Ebbets field and the story of the brooklyn dodgers by bob mcgee.
Ebbets field capacity.
Ebbets field one of the most important places in brooklyn s history was built in 1913 at 1720 bedford avenue in brooklyn ny.
Brooklyn s baseball shrine by joseph mccauley.
Citi field is a baseball park located in flushing meadows corona park in new york city completed in 2009 it is the home field of the new york mets of the national league east division of major league baseball the stadium was built as a replacement for the adjacent shea stadium which opened in 1964 next to the site of the 1964 new york world s fair.
Jackie robinson school previously known as crown heights houses the brooklyn dodgers hall of fame.
As the grandstand was expanded the field shrunk as the grandstand was extended to left and center in the early 1930s the distance to left was reduced to 353 feet and the distance to center fell to.
Some say it was located in flatbush others in crown heights.
In an effort to find an original wool uniform back in the 1980s ebbets founder was led to a warehouse containing baseball flannel dating from the 40 s.
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It was perhaps the dodger s new found success that led to ebbets field s downfall.
A lower level of seating continued down the third base side to the left field foul pole.
Spacious field allowed a capacity of just 18 000.
The confusion is not over where the stadium was.
The right field wall consisted of a nine foot wall.
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Soon the stadium s 35 000 capacity meant that it was too small for the modern game.
Arguments started about where the new home for the dodgers should be which eventually lead to the club moving to los angeles.
Ebbets field apartments now occupies the site.
Ebbets field had a capacity of 23 000 consisting of a covered double decked grandstand extending from the right field foul pole to homeplate and around to the third base side.
Flatbush brooklyn hosted the majestic yet cramped ebbets field home to the brooklyn dodgers.
The field was at the intersection of bedford avenue sullivan place mckeever place and montgomery street.
The ballpark was built by dodger owner charlie ebbets at the cost of 750 000 and until 1929 no press box was present in the stadium.
