Ebbets Field Home Stadium
Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers and baseball history.
Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. It is mainly known for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League (1913–1957). It was also home to Negro league baseball's Brooklyn Eagles of the Negro National League II and to six gridiron football teams, five of which were professional and one of which was collegiate. The stadium was demolished in 1960 and replaced by the Ebbets Field Apartments.
Quick Facts
- Opened
- 1913
- Location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Team
- Brooklyn Dodgers
- Status
- Demolished
- Rivalry
- New York Giants
Lore & Background
The park's first night game was played on June 15, 1938, drawing a crowd of 38,748. Johnny Vander Meer of the visiting Cincinnati Reds pitched his second consecutive no-hitter, a feat that has never been duplicated in Major League Baseball.
Reader's Guide
Ebbets Field was located east of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Washington Avenue, north of Empire Boulevard, west of Bedford Avenue. It was bounded by Bedford Avenue to the east, Sullivan Place to the south, Cedar Street (renamed McKeever Place in 1932) to the west, and Montgomery Street to the north.
Did You Know?
- The first game played was an exhibition game against the New York Yankees on April 5, 1913, before an overcapacity of 30,000 fans.
- The ballpark was built on a sloping piece of ground, resulting in a short right-field foul line of just 301 feet.
- Ebbets Field hosted the 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
- The Dodgers won the 1955 World Series, their only world title while at Ebbets Field.
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