Hadlock Field
| Hadlock Field | |
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| Location |
271 Park Avenue Portland, Maine, USA |
| Coordinates | 43°39′25″N 70°16′42″W / 43.65694°N 70.27833°WCoordinates: 43°39′25″N 70°16′42″W / 43.65694°N 70.27833°W |
| Broke ground | May 21, 1993[1] |
| Opened | April 18, 1994 |
| Expanded | 1995, 1998, 2002, 2006[1] |
| Owner | City of Portland[1] |
| Operator | Portland, Maine Baseball, Inc. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost |
$3 million[1] ($4.72 million in 2014 dollars[ 1]) |
| Architect | William E. Whited Inc.[1] |
| Project manager | The Public Works Department of the City of Portland[1] |
| General contractor | The Sheridan Corporation[1] |
| Capacity | 7,368 |
| Field dimensions | 315ft (left-field), 400ft (center-field), 330ft (right-field) |
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Portland Sea Dogs Portland Bulldogs Deering Rams | |
Hadlock Field is a Minor League baseball stadium in Portland, Maine. It is primarily home to the Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League. It is also the home of the Portland High School Bulldogs and Deering High School Rams baseball teams. The stadium is named for Edson J. Hadlock, Jr., a long-time Portland High School baseball coach and physics teacher.
History and development
The park opened on April 18, 1994 with a capacity of 6,000. A year later, 500 seats were added, boosting capacity to 6,500. Expansion in 1998 increased capacity to 6,860 and in 2002 to 6,975.[1] About 400 seats were added in right field before the start of the 2006 season, and the park currently seats 7,368. Hadlock Field is located between Interstate 295, the historic Fitzpatrick Stadium, and the Portland Exposition Building, the second-oldest arena in continuous operation in the United States. In 2003, when the Sea Dogs affiliated with the Boston Red Sox, a replica Green monster, called the Maine Monster, was added to left field to match the original at the Red Sox' Fenway Park. A replica Citgo sign and Coke bottle were added as well to make the field look even more like Fenway Park.
In 2006, the tenant Sea Dogs were Eastern League champions.
The left-field fence is 315 feet from home plate, the center field-fence is 400 feet, and the fence in right-field is 330 feet away.
Gallery
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The diamond, outfield, and the "Maine Monster".
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Hadlock Field's picnic area is located alongside the right-field line.
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The Sea Dogs hosting Trenton Thunder in a 2007-season game.
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View of the infield in May 2007, with the Portland Exposition Center in the background. Pitching is Clay Buchholz.
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Hadlock Field. May 12, 2007
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hadlock Field. |
- Portland Sea Dogs
- Edson J. Hadlock, Jr. Field Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
- At The Yard magazine. Minor League Baseball Stadium Profiles
- A Day Behind the Scenes at Hadlock Field - MaineToday.com
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