Expanded to 105,000 seats for the 1932 Olympics, the Coliseum was easily baseball's largest stadium, but was structurally incapable of containing a normal baseball field. Its oval-shaped playing area created 250' and 302' foul lines in its first season, and 120' of unused space between the centerfield fence and the seats. A 42' screen was erected in the left-field corner in an attempt to reduce the number of pop fly home runs, while the right-field fence shot sharply out to an almost unreachable 440' in 1958. That year, 193 home runs were hit in the Coliseum: 182 to left, 3 to center, and 8 to right. In only four seasons the Dodgers set several attendance records at the Coliseum, including 92,706 for Game Five of the 1959 WS against the White Sox and 93,103 for a May 7, 1959 exhibition against the Yankees on Roy Campanella Night. (SCL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 21, 1959: OF Don Demeter of the Dodgers hits three home runs, including the game winner in the 11th in a 9–7 win against the Giants in the Los Angeles Coliseum. One of his home runs is an inside-the-park 4-bagger, as he drives in six runs. » May 7, 1959: The Los Angeles Coliseum is jammed by 93,103 on "Roy Campanella Night" for an exhibition game between the Dodgers and the New York Yankees. This is the largest crowd in ML history. The Yanks win 6–2. » August 3, 1959: For the first time, there are two All-Star Games in the same year. With the managers picking the starting lineup, the American League wins this 2nd contest 5–3, as five home runs are hit at the Los Angeles Coliseum. » November 2, 1960: Hank Greenberg asks for AL dates at the Los Angeles Coliseum, home of the National League Dodgers. Greenberg and Bill Veeck are expected to run the new LA club in the AL.