(top) Los Angeles Dodgers Juan Pierre takes a swing at the ball while playing against the New York Mets on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers with a score of 12 to 1. (center) Chin-lung Hu runs to third base. (above) A father holds his son up above the crowed at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. Dodger Stadium has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team since 1962 and was privately financed at a cost of $23 million . The stadium hosted the 1980 MLB All-Star Game, as well as games of the 1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, and 1988 World Series. Dodger Stadium is now the fourth-oldest park still in use (will become the third oldest with the closure of Yankee Stadium at the end of the 2008 season), and the oldest on the West Coast. The stadium hosted the 1980 MLB All-Star Game, as well as games of the 1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, and 1988 World Series. Dodger Stadium is now the fourth-oldest park still in use (will become the third oldest with the closure of Yankee Stadium at the end of the 2008 season), and the oldest on the West Coast.