Citizens Bank Park
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| Location | One Citizens Bank Way Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148 |
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| Coordinates | 39°54′21″N 75°9′59″W / 39.90583°N 75.16639°WCoordinates: 39°54′21″N 75°9′59″W / 39.90583°N 75.16639°W |
| Broke ground | June 28, 2002 |
| Opened | April 3, 2004 |
| Owner | The City Of Philadelphia |
| Operator | Philadelphia Phillies Comcast-Spectacor Global Spectrum Division |
| Surface | Kentucky Blue Grass |
| Scoreboard | Left Field HD display Video Board, 76 feet 0 inches (23.16 m) × 97 feet 0 inches (29.57 m), 7,372 square feet (680 m2) Daktronics left field scoreboard message board, baseline message boards, HD displays and out-of-town scoreboards |
| Construction cost | $458 million |
| Architect | EwingCole (formerly Ewing Cole Cherry Brott) (Philadelphia) Populous (formerly HOK Sport Kansas City) |
| Project Manager | John Stranix |
| Main contractors | L. F. Driscoll Co Hunt Construction Synterra, Ltd. Don Todd Associates, Inc. |
| Capacity | 43,647 with standing room at least 46,528 (2007–present)[1] 43,308 (2006) 43,500 (2004–05) |
| Field dimensions | Left field foul pole 329 feet (100 m)[2] Left field power alley 374 feet (114 m)[2] The "Angle" (left of CF to LCF) 409 feet (125 m) - 381 feet (116 m) - 387 feet (118 m)[2] Center field, straightaway 401 feet (122 m)[2] Right field power alley 369 feet (112 m)[2] Right field foul pole 330 feet (101 m)[2] |
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Citizens Bank Park is a Major League Baseball sporting venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the home of the Major League Baseball team called the Philadelphia Phillies. It opened on May 3rd, 2004 and the first game played there was on April 12th, when the Phillies lost to the Cincinnati Reds. It seats 43,647 people and replaced the now demolished Veterans Stadium. It is part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Page 408, 2009 Philadelphia Phillies Media Guide.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Citizens Bank Park Convenience Guide - Field Dimensions". Philadelphia Phillies. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/ballpark/convenience_guide.jsp#f. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
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