Angel Stadium of Anaheim
The Big A
Location	2000 Gene Autry Way Anaheim, California 92806
Broke ground	August 31, 1964
Opened	April 19, 1966
Owner	The City of Anaheim
Operator	Angels Baseball LP
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$24 million $118 million (1997-1999 renovations)
Architect	HOK Sport and Walt Disney Imagineering (Renovations)
Former names	Anaheim Stadium (1966-1997) Edison International Field of Anaheim (1998-2003)
Tenants	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (MLB) (1966-present) Southern California Sun (WFL) (1974-1975) Los Angeles Rams (NFL) (1980-1994) Freedom Bowl (NCAA) (1984-1994) California Surf (NASL) (1978-1981)
Capacity	43,000 (1966) 64,593 (1979) 45,050 (2005)
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Angel Stadium and its surrounding parking lot are roughly bounded by Katella Avenue to the north, the Orange Freeway to the east, Orangewood Avenue to the south, and State College Boulevard to the west. State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U Located near the eastern boundary of the parking lot is the landmark "Big A" sign and electronic marquee, which originally served as a scoreboard support. The halo located near the top of the 23-story, 210-ton sign is illuminated following games in which the Angels win, which gives rise to the fan expression, "Light up the Halo!"

To the north, a train station servicing Metrolink's Orange County Line and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, is located on the edge of the stadium's parking lot. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Metrolink (Southern California Orange County Line is a Commuter rail that runs from Downtown Los Angeles through Orange County to Oceanside in San The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (563 km Amtrak Passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between The station provides convenient access to the stadium, the nearby Honda Center, and Disneyland from various communities along the route, which links San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called the The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim California San Luis Obispo (sænˈluːɪs əˈbɪspoʊ Spanish for St Louis the Bishop) is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The track is owned by the Orange County Transportation Authority. The Orange County Transportation

Aside from professional baseball and football, Angel Stadium has hosted high school and college football games, National Football League pre-season games, the short-lived World Football League, two crusades by evangelist Billy Graham, nearly twenty consecutive annual crusades by evangelist Greg Laurie, and musical concerts featuring such acts as the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Madonna. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The World Football League was an American football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. William Franklin Graham Jr KBE (born November 7 1918 better known as Billy Graham, is an evangelist and an Evangelical Christian Greg Laurie (born 10 December 1952) serves as the senior Pastor of the Harvest Christian Fellowship, a Calvary Chapel,in Riverside David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Pink Floyd are Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American An urban legend that persists, although it has never been proved, has it that marijuana seeds left on the outfield grass by concert-goers sprouted into full-grown plants which had to be uprooted and destroyed by ground crews. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them Cannabis sativa is an annual plant in the Cannabaceae family It is a Herb that has been used throughout recorded history by humans for various purposes The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman In August 2007, The Orange County Register revealed the stadium's long-standing rodent problem.

Angel Stadium has been selected to host the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 81st midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL and the National League ^[1]

Beginnings

Angel Stadium has been the home of the Angels since their move from Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In 1964, ground was broken for Anaheim Stadium and in 1966, the then-California Angels moved into their new home after having spent four seasons renting Dodger Stadium (referred to during Angels games as Chávez Ravine Stadium) from the Dodgers. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor ballpark in Los Angeles California at Chávez Ravine. Chávez Ravine is the current site of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA

The stadium was built on a parcel of about 160 acres of flat land originally used for agricultural purposes in the southeast portion of Anaheim. Consistent with many major-league sports stadiums built in the 1960s, it is located in a suburban area, near the intersection of three freeways, and has a large parking lot immediately surrounding the stadium. The Orange Crush Interchange, is a Freeway interchange in the city of Orange California, near the confluence of the cities of Orange Santa Ana, Anaheim Though it was built during the height of the concrete donut, or cookie cutter stadium, era, it is not a concrete donut in that it does not (nor did it ever) have a circular or rounded-square footprint, as the cookie cutters did. Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of Stadium designed for use by multiple teams playing Baseball, American football, soccer, and in some Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of Stadium designed for use by multiple teams playing Baseball, American football, soccer, and in some Furthermore, Anaheim Stadium was a baseball-only facility for over 10 years before becoming a mixed-use facility.

The Angels played their first game at the new stadium, an exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants, on April 9, 1966. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR They played their first official game on April 19 against the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

The original seating capacity was 43,204, although about 3,000 bleacher seats were added in the outfield for the 1967 MLB All-Star Game (this was the longest All-Star Game of all time, won by the National League 2-1 in 15 innings on a solo home run by the Cincinnati Reds' Tony Perez). Seating capacity refers to the number Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Atanasio Pérez Rigal, more commonly known as Tony Pérez (born May 14, 1942 in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba) is a former player in The general shape of the playing field was very similar to Dodger Stadium, except for much smaller foul territory. No seat was further than 109 feet from the field.

The seemingly over-precise dimensions (333 feet instead of 330, for example) were derived from a scientific study conducted by the Angels. Based on the air density at normal game times (1:30 pm and 8 pm), the Angels tried to formulate dimensions that were fairly balanced between pitcher, hitter and average weather conditions. The Angels tinkered with those dimensions several times, expanding or contracting parts of the outfield by a few feet here and there, to try to refine that balance.

None of this seemed to matter to their Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, who threw two of his record seven no-hitters in this ballpark, and racked up 2,416 of his 5,714 career strikeouts in a mere eight seasons with the Angels (Ryan stats from The Sporting News Baseball Record Book). Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting One of them, on June 1, 1975, was his fourth, which tied Sandy Koufax's career record, one Ryan would eventually supplant. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in

The Rams move in

Angel Stadium, viewed from the Anaheim Amtrak/Metrolink station.

In the late 1970s, Los Angeles Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom brokered a deal by which the Rams would move from Los Angeles to an expanded Anaheim Stadium. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Carroll Rosenbloom ( March 5, 1907 - April 2, 1979) was the owner of two US football teams the Baltimore Colts (now the Indianapolis To add more seats (eventually about 23,000) for football games, the stadium was enclosed, with the mezzanine and upper decks extended completely around the playing field. An elevated bank of bleachers was built in right field, and temporary seats were placed underneath, to be pulled out for football games. Another bank of bleachers was built in left field. As a result, the view of the local mountains and State Highway 57 was lost. State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U

Additionally, the Big A scoreboard support that stood in left field and was the inspiration for the stadium's nickname was moved 1300 feet to its present site in the parking lot, adjoining the Orange Freeway beyond the right-field stands; its usage changed from scoreboard to electronic marquee advertising upcoming events at the stadium. A black and white scoreboard/instant replay video board was installed above the newly constructed upper deck seats in left field, but was later deemed inadequate, especially during day games (in 1988 the scoreboard was replaced by a Sony Jumbotron color video board, with black and white matix scoreboards installed above the right field upper deck and the infield upper deck).

The expansion was completed in time for the 1980 NFL season, and the Rams played in Anaheim Stadium from then until their move to St. Louis after the 1994 season. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

The January 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake caused the Sony Jumbotron to collapse onto the upper deck seats beneath it. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) No injuries were caused, as the stadium was unoccupied when the earthquake occurred in the predawn hours of a national holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). Martin Luther King Jr Day is a United States Holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr The monitor was reinstalled directly on the back of the upper deck stands.

The Disney era

Angel Stadium of Anaheim's exterior.

In 1996, The Walt Disney Company, a minority owner of the team since its inception (the stadium is located less than three miles east of Disneyland and across from the Honda Center, the home venue of the then Disney-owned Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), gained enough support on the board to effectively take control of the team. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called the The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim California The Anaheim Ducks are a professional Ice hockey team based in Anaheim California, USA. Soon afterward, the Angels and the city of Anaheim agreed to a new deal that would keep the Angels in Anaheim until 2031, with an option to leave the facility after the 2016 season. 2031 ( MMXXXI) will be a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian Calendar. 2016 ( MMXVI) will be a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. As part of the deal, the stadium underwent an extensive renovation, returning the stadium to its original role as a baseball-only facility. Before the 1997 baseball season, the section behind the outfield wall was demolished. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Disney briefly considered moving the Big A scoreboard to its original location, but decided against such a move, citing costs, as well as the fact that the Big A had become a Southern California landmark in its parking lot location.

Despite the fact that much of the stadium was still a hard-hat zone, the demolition and construction being only half-completed, the Angels played their 1997 season in Anaheim. Fans were greeted by a restored view of the San Gabriel and Santa Ana Mountains, the Brea Hills, and the 57 freeway beyond the outfield.

Work that didn't interfere with game play continued throughout the 1997 season, with major renovations resuming in the winter of 1997. These included the installation of outfield bleacher pavilions, a video display board and an out-of-town scoreboard below the right field seats. All of the multicolored seats were replaced by green seats. The exterior of the stadium was also renovated. The concrete structure and ramps were painted a combination of green and sandstone. Much of the facade of the stadium was torn down to create a more open feeling for visitors.

The most notable feature of the renovation, however, was a "California Spectacular" in which geysers erupt and a stream cascades down a mountainside covered with real trees, artificial rocks behind the left-center field fence, and new bullpens. Fireworks shoot out of the display at the start of games, after every Angel home run and after every Angel win (they had been shot off from a parking garage before then).

The field dimensions of the renovated stadium became somewhat asymmetrical, with the 8-foot high fence in right center field (which earlier hid the football-only bleacher section) replaced by a 19-foot high wall which contains a scoreboard displaying out-of-town scores of other games. A plaza was built around the perimeter of the stadium, and inside are statues depicting longtime Angel owner and chairman Gene Autry and Michelle Carew, daughter of former Angel Rod Carew (who also played for the Minnesota Twins), who died of leukemia at the age of 17. Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1,) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood

Angel Stadium during the World Baseball Classic. The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international Baseball tournament first held in March 2006.

The main entrance includes two giant Angels hats complete with New Era tags on the sweatband (including one indicating the hats' size: 649½). The New Era Cap Company (or just New Era) located in Buffalo, New York, is a Headwear manufacturer A hat is a headcovering It may be worn for protection against the elements for religious reasons for safety or as a Fashion accessory. The hats were originally blue and featured the Angels' "winged" logo designed by Disney for the 1997 season, and were repainted red and decorated with the present-day halo insignia for the 2002 season. Also outside home plate gate is a full-sized brick infield complete with regulation pitcher's mound and lighted bases, with bricks at each player position engraved with the names of Angels players who played at that position on Opening Day of each season since the Angels joined the American League in 1961. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in For a fee, the green infield bricks can be engraved with fans' names or personalized messages.

In 1998, the stadium was renamed Edison International Field of Anaheim after local utility Edison International reached a deal giving it naming rights over the stadium for 20 years, and during this time, the stadium was referred to as the Big Ed. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Edison International ( is a Public utility holding company based in Rosemead California. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations However, after the 2003 season, Edison International exercised its option to exit the sponsorship deal. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. On December 29, 2003, the Angels announced that from then on the stadium would be known as Angel Stadium (in full, Angel Stadium of Anaheim), although locals still refer to the stadium as Anaheim Stadium, and its original nickname The Big A was restored. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Despite efforts to cover them up with the Angels' halo insignia, Edison's insignia can still be found on the ends of seating rows throughout the ballpark.

Since 1990, Angel Stadium has been hosting Harvest Crusades, which occur every summer, hosted by Pastor Greg Laurie. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Harvest Crusades are evangelical Christian events held across the United States and in other countries at the invitation of local churches and Christian leaders Greg Laurie (born 10 December 1952) serves as the senior Pastor of the Harvest Christian Fellowship, a Calvary Chapel,in Riverside

Notable baseball events at Angel Stadium

Exterior panorama of Angel Stadium, from the right field entrance.

The stadium was host to the 1967 MLB All-Star Game (the first All-Star Game to be played on prime-time television, although two All-Star Games were played at night during World War II), and again in 1989. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Angel Stadium will host the 2010 All-Star Game. ^[2]

It hosted four American League Division Series (2002, 2004, 2005, and 2007) and five American League Championship Series (1979, 1982, 1986, 2002, and 2005). In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series ( ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2002 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 1, and ended on The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2005 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 4, and ended on The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2007 American League playoffs began on Wednesday October 3 and ended The American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the Eastern Division champion Baltimore Orioles against the Western Division champion The American League Championship Series was played between the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels from October 5 to The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to The 2002 American League Championship Series was a matchup between the Wild Card Anaheim Angels and the Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins The American League Championship Series ( ALCS) the second round of the 2005 American League playoffs matched the Central Division champion Chicago Most notably, it hosted the 2002 World Series, which the Angels won in dramatic fashion over the San Francisco Giants, finally winning one for their late and long-time owner, "Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry (and for his widow and business partner Jackie, who is also honorary president of the American League). The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division.

Famous individual baseball milestones attained here include Mickey Mantle's last game-winning home run, Nolan Ryan's striking out of nine straight Boston Red Sox, Reggie Jackson's 500th career home run and Rod Carew's 3,000th career base hit. Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr

Angel Stadium hosted several games during Round 2 of the 2006 World Baseball Classic. The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international Baseball tournament first held in March 2006.

At least two major motion pictures were shot here. The final sequence of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) features an electronically-manipulated Reggie Jackson trying to shoot Queen Elizabeth II. The Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad! is a 1988 Comedy film, the first in a series of films starring Leslie Nielsen, Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Exteriors were shot at the ballpark, but most baseball scenes were shot at Dodger Stadium. Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor ballpark in Los Angeles California at Chávez Ravine. The Disney remake of Angels in the Outfield (1994) prominently uses the ballpark, however, the interior shots were filmed at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum due to damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Angels in the Outfield (known simply as Angels in some countries is a 1994 Disney film Remake of the 1951 film

Rat problems

The Sunday August 5th, 2007 edition of The Orange County Register labeled the stadium a "rat trap" [1], reporting that county health officials have cited the stadium's restaurants and food venues 118 times in the last 2 1/2 years for vermin violations. The Orange County Register is a daily Newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. The article goes on to state that "Nearly 15 tons of Garbage is left up to 12 hours after a game at Angel Stadium", and that "Vermin infestation is 13 times that of PETCO Park, and Dodger Stadium combined. PETCO Park is an open-air Stadium in downtown San Diego, California. Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor ballpark in Los Angeles California at Chávez Ravine. "

Within 48-hours of The Orange County Register's original report, Angel Stadium changed its cleaning practices and brought a clean-up crew in immediately after their second match-up against the Boston Red Sox. [2]

References

External links

• Ballpark Digest Visit to Angel Stadium
• Angel Stadium's Major Renovations
• MLB's Ballpark History
• older USGS aerial photo showing multi-purpose structure