1 Million - Fact #3

It was just the second year in franchise history when the Angels fan-base broke the one million mark in attendance. The year was 1962, and it was the first year the Angels would play their home games in Chavez Ravine. The Angels used Wrigley Field in Los Angeles for their inaugural season in 1961, but the old Spanish-style ballpark had a max capacity of 22,000 fans. Even the Dodgers looked at using Wrigley when they first moved from Brooklyn. However a 93,000 seated Coliseum was more enticing. Wrigley was owned by William Wrigley, the chewing gum king who owned the Cubs. Built in 1925, Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was the home of the Los Angeles Angels and the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League. Located in south central at 42nd Place and Avalon Blvd, just two miles from the Coliseum, Wrigley was given one special major league season in 1961 as a farewell to the old park. They averaged 7,500 fans a game which gave them just over 600,000 fans for the season.