List of Pacific Coast League stadiums

Smith's Ballpark is the home of the Salt Lake Bees and has the highest seating capacity at 15,411.

The following is a list of current Pacific Coast League stadiums. As of the 2015 season, there are 16 stadiums in use. The oldest stadium is Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers, which opened in 1959. The newest stadium is First Tennessee Park, home of the Nashville Sounds, which opened in 2015. All stadiums use a natural grass playing surface. One stadium was built in the 1950s, two in the 1980s, four in the 1990s, six in the 2000s, and three in the 2010s. The highest seating capacity of all active stadiums is 15,411, at Smith's Ballpark where the Salt Lake Bees play. The lowest capacity is Tacoma's Cheney Stadium, with 7,429 seats.

Current ballparks

Team name
(Location)
Stadium name Opened Capacity Surface Distance to Center Field Ref
Albuquerque Isotopes
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Isotopes Park 2003 12,279 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [1]
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Security Service Field 1988 8,500 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [2]
El Paso Chihuahuas
(El Paso, Texas)
Southwest University Park 2014 9,500 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [3]
Fresno Grizzlies
(Fresno, California)
Chukchansi Park
Formerly Grizzlies Stadium
2002 12,500 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [4]
Iowa Cubs
(Des Moines, Iowa)
Principal Park
Formerly Sec Taylor Stadium
1992 11,500 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [5]
Las Vegas 51s
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Cashman Field 1983 9,334 Grass 433 feet (132 m) [6]
Memphis Redbirds
(Memphis, Tennessee)
AutoZone Park 2000 10,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [7]
Nashville Sounds
(Nashville, Tennessee)
First Tennessee Park 2015 10,000 Grass 403 feet (123 m) [8]
New Orleans Zephyrs
(Metarie, Louisiana)
Zephyr Field 1997 10,000 Grass 407 feet (124 m) [9]
Oklahoma City Dodgers
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark 1998 13,066 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [10]
Omaha Storm Chasers
(Papillion, Nebraska)
Werner Park 2011 9,023 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [11]
Reno Aces
(Reno, Nevada)
Greater Nevada Field 2009 9,013 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [12]
Round Rock Express
(Round Rock, Texas)
Dell Diamond 2000 11,000 Grass 407 feet (124 m) [13]
Sacramento River Cats
(Sacramento, California)
Raley Field 2000 14,014 Grass 403 feet (123 m) [14]
Salt Lake Bees
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Smith's Ballpark
Formerly Spring Mobile Ballpark,
Franklin Covey Field,
and Franklin Quest Field
1994 15,411 Grass 420 feet (130 m) [15]
Tacoma Rainiers
(Tacoma, Washington)
Cheney Stadium 1959 7,429 Grass 425 feet (130 m) [16]


See also

References

  1. "Isotopes Park Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. "Security Service Field". Minor League Baseball. March 7, 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  3. Knight, Bill (February 10, 2014). "Downtown El Paso: Triple-A Baseball Stadium 11 Weeks from Reality". El Paso Times. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  4. "Chukchansi Park Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  5. "Principal Park Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  6. "Cashman Field". Minor League Baseball. November 3, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  7. Morgan, Marlon W. (March 29, 2011). "Picnic in the Park: Right-Field Dining Area One of Several Improvements for 2011 Redbirds Season". The Commercial Appeal (Memphis). Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  8. "Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For Nashville Sounds Ballpark". WTVF (Nashville). January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  9. "Zephyr Field Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  10. "Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark". Minor League Baseball. March 7, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  11. "Werner Park". Werner Park. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  12. "Aces Ballpark A-to-Z Guide". Minor League Baseball. March 28, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  13. "Ballpark Profile". Minor League Baseball. January 12, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  14. "Raley Field Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  15. "Facts and Figures". Minor League Baseball. January 23, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  16. "Cheney Stadium Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2010.

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