 World Series had one of the more memorable moments in World Series history, when pinchhitter Kirk Gibson homered off Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley to give the Dodgers the win in the opening game. In 1981 the Dodgers once again faced the Yankees, coming out on top four games to two: this Series may be better remembers for Yankees reliever George Frazier losing three of the four games. In 1965 the Dodgers needed seven games to dispatch the Minnesota Twins, winning all three Series games played at Dodger Stadium. In 1963 the Dodgers swept the Yankees 4-0 behind Sandy Koufax, who three complete games in Games One and Four (striking out 15 in Game One). ![]() Landmark Events: Dodger Stadium has hosted eight World Series, with the Dodgers winning four (1963, 1965, 19). Though there were some early problems (there were only two working water fountains on Opening Day), overall Dodger Stadium was well-received by the local sporting community. The Dodgers lost to the Reds 6-3, with Cincy’s Wally Post hitting the first homer. The Los Angeles/California Angels played at Dodger Stadium from Apto September 22, 1965.įirst Game: On April 10, 1962, Kay O’Malley tossed the ceremonial first pitch to catcher John Roseboro to open the new ballpark. When the American League’s Los Angeles Angels played there, their announcers would take great pains to call the ballpark Chavez Ravine and not Dodger Stadium. Other Names: The ballpark opened as Dodger Stadium. Built in 1962 by the O’Malley family and designed by Emil Praeger on the hillside of Chavez Ravine, Dodger Stadium for many years was the gold standard in ballparks, the facility by which all other ballparks were compared.ĭimensions: 330L, 383LC, 400C, 385RC, 330R When you talk about venerable major-league ballparks, a short list must contain Dodger Stadium. By Kevin Reichard on Novemin Major-League Baseball, Visits ![]()
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