Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Die-hard Dodger fans might know every little bit of trivia about the boys in blue, but how much do they really know about the history of baseball in Los Angeles?
For example–can you name of the ballpark built here in 1925?
That's right! The original Wrigley Field was NOT in Chicago, it was right here in Los Angeles. Architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne wrote about this for the Los Angeles Times. He joined A Martinez to talk about LA's short-lived Wrigley field and more baseball history.
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