7 Dodger Stadium details you might not know

In honor of Dodger Stadium turning 60 years old, we asked Janet Marie Smith, Dodger executive vice president of planning and development, to show us some of the lesser-known details about the stadium.
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[@sashasavisha146]

Always cherish my trips to Dodger Stadium. Never forget my early trips with my Dad, a longtime baseball fan and native of Southern California. Had to get a Dodger Dog. I remember how clean the concourse was for the game. And how huge the place looked.

[@lh6097]

My grandparents were one of the original Chavez Ravine residents until they got pushed out by the housing authority with their eminent domain letters forcing them out. Nobody ever talks about that.

[@1995arv]

My Grandparents were pushed out of there too. So my Grandfather bought a house in nearby El Sereno

[@NikkiScatch84]

That’s sad. 😞

[@kendallevans4079]

You're right. This city was, and still is built on corruption and lies. From Mulholland to Parker to Yorty, nothing but liars.

[@RicardoRoams]

One thing that was not mentioned about Dodger Stadium is when it was first opened it was not Dodger Blue at all. The Stadium was a light aqua green color. The very first Major League Baseball game I ever attended was in Dodger Stadium on July 26, 1964. Sandy Koufax pitched against Willie Mays and the Giants. And believe it or not, the game did not sell out. Capacity at Dodger Stadium back then was 56,000. 49,429 showed up to see those future Hall of Famers. We were a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 children) and the total price for the tickets was $17. We spent $1.75 for hot dogs, $1.25 for the first round of soda pop, $1.40 for the second round. It was a very hot day! And we spent $1.50 for ice cream. We bought some visors for $.75, score cards were $.50, and parking was $1.00.

[@jerrydalley3756]

Went on the field during fan appreciation day in 1988. My dad had passed in September of 87. We took most of his cremated remains and spread them in the outfield. When Gibson hit the HR against the A’s we felt it was dad’s legs we spread that helped him up to bat.

[@taco2728]

Rip bro nice it helped tho

[@taco2728]

So sorry for ur lose 🙏 😔

[@DanielOrteez]

They let you do that? Pour ashes on a Major League field?

[@borreee]

@@DanielOrteez the rules and regulations were probably less strict in 88

[@larryaldama1673]

👍🇺🇸🙏🏽⚾️

[@douglaslowe5]

im so old i remember when the top deck and pavilions were general admission. $2.50 and you sat wherever. but you were confined to whatever level your ticket was your good for. and parking was 2 bucks.

[@vision-gc4hy]

Kids got in for even less if I recall.

[@erikadlloyd5586]

I was just there this month regular parking is now $30.00$ ! 😕

[@mikejmckelvey]

Do you remember the piss trough in the men's restroom top deck? Lol.

[@NikkiScatch84]

Yeah I remember the blue reserve level was $7 or $8

[@NikkiScatch84]

@@erikadlloyd5586 it was $10 the last time I was there.

[@richardsong7732]

That's cool! I've never understood why baseball stadiums don't use their facilities more during the off-days or pregame. Maybe use it as a museum or meet and greet with past legends, using it as a tourist attraction as well.

[@douglaslowe5]

also they used to have "bat Day" where they actually handed out bats at the entrance gate. imagine giving away free weapons today, lol

[@LaWdHaveMercy4]

Hell yeah i had one of those mini bats. Too many foos got cracked in the head 🤣

[@vision-gc4hy]

They gave gloves and helmets too! I used the heck out my bat during casual games at the park.

[@Horchata44]

I miss those tiny bats. But fools used to get beat by them at school lol

[@daniele3000]

Lmao I still have one of those mini bats 😅 just collecting it though

[@ec1628]

I got a few of those as a kid in the ‘70’s

[@AngryNotSoOldHippy]

The best stadium in the United States. :)

[@richard1472]

It's a beautiful ballpark, with its simple symmetry and clean lines. Being nestled outside the city in Chavez Ravine doesn't hurt either. It's just a great place to go to a ball game. I had a blast...

[@AngryNotSoOldHippy]

@@richard1472 :) Its history is a rather sad one, though. :) No other stadium comes close to achieving the essence of California :)

[@heavenboy4493]

@@AngryNotSoOldHippy dodgers started in 1910 in Brooklyn all the history is incredible dodgers and Yankees and red sox and cubs will always be the most memorable teams. GO DODGERS!!!!

[@heavenboy4493]

@@AngryNotSoOldHippy dodgers were actually founded in 1883 but from what I’ve seen i think they started calling them the dodgers in 1910 before that i think they were called the Brooklyn Atlantics

[@calguy3838]

@@richard1472 It's both outside the city and right in the middle of the city.

[@marksimmons3093]

Very cool! Grew up at Dodger Stadium in the 70s. Lots of joyful memories with my family here. I’ll forever be a Dodgers fan. Go Blue!!🧢⚾️💯❤️

[@bdautch20]

Janet Marie Smith should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and not just for her contributions to Dodger Stadium.

[@rockyracoon3233]

The woman is a envisionary genius!

[@sunnyside9273]

Love these type of clips.

[@aseasonedtrucker431]

I would love to travel to not only Dodger stadium, but Wrigley,Fenway and Yankee Stadium.

[@pensacola321]

Those are the big 4.

[@dphotos007]

My first time in Dodger Stadium was when I was 8 years old in 1966 and Sandy Koufax was pitching. I am not a big fan of the over sized rings. I like the oversized baseballs and numbers. I like the mid century modern feel of the stadium. Many case study houses were built in Southern California. This has to be the third oldest stadium in MLB and I hope it will never be torn down. It is such a classic design compared to the other stadiums built in different cities. The thing that upset me most was the Dodgers getting rid of Farmer John hot dogs. I was at a game a few months ago and the new hot dogs were just horrible. They were cold and tasteless. They were it on the grill for two seconds. I could tell the difference plus the Dodgers don’t have the onion machines anymore. One other issue that is very upsetting too. The new food management stopped Roger the peanut throwing vendor from throwing bags of peanuts. That was just so stupid. Roger is world famous and is a Dodger tradition. He is a Dodger ambassador and they need to bring him back to throwing his bags of peanuts.

[@trapezemusic]

I remember watching the 1962 Giants vs. Dodgers playoffs on television. The Giants came from behind to win the deciding game (as they did in dramatic fashion at the Polo Grounds in 1951). The reaction of some Dodger fans at the end of the game was to throw what appeared to be black seat cushions, all caught on camera. Nice way to show appreciation of their brand new stadium.

[@kentclark5594]

One of the BEST GAMES I ever watched on TV. Stayed home from school to watch. Willie Mays caught the last out I remember.

[@johnsmith-md3rf]

Here is a badly needed history lesson for you. The cushions were rented to fans in the lower level box seats at 50 cents apiece. The tradition actually started early in the 1962 season and continued until they stopped renting the cushions in the early 70's. Workers found it was easier to pickup the cushions up off the field then walking through the rows of seats. And it wasn't some of the fans it was all of the fans.

[@trapezemusic]

@@johnsmith-md3rf Cut me some slack. I should have mentioned that I was only eleven years old at the time.

[@williamkelly8026]

The very best baseball stadium in the country. Nothing but fantastic memories with hopefully many more to come

[@rickz5577]

I am a Chicago boy who first visited Wrigley Field in 1962, after Wrigley, I like Dodger Stadium.

[@johnsmith-md3rf]

I purchased season seats at Dodger Stadium on the lower level in 1975. The cost: $280 per seat for all 80 home dates. Total cost $560. Those same seat today are $200 per seat per game.

[@robbie5138]

So what you pay $150+ a ticket to sit in 60 year old seats see the different shades of Blue and get stuck in 4 hours of traffic. Sounds worth it

[@alexsantiago6421]

obviously you haven’t been to dodger stadium lol

[@robbie5138]

@@alexsantiago6421 lol and you clearly don't know how to separate yourself between a fan and someone with logic. Stadium club seats cost and avg of $150 and she said it herself they are 60 years old... And is traffic not 4 hours in LA pretty sure it is. So live in the real world buddy and stop assuming because then you just look like an Ass. Been watching games at dodgers stadium since Nomo Hersh and Mondesi Pizza. Grew up with the Bakersfield Dodgers so watching Pizza as a minor league player. I'm just not someone who thinks 12 different shades of blue and some big baseballs that every single BLD is worth it. But I mean I can go up to Giants stadium spend $25 on a ticket get better seats, have Little to No Traffic, don't have fans fighting eachother every games.... List goes on and on but keep paying $100+ and getting blacked out of almost every televised game like most LAD fans.p

[@NikkiScatch84]

I haven’t been there in so long! It would be nice going back since they didn’t have the bobble heads and statues the last time I was there.

[@theDavidChannel1]

Dodger Stadium used to be a great value. Then Frank McCourt got involved and ruined everything. Now u gotta pay an arm and a leg to enjoy a nice time at the stadium.

[@dmenace9483]

Then you'll love Yankee stadium. lol

[@gturcott1]

There is just nothing like it! Reminds me of going to Disneyland as a kid for first time! Magical

[@user-en7qh9jv4b]

Beautiful Baseball Park!

[@mborges2133]

Beautiful host, beautiful video!

[@jbone2345]

They didn't say anything about Chavez Ravine smh... 🤦

[@kendallevans4079]

Good luck getting out of this corn maze.....took me 2.25 hours last time and it wasn't even a sell out

[@mrjc12]

Amazeballs!!!!

[@p.smokes6393]

Love my blue

[@ResoluteMujigae]

My father was a big Dodgers fan when he was a kid in the 1980s.

[@typesfan6590]

Go Dodgers! Win another World Series Championship in 2022!

[@kmena05]

Houston Astros 2022 World Series Champs 🏆🏆

[@intysports8536]

I'm still waiting for a 60th anniversary shirt!

[@vjcarter4657]

I was just there!!! I’m in love

[@morthedgebuckle227]

Keep it forever in use! A gem that must stay!

[@pblmrt]

A classic and something that will continue get better and better. Now if they can get rid of McCourt…

[@veerchasm1]

Hey, remember that time they kicked native Angelenos out of Chavez Ravine so they could build Dodger stadium?

[@henrymanzano2201]

Remember all the water stolen by Mulholland so Los Angeles could even exist?

[@alexsantiago6421]

blame the city of LA for that. not the dodgers

[@veerchasm1]

@@alexsantiago6421 We should also blame the country of Germany not the Nazis for WW2

[@DavidSamuelBl10]

That's obviously to anyone.

[@rogerkinard7446]

A great look at Blue Heaven on Earth ! Let’s go DODGERS 2022 !!! ⚾️⚾️⚾️ ROGER, The LOS ANGELES DODGER

[@ec1628]

Hear that Rams? Logo has been are forever and only changed MODERATELY! The Dodgers won’t ruin their iconic look like your organization did.

[@edgarcamacho9567]

You forgot to mention how they displaced a whole community. I’m a dodgers fan. But there’s a dark cloud that hovers over Dodgers Stadium as a result

[@aaron-damonkassner4715]

I thought they were going to bring this up lol

[@lavarball5742]

@Nitro 101 At least some recognition this happened by the City of Los Angeles and the Dodgers and reparations to the families who lost everything

[@radaction5743]

Do they still allow the public to sit in stands and eat lunch for free?

[@javiermartinez5967]

❤

[@rentslave]

They should have moved to Jersey City. Today,that place is jumping-unlike every other city with HUGE problems.

[@princeerick11]

LA💙⚾️🧢

[@manuelgrothe608]

I vote Brooklyn

[@rentslave]

JC.

[@andrewdavis-qk1zu]

I do the same

[@MeToo-py1tq]

Now if only the Dodgers can win a real World Series some time this millennium and not in a shortened Covid season either.

[@RC_928]

Used to enjoy going as a kid, but last time I went saw a few drunk cholos and cholas go at it a few times. Never Again!

[@jeremyhicks2449]

Go Dodgers.

[@kentclark5594]

As much as I hate the Dodgers, I have to admit they are a class act. The Giants could take a few lessons from them. Such as QUIT changing the NAME of your stadium every few years. Build a FARM SYSTEM. Stop signing lend/lease FREE AGENTS. They are a waste of money. Stop the WOKE crap. Stop the ADS on every available inch of the stadium. Have a few promotions so REAL FANS can afford to attend games. (Not just on the internet). Stop RAISING PRICES every year. It sucks.

[@GEREIKAT]

A dump since 1962. Go Giants! 🧡🧡🧡

[@budgetbarista]

1. The rats’ nest near the concessions stands. 2. The piss smell is actually pumped through the HVAC to make patrons feel at home. 3. Homeless planted in the stands so it really captures that LA essence.

[@Mr40ozkilla81]

I guess they forgot to mention the displacement of a thriving Hispanic community that lost their homes in order to build the stadium.

[@johnnycage1057]

That was LA City Council that displaced the residents of Chavez Ravine not the Dodgers organization

[@vision-gc4hy]

Latinos got revenge by dominating Los Angeles in just about every other neighborhood. It worked out.

[@dubioussightz1538]

Who cares. Lets go dodgers!

[@thefox47545]

Despite that, the Dodgers have an EXTREMELY large and loyal Hispanic fan base.

[@lavarball5742]

@@thefox47545 which is unfortunate, if this piece of history was actually talked about and not swept under the rug, their fan base would be a whole lot different

[@pensacola321]

I have always hated the Dodgers. I visited the Stadium once. It was off season and raining out. There was nobody there, and I took the time to pee on the stadium building. So I pi$$ed on the team I hated the most... Sorry, but true story.

[@JohnSmith-it4sv]

Stopped going when MLB went woke

[@dirknowitzki3891]

MLB is really struggling without you around. Please come back.

[@henrymanzano2201]

Create your own all-White league and see how that goes 🤡

[@brianarbenz1329]

I liked the Dodgers during my baseball fan years, and I recognize the stadium's niceness. But this list could been more complete by including: 10. The place where screaming Hispanic families were forcibly dragged from the porches of their homes as the historic, stable Chavez Ravine neighborhood was stolen to build Dodger Stadium. 9. The office were outfielder Glenn Burke was fired because he was gay. 8. The clubhouse where Steve Garvey arranged business deals in which cheated dozens of people. Just sayin.

[@furinkazan9752]

You forgot to mention Chavez Revine and how you stole this land from LA Latino residents

[@salgado1601]

Should of mentioned all the Mexican families that got displaced from there homes to build this stadium

[@RC_928]

Who cares? They all dead now and probably found better neighborhoods

[@rrdelgado5226]

You mean LA City Council, not the Dodgers

[@brandonhensley4335]

Well, that story's been done to death. Everyone knows that.

[@pokeyinla]

Over half the Dodger fan base is Mexican. They don’t seem to mind.

[@dubioussightz1538]

Who cares.

[@stage51manager]

Blue Heaven on Earth 🌎 🔵⚪️🧢⚾️🇺🇸 However….. It cost an arm and a leg to see a Dodgers game. Parking, food and beverage, merchandise. Dodgers PR (public relations) are making it harder for fans and even season ticket holder to have access in and around and outside Dodger Stadium 🏟