Jackie Robinson Stadium (UCLA baseball)
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| Location | Los Angeles, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°3′33.1″N 118°27′33.5″W / 34.059194°N 118.459306°WCoordinates: 34°3′33.1″N 118°27′33.5″W / 34.059194°N 118.459306°W |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Surface | natural grass - (1981 - ) |
| Capacity | 1,250 |
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| UCLA Bruins - (NCAA) 1981 - present |
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Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, the home field of the UCLA Bruins of the Pac 10 Conference. Opened in 1981, it is the smallest stadium in the conference, with a seating capacity of just 1,250. It is named after former Bruin baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first African-American professional player of the modern era.
Robinson attended UCLA from 1939-41, after graduating from Pasadena Junior College. He was the first UCLA athlete to earn varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. He played in the major leagues for ten seasons (1947-56), all with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson Stadium is located off-campus, on the west side of the Interstate 405 (San Diego) freeway, on the grounds of the Los Angeles Veterans Health Administration. The stadium's "Steele Field" was dedicated in honor of the Steele Foundation on May 3, 2008, prior to a game against Arizona State, for its support of the stadium.
The stadium is not the same as the Jackie Robinson Field at Brookside Park, next to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where UCLA plays its home football games.[1]
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[edit] Players
Many outstanding baseball players have played on the Steele Field, including the following Major League Baseball players:
- Garrett Atkins, Colorado Rockies
- Eric Byrnes, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jeff Conine, Cincinnati Reds
- Ben Francisco, Cleveland Indians
- Troy Glaus, Toronto Blue Jays, 2002 World Series MVP
- Casey Janssen, Toronto Blue Jays
- Adam Melhuse, Oakland Athletics
- Dave Roberts, San Francisco Giants
- Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- UCLA Bruins home page - Jackie Robinson Stadium
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