Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
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Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium (named after former major league baseball player Thurman Munson who was born in Akron, Ohio and grew up in nearby Canton) is a stadium in Canton, Ohio primarily used for baseball. It was the former home of the Canton-Akron Indians, the double-A minor-league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The "CAK" Indians played at the stadium from 1989 to 1996. In 1997, the team changed its name to the Akron Aeros and moved into their new ballpark in downtown Akron.
From 1997 to 2001, Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium was home to the Canton Crocodiles. In 2002, the stadium again was the home to a minor-league baseball team - this time it was the Frontier League's Canton Coyotes. After one season in Canton, the team moved to Columbia, Missouri and changed its name to the Mid-Missouri Mavericks.
[edit] Stadium facts
- Located on Allen Avenue South East, Canton
- Opened in 1989 and named after Munson, a New York Yankees catcher who was killed when his private plane was attempting to land at Akron-Canton Regional Airport in Summit County on August 2, 1979.
- Has a seating capacity of 5,700 people (reported in 1996).
- Constructed almost entirely of aluminum.
- In the clubhouse, an empty locker with Munson's number 15 on it, remains as a tribute to Munson.
- Munson's number 15 is also displayed on the center field wall.
- Among the countless number of players to have played in the stadium, there is probably none more notable than Thurman Munson’s son who played who played in the Frontier League. [1]
