Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium
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| Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium | |
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| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Broke ground | July 1, 1957 |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Closed | November 26, 2000 |
| Demolished | December 1, 2000 |
| Owner | Taipei City Government |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Tenants | Brother Elephants (1990-2000) Wei Chuan Dragons (1990-1999) Mercuries Tigers (1990-1999) |
| Capacity | 5,000 (1961) 14,000 (1982) |
| Field dimensions | Left Field Line - 310 ft Center Field - 360 ft Right Field Line - 310 ft |
Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium was a baseball park located in the Songshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was opened in 1959, and hosted numerous major baseball games over the years, including the CPBL's first game in 1990 (between Uni-President Lions and Brother Elephants). It was closed and demolished in 2000. Its site is currently occupied by the Taipei Arena.
[edit] See also
| Baseball venues in Taiwan | ||
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| Active Stadiums | ||
| Northern Taiwan:Sinjhuang Baseball Stadium·Tianmu Baseball Stadium·Longtan Baseball Stadium·Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium | ||
| Central Taiwan:Taichung Baseball Field·Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium·Douliou Baseball Stadium | ||
| Southern Taiwan:Chiayi Baseball Field·Chiayi County Baseball Stadium·Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium·Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium·Chengching Lake Baseball Field·Pingtung Baseball Field | ||
| Eastern Taiwan:Luodong Baseball Field·Hualien Baseball Stadium·Taitung Baseball Stadium | ||
| Future Stadiums | ||
| Taipei Dome | ||
| Demolished Stadiums | ||
| Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium | ||
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| Taiwan Series | Baseball World Cup | Intercontinental Cup | Asian Cup Baseball | ||
| Taiwan Major League | Chinese Professional Baseball League | ||
| Chinese Taipei Baseball Team | Chinese Taipei Baseball Association |
