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Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
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 their 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. 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.
Called Wrigley's "Million Dollar Palace", Wrigley Field was built in South Los Angeles in 1925, and was named after William Wrigley Jr., a chewing gum magnate. Wrigley owned the first tenants, the Los Angeles Angels, a PCL team, and their parent club, the Chicago Cubs. In 1925, the Angels moved to Wrigley Field. Wrigley's Major League stadium (originally "Weeghman Park," then "Cubs Park") on the north side of Chicago was renamed Wrigley Field in 1926.
The plans to build the ballpark were announced in late 1924, with an estimated opening date of July 1, 1925. The lease on Washington Park was due to expire at the end of the season, and the Angels wanted to move on from it as soon as they could. Various delays ensued, and the ballpark was finally available for occupancy in late September.
Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was built to resemble Spanish-style architecture. It was the first of the two substantial ballparks to bear Wrigley's name. Wrigley owned Santa Catalina Island where the Cubs conducted spring training in that island's city of Avalon. (The Cubs' ball field there had also been informally known as "Wrigley Field".)
The playing field was aligned northeast (home plate to center field) at an elevation of 185 feet (55 m) above sea level. The boundary in right field (east) was a small parking lot and Avalon Boulevard (originally South Park Avenue). The other boundaries of the block were East 41st Place (north, left field - originally East 39th Street); East 42nd Place (south, first base line - originally East 41st Street); and a larger parking lot and South San Pedro Street (west, third base line - originally part of Main Street).
Lights were added to the park in 1930. Chicago's Wrigley Field added lights in 1988, when night games were added to the Cubs' home schedule.
Distance markers were posted on the outfield walls by 1936. Left field was 340 ft (104 m); left center field 345 ft (105 m); center field 412 ft (126 m); right center field 345 ft (105 m); and right field 339 ft (103 m). Following up on the decorating of Chicago's ballpark in 1938, ivy was planted on the Los Angeles ballpark walls by 1940.
For parts of 33 seasons, late 1925 through 1957, the park was home to the Angels, who were a farm team of the Chicago Cubs. The Angels inaugurated the ballpark on September 29, 1925, with a win against the San Francisco Seals.
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Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
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 their 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. 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.
Called Wrigley's "Million Dollar Palace", Wrigley Field was built in South Los Angeles in 1925, and was named after William Wrigley Jr., a chewing gum magnate. Wrigley owned the first tenants, the Los Angeles Angels, a PCL team, and their parent club, the Chicago Cubs. In 1925, the Angels moved to Wrigley Field. Wrigley's Major League stadium (originally "Weeghman Park," then "Cubs Park") on the north side of Chicago was renamed Wrigley Field in 1926.
The plans to build the ballpark were announced in late 1924, with an estimated opening date of July 1, 1925. The lease on Washington Park was due to expire at the end of the season, and the Angels wanted to move on from it as soon as they could. Various delays ensued, and the ballpark was finally available for occupancy in late September.
Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was built to resemble Spanish-style architecture. It was the first of the two substantial ballparks to bear Wrigley's name. Wrigley owned Santa Catalina Island where the Cubs conducted spring training in that island's city of Avalon. (The Cubs' ball field there had also been informally known as "Wrigley Field".)
The playing field was aligned northeast (home plate to center field) at an elevation of 185 feet (55 m) above sea level. The boundary in right field (east) was a small parking lot and Avalon Boulevard (originally South Park Avenue). The other boundaries of the block were East 41st Place (north, left field - originally East 39th Street); East 42nd Place (south, first base line - originally East 41st Street); and a larger parking lot and South San Pedro Street (west, third base line - originally part of Main Street).
Lights were added to the park in 1930. Chicago's Wrigley Field added lights in 1988, when night games were added to the Cubs' home schedule.
Distance markers were posted on the outfield walls by 1936. Left field was 340 ft (104 m); left center field 345 ft (105 m); center field 412 ft (126 m); right center field 345 ft (105 m); and right field 339 ft (103 m). Following up on the decorating of Chicago's ballpark in 1938, ivy was planted on the Los Angeles ballpark walls by 1940.
For parts of 33 seasons, late 1925 through 1957, the park was home to the Angels, who were a farm team of the Chicago Cubs. The Angels inaugurated the ballpark on September 29, 1925, with a win against the San Francisco Seals.