Avista Stadium
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| Former names | Fairgrounds Recreational Park (1958-1995) Seafirst Stadium (1995-2001) |
| Location | 602 North Havana Street Spokane Valley, Washington, United States 99202 |
| Broke ground | January 9, 1958[1] |
| Opened | April 29, 1958 |
| Owner | Spokane County |
| Operator | Spokane County |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $550,000 ($4.43 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Culler, Gale, Martell & Norrie[1] |
| Capacity | 6,803[1] |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 335 ft Center Field - 398 ft Right Field - 335 ft Backstop - N/A |
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| Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (2011 Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic) Spokane Indians (NWL) (1983-present) Spokane Indians (PCL) (1958-1971) Spokane Indians (NWL) (1972) Spokane Indians (PCL) (1973-1982) |
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Avista Stadium is a ballpark located in Spokane Valley, Washington, United States. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Spokane Indians minor league baseball team, a Class A short-season affiliate of the Texas Rangers.[3] The stadium opened in 1958 and holds 7,162 people;[4] this is a large capacity in comparison to other Single A ballclubs because the facility was built to house a AAA ballclub (which it did until the end of the 1982 PCL season).[3]
On January 15, 2011, The Spokane Chiefs and Avista Stadium hosted what was the first outdoor game in Western Hockey League history, in which the hometown Chiefs defeated the Kootenay Ice in a rout, 11-2.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c John Blanchette (June 15, 2008). "Jewel on Havana Street". Spokesman-Review. http://www.spokesmanreview.com/tools/story_breakingnews_pf.asp?ID=1530.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b History at spokaneindiansbaseball.com, URL accessed October 18, 2009. Archived 10/18/09
- ^ Avista Stadium at minorleagueballparks.com, URL accessed October 18, 2009. Archived 10/18/09
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Coordinates: 47°39′41″N 117°20′40″W / 47.66139°N 117.34444°W
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