Jackie Robinson Stadium
With the old scoreboard in 2011 | |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°3′33.1″N 118°27′33.5″W / 34.059194°N 118.459306°W |
| Capacity | 1,820 |
| Field size | Left Field – 330 ft (101 m) Left-Center – 365 ft (111 m) Center Field – 390 ft (119 m) Right-Center – 365 ft (111 m) Right Field – 330 ft (101 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Tenants | |
| UCLA Bruins baseball (NCAA) (1981–present) | |
Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball baseball park located in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the home field of the UCLA Bruins, who compete in the Big Ten Conference. The stadium opened in 1981 and has a seating capacity of 1,820.
The stadium is named in honor of Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), a UCLA alumnus and civil rights pioneer who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson attended UCLA from 1939 to 1941 and was the university's first athlete to earn varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track.
Robinson went on to play ten seasons for the Dodgers, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 1947 and the National League MVP in 1949. He helped lead Brooklyn to six National League pennants and one World Series championship in 1955. He stole home 19 times in his career—still the modern Major League record.
In recognition of his impact, Robinson’s number 42 was retired across all Major League teams in 1997, the first number to be universally retired in professional sports. A statue and mural of Robinson are located at the stadium’s entrance concourse.
Set at an elevation of approximately 360 feet (110 m) above sea level, the diamond is aligned nearly true north (home plate to center field), offering a traditional layout. The stadium should not be confused with the Jackie Robinson Memorial Field, dedicated in 1988 at Brookside Park in Pasadena, California, adjacent to the Rose Bowl.