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Walking into the Epicenter in Aug-1994.


The park looks out into the valley in right field, into the mountains in left.


Jack Benny greets fans entering the main concourse.


Quick Facts: Rating: 4 baseballs
On his radio program in the 1940s, the comedian and violinist Jack Benny had a skit originating from Hollywood in which a train station announcer would call for passengers on the train “now boarding for Anaheim, Azusa, and Cuc-a-monga!”

The skit helped put this sleepy winery town, along Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) just west of San Bernardino, on the map. In tribute, when they built this ballpark just off Interstate 15, it landed at the corner of Jack Benny Boulevard and Rochester Avenue, and they placed a statue of Benny and his violin in the foyer. (The park’s stated capacity of 6615 might pay tribute to the highway numbers, or it might be coincidental.)

The park was one of several outstanding facilities that opened up in the Valley in the 1990s, serving a clientele that could no longer be bothered with the long, traffic-choked trips to Los Angeles, Anaheim, or San Diego for games.

Despite being located in an earthquake zone and actually experiencing several tremors during games (thus the name), the Epicenter has been a major factor in the revitalization of the California League. The team regularly leads the Cal in attendance.


Game # Date League Level Result
150 29-Aug-1994 California A Riverside 4, RANCHO CUCAMONGA 2
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