Citizens Bank Park

Citizens Bank Park
Location	One Citizens Bank Way; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148
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
Owner	The City Of Philadelphia
Operator	Philadelphia Phillies; Comcast-Spectacor Global Spectrum Division
Capacity	42,792
Field size	Left field foul pole; 329 feet (100 m); Left field power alley; 374 feet (114 m); The "Angle" (left of CF to LCF); 409 feet (125 m) - 381 feet (116 m) - 387 feet (118 m); Center field, straightaway; 401 feet (122 m); Right field power alley; 369 feet (112 m); Right field foul pole; 330 feet (101 m)
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
Broke ground	June 28, 2002
Opened	April 3, 2004
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.
Tenants
	Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) (2004–present)

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 42,792 people and replaced the now demolished Veterans Stadium. It is part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Citizens Bank Park Convenience Guide - Field Dimensions". Philadelphia Phillies. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2009.

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Construction


Location	One Citizens Bank Way Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148
Coordinates	39°54′21″N 75°9′59″W / 39.90583°N 75.16639°W / 39.90583; -75.16639Coordinates: 39°54′21″N 75°9′59″W / 39.90583°N 75.16639°W / 39.90583; -75.16639
Owner	The City Of Philadelphia
Operator	Philadelphia Phillies Comcast-Spectacor Global Spectrum Division
Capacity	42,792
Field size	Left field foul pole 329 feet (100 m)^[1] Left field power alley 374 feet (114 m)^[1] The "Angle" (left of CF to LCF) 409 feet (125 m) - 381 feet (116 m) - 387 feet (118 m)^[1] Center field, straightaway 401 feet (122 m)^[1] Right field power alley 369 feet (112 m)^[1] Right field foul pole 330 feet (101 m)^[1]
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
Broke ground	June 28, 2002
Opened	April 3, 2004
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.
Tenants
Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) (2004–present)