List of International League stadiums

The following is a list of International League baseball stadiums. There are 14 stadiums in use, and all have natural grass surface. Of the 14 stadiums, Coca-Cola Field has the highest capacity at 18,025 seats. The oldest stadium in use is McCoy Stadium, which was built in 1942. The most recently built stadiums are Coolray Field, Huntington Park, both built in 2009. Of the 14 stadiums, one was built in the 1940s, two in the 1980s, six in the 1990s, and five in the 2000s. Three stadiums are located in the state of New York, two are located in the state of Ohio, two are located in the state of Pennsylvania, two are located in the state of North Carolina, one is located in the state of Kentucky, one is located in the state of Indiana, one is located in the state of Georgia, and one is located in the state of Virginia.[1]

Contents

Stadiums

Team name
(Location)		 Stadium name Opened Capacity Surface Distance to Center Field Ref
Buffalo Bisons
(Buffalo, New York)		 Coca-Cola Field
Formerly, Dunn Tire Park,
North AmeriCare Park,
Downtown Ballpark and Pilot Field		 1988 18,025 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [2]
Charlotte Knights
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 Knights Stadium 1990 10,002 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [3]
Columbus Clippers
(Columbus, Ohio)		 Huntington Park 2009 10,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [4]
Durham Bulls
(Durham, North Carolina)		 Durham Bulls Athletic Park 1995 10,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [5]
Gwinnett Braves
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)		 Coolray Field
Formerly, Gwinnett Stadium		 2009 10,427 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [6]
Indianapolis Indians
(Indianapolis, Indiana)		 Victory Field 1996 15,500 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [7]
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
(Allentown, Pennsylvania)		 Coca-Cola Park 2008 10,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [8]
Louisville Bats
(Louisville, Kentucky)		 Louisville Slugger Field 2000 13,131 Grass 405 feet (123 m) [9]
Norfolk Tides
(Norfolk, Virginia)		 Harbor Park 1993 12,067 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [10]
Pawtucket Red Sox
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island)		 McCoy Stadium 1942 10,031 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [11]
Rochester Red Wings
(Rochester, New York)		 Frontier Field 1997 10,840 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [12]
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
(Moosic, Pennsylvania)		 PNC Field
Formerly, Lackawanna County Stadium		 1989 10,982 Grass 408 feet (124 m) [13]
Syracuse Chiefs
(Syracuse, New York)		 Alliance Bank Stadium
Formerly, P&C Stadium		 1997 11,071 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [14]
Toledo Mud Hens
(Toledo, Ohio)		 Fifth Third Field 2002 10,000 Grass 412 feet (126 m) [15]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Coca-Cola Field". Minor League Baseball. buffalo.bisons.milb.com. http://buffalo.bisons.milb.com/team1/page.jsp?ymd=20060128&content_id=39578&vkey=team1_t422&fext=.jsp&sid=t422. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Welcome to Nights Stadium". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20060214&content_id=41541&vkey=ballpark_t494&fext=.jsp&sid=t494. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Huntington Park / Columbus Clippers". Ballpark Digest. ballparkdigest.com. http://www.ballparkdigest.com/visits/index.html?article_id=1420. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Durham Bulls Athletic Park". Ballparks Listed. littleballparks.com. http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Durham/Durham.htm. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Gwinnett Stadium". BaseballPilgrimages.com. baseballpilgrimages.com. http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/AAA/gwinnett.html. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Victory Field / Indianapolis Indians". Ballpark Digest. ballparkdigest.com. http://www.ballparkdigest.com/visits/index.html?article_id=809. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Coca-Cola Park". Ballparks Listed. littleballparks.com. http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2008/Allentown/Allentown.htm. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Louisville Slugger Field Facts". Minor League Baseball. louisville.bats.milb.com. http://louisville.bats.milb.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20051215&content_id=36315&vkey=ballpark_t416&fext=.jsp&sid=t416. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Harbor Park Facts". Minor League Baseball. norfolk.tides.milb.com. http://norfolk.tides.milb.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=482553&vkey=ballpark_t568&fext=.jsp&sid=t568. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  11. ^ "McCoy Stadium". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20080830&content_id=452367&vkey=ballpark_t533&fext=.jsp&sid=t533. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Frontier Field". Ballparks Listed. littleballparks.com. http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2001/Rochester/Rochester.htm. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  13. ^ "PNC Field". Ballparks Listed. littleballparks.com. http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Moosic/Moosic.htm. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  14. ^ "Alliance Bank Stadium". Ballparks Listed. littleballparks.com. http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2001/Syracuse/Syracuse.htm. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Fifth Third Field". Ballparks Listed. littleballparks.com. http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Toledo/Toledo_New.htm. Retrieved February 13, 2010. 

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