Compadre Stadium
| Compadre Stadium | |
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| Location | 1425 W Ocotillo Road, Chandler, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33°14′40″N 111°51′51″W / 33.24444°N 111.86417°W |
| Built | 1985 |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $1.6 million |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Field dimensions |
Left Field - ft Center Field - ft Right Field - ft |
| Tenants | |
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Milwaukee Brewers (AL) (spring training) (1986-1997) Chandler Diamondbacks (AFL) (1992-1993) Arizona League Brewers (Arizona League) (1988-1995) | |
Compadre Stadium was the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986 to 1997 in Chandler, Arizona (southeast suburban Phoenix), and the home field of the Arizona Fall League Chandler Diamondbacks. The ballpark was privately financed by local developers and built at a cost of $1.6 million in 1985.
History
In 1982, Chandler mayor Jim Patterson first approached the Brewers about moving their spring training facility from Sun City to Chandler. Patterson was aware that the owners of the Brewers' minor league ballpark in Sun City had sold the facility to private developers and the Brewers would soon need a new spring home. After leaving office, Patterson built a 2,700-acre (11 km2) development he named Ocotillo, in which he placed the ballpark.[1]
In April 1985, the Brewers agreed to move their spring training camp from Sun City, Arizona, to Chandler where local authorities planned to build a 20-acre (81,000 m2) complex in exchange for the Brewers signing a 10-year lease.[2]
The Brewers departed Compadre after the 1997 season, and began Cactus League play the following year at the newly built Maryvale Baseball Park on the west side of the city of Phoenix, where the team holds spring training to this day.
Current Structure
This structure and the field remain as of 2009, unused and in a state of disrepair after only being used for twelve seasons. After the Brewers departed, some of the minor league practice fields on the site were taken over by the city of Chandler to create a local park, the Snedigar Recreation Center.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Haudricourt, Tom (1986-04-18). "Boom town pitches in to greet Brewers". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1.
- ↑ "Brewers agree to move camp". The Milwaukee Journal. April 18, 1985. Part 3, p. 7.
- ↑ "Abandoned Chandler field going to seed", East Valley Tribune, February 27, 2005
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