Sportsman's Park
Former baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Sportsman's Park (disambiguation).
Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri. All but one of these were located on the same piece of land, at the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street, on the north side of the city.
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Location | Sullivan Ave. 3623 Dodier St. (Cardinals) & 2911 N Grand Blvd (Browns). St Louis, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
Coordinates | 38.658°N 90.220°W / 38.658; -90.220 |
Owner | St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1966) St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) |
Operator | St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1966) St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) |
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Field size | Left Field: 351 ft (107 m) Left-Center: 379 ft (116 m) Deepest corner (just left of dead center): 426 ft (130 m) Deepest corner (just right of dead center): 422 ft (129 m) Right-Center: 354 ft (108 m) Right Field: 310 ft (94 m) Backstop: 68 ft (21 m) |
Surface | Natural grass |
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Broke ground | 1880; 144 years ago (1880) |
Opened | April 23, 1902; 122 years ago (1902)[1] |
Renovated | 1909; 115 years ago (1909)[1] |
Expanded | 1909; 115 years ago (1909) 1922; 102 years ago (1922) 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Closed | May 8, 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
Demolished | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
Construction cost | US$300,000 ($10.6 million in 2023 dollars[2]) $500,000 (1925 refurbishment) |
Architect | Osborn Engineering Company |
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