RedHawks Field at Bricktown
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| The Brick | |
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| Location | 2 South Mickey Mantle Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73104 |
| Broke ground | October 10, 1995[1] |
| Opened | April 16, 1998[2] |
| Owner | City of Oklahoma City |
| Operator | Oklahoma Baseball Club, LLC |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction cost | $39.9 million ($56.9 million in 2012 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Architectural Design Group |
| Structural engineer | Zahl-Ford, Inc.[4] |
| Services engineer | PSA Consulting Engineers[4] |
| General Contractor | Oscar J. Boldt Construction Co.[2] |
| Capacity | 13,066 |
| Field dimensions | Left Field: 325 ft Center Field: 400 ft Right Field: 325 ft |
| Tenants | |
| Oklahoma City RedHawks (PCL (1998-present) Big 12 Tournament (1998-2001, 2003, 2005-present) |
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RedHawks Field at Bricktown[5] opened in 1998 in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district, replacing All Sports Stadium. It is the home of the Oklahoma City RedHawks, the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros major league baseball team. The park seats 13,066 fans.
The stadium frequently hosts the Big 12 Baseball Tournament. The first Big 12 tournament was held at All Sports Stadium in 1997 before moving to Bricktown in 1998. The tournament has been held at Bricktown every year since, except for 2002 and 2004, when it was contested at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, the home park of the Texas Rangers.[6] It is also home to two games of the Bedlam Series, in which the Oklahoma Sooners face the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
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[edit] Construction
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on October 10, 1995[1], but actual construction did not begin until August of 1996 due to escalating construction costs and the redesign of the ballpark by architects[7]. The ballpark opened on April 16, 1998 with the RedHawks falling to the Edmonton Trappers 6-3 in front of a sell-out crowd of 14,066 fans[8].
[edit] Name changes
The stadium originally opened as Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark (later SBC Bricktown Ballpark after Southwestern Bell's name change). In January 2006, the ballpark was renamed AT&T Bricktown Ballpark following the merger between SBC and Old AT&T. The most recent change resulted in the current RedHawks Field at Bricktown designation.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Aiken, Charolette (October 11, 1995). "Bricktown Ballpark Leads Off with a Hit". The Oklahoman. http://newsok.com/article/1128795. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ a b http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/AAA/oklahomacity.html
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark - DC&D Technologies
- ^ "Ballpark Regulations". Minor League Baseball. 2011-07-18. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/team1/page.jsp?ymd=20090701&content_id=5639560&vkey=team1_t238&fext=.jsp&sid=t238.
- ^ "2012 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Big 12 Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-2-11. http://www.webcitation.org/65NypaOhJ. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ Aiken, Charolette (August 14, 1996). "Bricktown Ballpark On Deck Construction Firm Pledges Fast Start". The Oklahoman. http://newsok.com/article/2548856. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ Edmonton vs. Oklahoma
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: RedHawks Ballpark |
- RedHawks Field on TravelOK.com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma
- Redhawks Baseball website
- Review of RedHawks Field
- RedHawks Field views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
Coordinates: 35°27′53.86″N 97°30′28.98″W / 35.4649611°N 97.50805°W
| Preceded by All Sports Stadium |
Home of the Oklahoma City RedHawks 1998 – present |
Succeeded by current |
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