Maps of Movies

Moneyball (2011)

Where Moneyball says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Oakland's clubhouse was a studio set, and Dodger Stadium played the other ballparks

Scenes and places

The 2001 loss to the Yankees (2002)

Billy Beane watches his small-budget team lose to the richest club in baseball. The defeat sets up everything he does next.

Set in Yankee Stadium — The home of the New York Yankees, the richest team in baseball, who knock Oakland out of the 2001 playoffs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The home ballpark of the New York Yankees in the Bronx.

Billy meets Peter Brand in Cleveland (2002)

Beane tries to pry a player from Cleveland and gets turned down on the advice of a young Yale economist. He asks the stranger one blunt question and hires him.

Set in Cleveland Indians front office (Progressive Field) — The Indians' front office, where Beane tries to trade for a player and notices the young advisor who talks him out of it. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Progressive Field is the Cleveland Indians' home ballpark in downtown Cleveland; the film does not name the office building.

The Athletics' clubhouse and war room (2002)

Beane and Brand fill the roster with overlooked players while manager Art Howe and the scouts push back. The room is where the doubt lands on them.

Set in Oakland Athletics facilities, Oakland Coliseum — The locker room, weight room and video room where Beane and Brand rebuild the roster and face a doubting team. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The film's team facilities were recreated on a studio set rather than filmed in the real Coliseum.

Filmed at Sony soundstage set, Culver City (Sony Pictures Studios (location of the stage not stated in the source), Culver City, United States) — The clubhouse, weight room and video room were rebuilt as sets on a Sony soundstage; the film's article does not say which stage or where. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The record-streak game against Kansas City (2002)

The A's go for an American League record-breaking 20th win. Beane, who rarely watches games, finally shows up and sees an 11-0 lead turn into a nail-biter.

Set in Oakland Coliseum — The A's home ballpark, where the team goes for its 20th straight win against the Royals. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is the home of the Athletics.

Filmed at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, United States) — Coliseum exteriors and game scenes were filmed on location, often at night around the A's schedule. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles (Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, United States) — Dodger Stadium was dressed to stand in for several of the ballparks the Athletics visit; the article does not say which scene is which. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The playoff loss to Minnesota (2002)

The A's win the division but go out in the first round. A pundit says they lacked the intangibles, which stings Beane.

Set in Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome — Minnesota's home ballpark, where the Athletics' season ends in the first round. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Metrodome was the Minnesota Twins' home park in 2002.

The Red Sox make an offer (2002)

Red Sox owner John Henry makes Beane a record-setting offer to run Boston. Beane has to weigh it against what he has built in Oakland.

Set in Fenway Park — The Red Sox' home ballpark in Boston, where owner John Henry makes Beane an offer. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Red Sox' home ballpark in Boston's Fenway neighbourhood.

Filmed at Fenway Park (Fenway, Boston, United States) — The last scenes, Beane's meeting with Red Sox owner John Henry, were filmed in Fenway Park. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Blair Field, Long Beach (Blair Field, Long Beach, United States) — Training and locker-room scenes (assignment of scenes to the stadium is one interviewee's guess) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Billy Beane — The Oakland Athletics' general manager, trying to build a winner on a tiny budget.
• Peter Brand — A young Yale economics graduate whose numbers-first approach Beane brings to Oakland.