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Hank Aaron Stadium

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Operator
  
HWS Group

Broke ground
  
December 12, 1996

Phone
  
+1 251-479-2327

Owner
  
Mobile

Surface
  
Grass

Opened
  
17 April 1997

Capacity
  
6,000

Hank Aaron Stadium

Location
  
755 Bolling Brothers Boulevard Mobile, AL 36606

Field size
  
Left Field: 325 ft (99 m) Left-Center: 396 ft (121 m) Center Field: 400 ft (120 m) Right-center: 387 ft (118 m) Right Field: 310 ft (94 m)

Construction cost
  
$8 million ($11.9 million in 2017 dollars)

Address
  
755 Bolling Brothers Blvd, Mobile, AL 36606, USA

Similar
  
The Ballpark at Jackson, Gulf Coast Exploreum Science, Blue Wahoos Stadium, Oakleigh Historic Complex, Old City Hall

Hank aaron stadium


Hank Aaron Stadium is a baseball park in Mobile, Alabama. It hosts the Mobile BayBears, a minor-league professional team in the Southern League. The stadium opened in 1997 and has a capacity of 6,000. The ballpark was named after Major League Baseball's home run king (1974-2007) and Mobile native Hank Aaron. It also features a commemorative plaque outside the stadium to honor each Mobilian enshrined at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Hank Aaron Stadium is unique in that the luxury suites are at field level. Thus, infield seating for the general public is elevated from the field by approximately 20 feet.

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Christmas lights at hank aaron stadium


History

In November 1995, Mobile's city council voted to allocate $4 million to a new ballpark in Mobile and name it Hank Aaron Stadium. The city committed to pay for half the cost of construction and match the contribution of new franchise owner Eric Margenau. Architectural plans for the ballpark were unveiled in May 1996. Mobile city council member Vivian Davis Figures had suggested that the new ballpark be named after Aaron. The ballpark opened on April 17, 1997. Aaron's number 44 was retired by the BayBears and he threw out the first pitch with his parents, siblings, and extended family in attendance.

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Hank Aaron Stadium Wikipedia