About Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field was a College Football and MLB stadium in Los Angeles, California. It opened in 1925 and closed in 1969. It was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis. Its last recorded capacity was 22,000. Tenants included Pepperdine (College Football, 1946–1951) and Los Angeles Angels (MLB, 1961). On our ranked lists it ranks 155th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 155th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 67th shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 51st shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 60th shortest-lived of 83 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
58 m above sea level
Architect
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Los Angeles Angels While based here: 1 season · 70-91-1 regular season · no postseason trips
MLB · 1961
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MLB | 1961 |
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Pepperdine While based here: 6 seasons
College Football · 1946–1951
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College Football | 1946–1951 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Wrigley Field?
The capacity of Wrigley Field is 22,000.
When was Wrigley Field built?
Wrigley Field opened in 1925.
Who designed Wrigley Field?
Wrigley Field was designed by Zachary Taylor Davis.
Who operates Wrigley Field?
Wrigley Field is operated by City of Los Angeles.
Where did the Los Angeles Angels play after Wrigley Field?
After leaving Wrigley Field in 1961, the Los Angeles Angels moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962. They played there until 1965.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 1959–2016 | 1.1 mi |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 1923– | 1.3 mi |
| Bovard Field | 1.5 mi | |
| Fiesta Park | 1894–1916 | 2.3 mi |
| Crypto.com Arena | 1999– | 2.5 mi |
| Dodger Stadium | 1959– | 4.8 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.