List of professional baseball stadiums in Seattle

Safeco Field is the home of the Seattle Mariners franchise.

The following is a list of current, and former professional baseball stadiums in Seattle, Washington. The list consists of only known stadiums. In all, there were nine known professional baseball parks in the city of Seattle. Of those nine, three stadiums have housed a Major League Baseball franchise. The first stadiums was played on in 1892 by the Seattle Hustlers. The only current stadium is Safeco Field, the home of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball franchise.

Stadiums

Sick's Stadium was built in 1938 and demolished in 1979.
The Kingdome was imploded in 2000.
Stadium name Year(s) Capacity Team(s) Distance to Center Field Ref
Madison Park 1892 N/A Seattle Hustlers N/A [1]
YMCA Field 1901–1902 N/A Seattle Clamdiggers N/A [2]
Recreation Park Base Ball Grounds 1905 N/A Seattle Siwashes N/A [3]
Yesler Way Park 1907–1912 N/A Seattle Siwashes, Seattle Turks, Seattle Giants N/A [4]
Dugdale Field ~1900–1932 15,000 Seattle Giants, Ballard Pippins N/A [5]
Civic Field 1932–1938 15,000 Seattle Indians, Seattle Rainiers N/A [6]
Sick's Stadium 1938–1979 25,420 Seattle Rainiers, Seattle Angels, Seattle Pilots 405 feet (123 m) [7]
Kingdome 1976–2000 59,166 Seattle Mariners 405 feet (123 m) [8]
Safeco Field 1999–present 46,621 Seattle Mariners 405 feet (123 m) [9]
A panoramic view of Dugdale Field.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Madison Park Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ "YMCA Field Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Recreation Park Base Ball Grounds Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Yesler Way Park Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Dugdale Field Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Civic Field Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Sick's Stadium Minor League History". Baseball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Kingdome, Seattle, Washington". Ballparks.com. ballparks.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington". Ballparks.com. ballparks.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.

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