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Joe Mauer: A First-Ballot Hall of Famer Without Question

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Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Introduction: Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth

“Blue heaven on earth” – Tommy Lasorda on Dodger Stadium   Dodger…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

When the Angels Called Dodger Stadium Home

History students who want to learn about uneasy détente during…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Dodger Stadium and the Battle of Chavez Ravine

When eternal Dodgers hero Johnny Podres threw the first pitch…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

The Struggle to Build Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium, opened in 1962, is located just north of…
Fernando Valenzuela (SABR-Rucker Archive)

‘Viva, Valenzuela!’ Fernandomania and the Transformation of the Los Angeles Dodgers

In May of 1957, Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley took a helicopter…

The Dodger Dog

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Dodger Stadium: The Influence of Janet Marie Smith

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Fans Come First: A History of Dodger Stadium Promotions

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Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

A Weekend to Remember: 1990 Centennial Old-Timers Day at Dodger Stadium

A third of a century has passed since the Dodgers commemorated…

1984 Olympic Baseball at Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium hosted the Olympic baseball tournament in…

Rekindling the Light: The Japanese Stone Lantern at Dodger Stadium

Frank Ego visits the Japanese lantern outside Dodger Stadium.…

Why Were the Dodgers Teams of the 1960s So Good?

L to R: Don Drysdale, Claude Osteen, Johnny Podres, and Sandy…
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Dodger Stadium: A Monument to the O’Malleys

Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley brought his team out west…

It’s a Red Adams Jersey, Not a Dodgers Jersey

Giants fan Zak Ford wore his Red Adams jersey to Dodger Stadium…

‘Scully’s Shrine’: A Broadcaster and His Ballpark

Vin Scully served as Dodgers broadcaster from 1950 through…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Dodger Stadium: 21st Century Renovations

The foul poles at Dodger Stadium were in foul territory, there…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Dodger Stadium: Exactly 56,000 Seats?

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Dodgers Win World Series in 2020 COVID Season

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Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Concerts at Dodger Stadium

Baseball parks contain an aura and grandiosity that seem ripe…

A City Lies In Ruins, But The Game Must Go On: Major League Teams Respond to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

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Rickwood Field Adds to Its Legacy as the Major Leagues Return to Alabama

The oldest professional baseball park in the United States—Rickwood…

Jimmie Foxx: Baseball’s ‘Forgotten’ Super Slugger

  Long before Aaron Judge broke the single-season American…

Mary Dobkin: Baltimore’s Grande Dame of Baseball

Mary Dobkin at age 77, while speaking to the press about…

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