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ANGEL STADIUM

The 2020 season marks the Halos’ 55th season at Angel Stadium, their home for 54 of their 59 seasons. After
spending their first five years of existence playing at Wrigley Field and Chavez Ravine, the Angels landed in their
new home in Orange County. Since opening the doors for its first exhibition game Apr. 9, 1966, Angel Stadium
has played host to some of the Club’s memorable events including seven Western Division clinching games (1979,
1982, 1986, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2014), three All-Star Games (1967, 1989 and 2010) and the 2002 World Series,
including the Angels’ Game 7 victory over the San Francisco Giants to clinch the franchise’s first championship.
Angel Stadium has also seen several individual Halos leave their indelible marks on the game of baseball. Whether
it be the four Angels no-hitters, Rod Carew’s 3,000th hit, Reggie Jackson’s 500th home run, Don Sutton’s 300th
win or Albert Pujols’ 600th home run, Angel Stadium has housed some of Major League Baseball’s most prestigious
accomplishments .
Presently, Angel Stadium sits as baseball’s fourth-oldest ballpark, trailing only Boston’s Fenway Park, Chicago’s
Wrigley Field and Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. Affectionately known as “The Big A”, Angel Stadium has seen over
119 million fans pass through its gates since 1966, including a current stretch of 17 consecutive seasons of three
million fans, a streak only the Angels and Yankees have achieved since 2003.

stadium quick facts

Location Site: 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, CA Construction: Started Aug. 31, 1964. Completed Apr. 8, 1966
(off State College Blvd., between Orangewood Blvd. & Katella Renovations: Started Oct . 1, 1996 . Completed Mar . 27, 1998
Ave., west of 57 freeway) First Game: California Angels vs. San Francisco Giants, April
Design: Three-level structure 9, 1966
Seating Capacity: 45,517 First Regular Season Game: California Angels vs. Chicago
Parking Capacity: Approximately 15,000 automobiles White Sox, Apr . 19, 1966
Stadium Area: 140 acres Total Regular Season Games Played (entering 2019): 4,241
Foul Lines: 330 feet Total Postseason Season Games Played (entering 2019): 34
Left Field: 347 feet First Regular Season NFL Game: Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit
Left Field Power Alley: 389 feet Lions, Sept . 7, 1980
Center Field: 396 feet Last Regular Season NFL Game: Los Angeles Rams vs.
Right Field Power Alley: 365 feet* Washington Redskins, Dec . 24, 1994
club history
Right Field: 348 feet*
Outfield Fence Height: 8 feet
* Right Field and Right Field Power Alley fence raised from 8’
to 18’ in 1998 and lowered back to 8' in 2018

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