Gilmore Field

Gilmore Field was a minor league baseball park in Los Angeles, California, that served as home to the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League from 1939–1957 when they, along with their intra-city rivals, the Los Angeles Angels, were displaced by the transplanted Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League.

This article is about Gilmore Field. For the stadium of a similar name in Los Angeles, see Gilmore Stadium.

Gilmore Field
Gilmore Field
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Gilmore Field
Gilmore Field (California)
Gilmore Field
Gilmore Field (the United States)
LocationBeverly Boulevard, Hollywood, California, United States
Coordinates34°4′31″N 118°21′26″W
Capacity12,987
Field sizeLeft Field – 335 ft.
Center Left – 385
Center Field – 400 ft.
Center Right – 385
Right Field − 335 ft.
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1938
OpenedMay 2, 1939
ClosedSeptember 5, 1957
Demolished1958
Tenants
MLB Spring Training:
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) (1948)
Minor League Baseball:
Hollywood Stars (PCL) (1939–1957)
Professional football:
Hollywood Bears (PCPFL) (1940–1942, 1945)
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