1956 Profile of Brooklyn Dodgers and Ebbets Field Stadium Layout
The 1956 page from The Sporting News Dope Book features a profile of the Brooklyn Dodgers, detailing the organization's structure and Ebbets Field specifications. Walter F. O'Malley serves as the President, supported by Vice-President Emil J. Bavasi and other key figures including Assistant General Manager Arthur E. Patterson and Business Manager Harold Parrott. The team's executive offices are located at 215 Montague Street. Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers play, has a capacity of 31,902 spectators. The page outlines the farm system affiliations, which include various teams such as St. Paul, Montreal, and Fort Worth. Moreover, the diagram illustrates the dimensions of Ebbets Field, highlighting the distance from home plate to the outfield walls, with the left field measuring 348 feet and right field extending 297 feet.