Memorial Stadium (Fort Wayne)

Memorial Stadium (Fort Wayne)

Coordinates: 41°6′50.71″N 85°7′8.37″W / 41.1140861°N 85.1189917°W / 41.1140861; -85.1189917

Memorial Stadium
The Castle
Location 1616 East Coliseum Boulevard
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805
Opened April 18, 1993
Closed 2008
Demolished June-July 2009
Owner City of Fort Wayne
Operator Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Surface Grass
Capacity 6,516
Field dimensions Left field - 330 ft
Center Field - 400 ft
Right field - 330 ft
Tenants
Fort Wayne Wizards (Midwest League) (1993-2008)

Memorial Stadium was a stadium located in Johnny Appleseed Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Fort Wayne Wizards of the Midwest League baseball team. Memorial Stadium was dedicated on April 18, 1993 before a sold-out crowd.[1]

One of the most historic moments for the stadium came April 24, 1994 when Alex Rodriguez hit the first professional home run of his career.[2]

Memorial Stadium hosted its final baseball game August 28, 2008, with 6,106 in attendance, between the Wizards and South Bend Silver Hawks.[3] Highlights included the ceremonial first pitch thrown by 2008 Summer Olympic Gold medalist Lloy Ball and the national anthem performed by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra.[4] The final attendance recorded for Memorial Stadium was 4,046,261.[5]

Memorial Stadium's replacement, Parkview Field, opened for the 2009 season in downtown Fort Wayne as the new home for the franchise. In the summer of 2009, Memorial Stadium was demolished.[6]

References

  1. ^ Memorial Stadium. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  2. ^ (2008-01-19). Fort Wayne Sports Moments. The News-Sentinel. Retrieved on 2009-06-11.
  3. ^ West, Nick, (2008-08-29).Last game at Memorial Stadium was one to remember; Highlights included Olympian, freebies, tied mascot race. The News-Sentinel. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
  4. ^ Pope, LaMond, (2008-08-29). Wizards' playoff hopes dashed; Close Memorial Stadium with blowout loss. The Journal Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
  5. ^ Pope, LaMond, (2008-08-28). Attendance marks, other Memorial Stadium figures. The Journal Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
  6. ^ "Memorial Coliseum: Photo Gallery". Memorial Coliseum. 2009. http://www.memorialcoliseum.com/photo_gallery_view.aspx?id=c8ef7f34-f74b-41d4-90c6-546db8b4855c. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 

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