Rahul Sharma (Editor)

West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Surface
  
Grass

Closed
  
1997

Demolished
  
2002

Built
  
1962

Opened
  
9 March 1963

Construction cost
  
1 million USD

West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium wwwdigitalballparkscomGrapefruitWPB250Tjpg

Full name
  
West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium

Location
  
755 Hank Aaron Drive West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Capacity
  
4,200 (1963) 5,000 (1986)

Similar
  
Congress Street Grounds, South End Grounds, Ivan Allen Jr Braves Museum, Braves Field, Pompano Beach Municipal

West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium, referred to as "Municipal Stadium", located at 755 Hank Aaron Drive, was a ballpark in West Palm Beach, Florida and the long-time Spring Training home for the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos.

The stadium was constructed in 1962 to replace midtown Connie Mack Field which had been the West Palm Beach Spring Training home of the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics from 1946 to 1962.

The first game was played on March 9, 1963 under overcast skies. Mayor C. Ben Holleman threw out the first ball and the Kansas City Athletics defeated Milwaukee 3-0 in front of 3,265 fans. Warren Spahn started for Milwaukee and was the losing pitcher in the game.

The ballpark later hosted the 1982 and 1992 Florida State League All-Star Games.

Atlanta and Montreal played the final Spring Training game at the ballpark on March 26, 1997, which saw Montreal win the game 2-0.

References

West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium Wikipedia