Wes K, Franklin, TN -- Oct 05, 2007 20:22 PM
2 visit(s). My rating: 9
I may be crazy, and I was only 10 in 1961 when I was there, but I loved my experience at this park. I sat in the left field bleachers right in front of the net. I was probably closer to home plate than the average left fielder is in today's parks. I saw the Dodgers play a doubleheader with Cincinnati in late summer 1961. LA was a game ahead of the Reds, and the Reds not only beat them twice to regain the lead, they shut them out both games! In the first game, Frank Robinson hit a towering homer well over my head and well up into the left field seats. It must have been a good 450 feet. In the second game, Gene Freese hit a shot that just barely cleared where the netting tapered down where the left field wall met the start of the fence. There must have been about 75K in attendance for the Doubleheader, and there were still empty seats.

Wes K, Franklin, TN -- Jan 10, 2008 17:24 PM
2 visit(s). My rating: 9
I have heard rumors that the Dodgers are thinking about playing an exhibition game here in 2008 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of baseball in Los Angeles. If this does happen, I certainly hope it is on ESPN.