1959 Vintage Advertisement for Los Angeles Dodgers Team and Stadium Layout
The 1959 page from The Sporting News Dope Book provides an overview of the Los Angeles Dodgers, highlighting key personnel and their organizational structure during that period. Walter F. O'Malley served as president, with E.J. Bavasi as the executive vice president and general manager. Other notable figures included Richard Walsh as assistant to the executive vice president and Fresco Thompson as vice president and farm director. Harold Parrott was the business manager, while Arthur E. Patterson handled public relations. The Dodgers operated from offices located at 824 Wilshire Blvd. and 435 E. 42nd Place, with Smokey Alston managing the team. The page also features a diagram detailing Memorial Coliseum, home of the Dodgers, which had a seating capacity of 94,600. It outlines the field dimensions, with notable distances including the left field line at 320 feet and right field at 300 feet.