Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
 Interior of Arthur W. Perdue Stadium | |
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| Location | 6400 Hobbs Road Salisbury, MD 21804 |
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| Coordinates | 38°22′11″N 75°31′46″W / 38.36972°N 75.52944°W |
| Owner | City of Salisbury |
| Operator | 7th Inning Stretch LP |
| Capacity | 5,200 |
| Field size | Left Field: 309 feet Center Field: 402 feet Right Field: 309 feet |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 18, 1994[1] |
| Opened | April 17, 1996 |
| Construction cost | $11.5 million ($22.3 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | The Design Exchange |
| Project manager | National Sports Services |
| Structural engineer | Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc.[3] |
| General contractor | W. B. Venables & Sons, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Delmarva Shorebirds (SAL) (1996–present) | |
The Arthur W. Perdue Stadium is a baseball stadium in Salisbury, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Orioles Class A affiliate Delmarva Shorebirds, and was named for the founder of Perdue Farms, Arthur Perdue. It features the Maryland Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame. The stadium seats 5,200 fans and was opened in 1996. As the second-largest seating venue in Salisbury, it also occasionally is used for concerts or other events. The larger Wicomico Youth and Civic Center has a real covenant against serving alcohol. As such, the stadium was chosen as the venue for Fernando Guerrero's middleweight title-winning boxing match in October 2009. Mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems for the stadium were designed by Richard C. Sokoloski, P.E., who also provided engineering services for many commercial buildings in Maryland, along with Daniel S. Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE.
References
- ^ "Groundbreaking For Eastern Shore Minor League Park". The Washington Post. August 19, 1994. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Arthur W. Perdue Stadium Salisbury, Maryland". Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
External links
- Perdue Stadium | Delmarva Shorebirds Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
- Arthur W. Perdue Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
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- Visitor attractions in Wicomico County, Maryland
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