Louisville Slugger Field
Coordinates: 38°15′22.27″N 85°44′40.75″W / 38.2561861°N 85.7446528°W
| Louisville Slugger Field | |
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| Slugger Field, LSF | |
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| Location | 401 East Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 |
| Broke ground | November 13, 1998[1] |
| Opened | April 12, 2000 |
| Owner | The Metro Development Authority, Louisville Bats |
| Operator | Louisville Bats |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Construction cost | $27.8 million USD ($37.5 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HNTB K. Norman Berry Associates[3] |
| Project Manager | Turner Construction[4] |
| Structural engineer | Rangaswamy & Associates[3] |
| Services engineer | CMTA Consulting Engineers[5] |
| Capacity | 13,131 |
| Field dimensions | Left Field — 325 feet Center Field — 405 feet Right Field — 340 feet |
| Tenants | |
| Louisville Bats (2000-) | |
Louisville Slugger Field is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky and is home to the Louisville Bats, the AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. It opened in 2000 with seats for over 13,000 fans. The Ohio River and state of Indiana are visible from the park. The design of Louisville Slugger Field is unique due to a former train shed that was on the grounds being incorporated into the stadium. The naming rights for the stadium were purchased by Hillerich & Bradsby, makers of the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bat and the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is down the street. The stadium is accessible from I-64 and I-65.
The design of Louisville Slugger Field is a joint effort of HNTB Architects of Kansas City, Mo and K. Norman Berry Associates of Louisville. The field was financed through a partnership between the city, the Bats, Hillerich & Bradsby, the Brown Foundation, Humana Inc. and the Humana Foundation. On July 8, 2009 a concert with John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson was held at the ballpark.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ History | Louisville Bats Louisville Slugger Field
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Masonry Magazine: Architectual Awards
- ^ Turner Construction Company
- ^ CMTA Consulting Engineers » Slugger Field
- ^ "Bob Dylan - Louisville, KY - Jul 8, 2009". http://www.bobdylan.com/#/tour/2009-07-08-louisville-slugger-field. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "The Bob Dylan Show at Louisville Slugger Field (Louisville) on 8 Jul 2009 – Last.fm". http://www.last.fm/event/1043845+The+Bob+Dylan+Show. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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