Ebbets Field

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Ebbets Field was a historic baseball stadium in Brooklyn, New York, best known as the longtime home of the Brooklyn Dodgers before their move to Los Angeles.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball stadium
defunct stadium
sports venue
architect Clarence Randall Van Buskirk NERFINISHED
brokeGround 1912
capacity about 25,000 (original)
over 30,000 (later years)
championship Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 World Series title clinched there
closed September 24, 1957
country United States of America
culturalSignificance associated with the integration of Major League Baseball
iconic symbol of Brooklyn baseball history
demolished 1960
designFeature asymmetrical outfield dimensions
intimate seating close to the field
homeTeam Brooklyn Bushwicks (occasional)
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
Brooklyn Robins
Brooklyn Tigers (NFL)
league Major League Baseball
locatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
New York State
namedAfter Charles Ebbets
neighborhood Flatbush
notableEvent 1941 World Series games
1947 World Series games
1955 World Series games
Jackie Robinson’s MLB debut
first integrated home game for Brooklyn Dodgers
notableEventDate April 15, 1947
opened April 9, 1913
otherUse boxing events
concerts and public events
professional football
owner Brooklyn Dodgers
primaryUse professional baseball
reasonForClosure Brooklyn Dodgers relocation to Los Angeles
replacedBy Dodger Stadium
siteCurrentlyOccupiedBy Ebbets Field Apartments
Ebbets Field Houses
sport American football
baseball
successorTeamCity Los Angeles
successorTeamName Los Angeles Dodgers
surface natural grass
tenantsEnd Brooklyn Dodgers 1957
tenantsStart Brooklyn Dodgers 1913


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