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| Comerica Park |
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Busch Stadium |
| The Tigers beat Seattle in the first game played here. It was April 11, 2000. |
Year
opened |
The first regular-season game here was April 10, 2006, a 6-4 Cards win over Milwaukee. |
| A mile from Tiger Stadium; next door to NFL's Ford Field; allows view of skyline |
Site |
Partially overlaps site of Cards' old stadium; Hwy 40 whizzes by 1B side; allows view of The Arch |
| A Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, fountains in CF, huge concrete tigers and statues of Tiger greats |
Special
features |
Statues of Cardinal greats, old ballpark's scoreboard preserved under the stands |
| HOK |
Designed by |
HOK |
| $300 million |
Cost to build |
$365 million |
344'-370'-420'-365'-330'
The distances were even larger until 2003. The once-cavernous dimensions spawned the nickname "Comerica National Park" |
Outfield
dimensions |
336'-375'-400'-375'-335'
The fences are much more reachable than at Comerica |
| 41,070 after 950 new seats were added in 2005 |
Seating
capacity |
46,861 |
| Grass |
Playing surface |
Grass |
| First (the last time Tigers were in World Series was 1984) |
World
Series hosted |
First (the last time the Cards were in World Series was 2004) |
| 1984 (Tigers had won 4 of the 9 World Series in which they'd appeared) |
Last World Series won by home team |
1982 (Cards had won 9 of the 16 World Series in which they'd appeared) |
| 2005 (AL won 7-5) |
All
Star Games hosted |
None (in line for the 2009 game, though) |
| Skyline |
Landmark |
St. Louis Gateway Arch |
| An average of 2% fewer runs scored here (vs. Major League average), and 19% fewer HRs |
Park factors (2006) |
An average of 5% fewer runs scored here (vs. Major League average), and 11% fewer HRs |
| Fans who have longed to see a World Series for over two decades |
Filled with |
Baseball's best fans, but they're still smarting over 2004 Series collapse |
