Municipal Stadium (Hagerstown)
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| Municipal Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Location |
274 Memorial Boulevard East Hagerstown, MD 21740 United States |
| Broke ground | March 13, 1930[1] |
| Opened | May 8, 1930[1] |
| Renovated | 1981, 1995 |
| Owner | City of Hagerstown |
| Operator | Hagerstown Baseball, LLC |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 4,600 |
| Field dimensions |
Left Field: 335 ft Center Field: 400 ft Right Field: 330 ft |
| Tenants | |
| Hagerstown Suns (1994-present) | |
Municipal Stadium is a stadium in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Hagerstown Suns minor league baseball team. It was built in 1930 in a short time period of six weeks. It holds 4,600 people which is the smallest capacity in the league. In 2005 a movement arose to rename an adjacent street to honor Willie Mays, who played his first game at the park as a minor league rookie. The proposal, however, was shot down due to protests by various American war veterans groups who wanted to keep the original road name of Memorial Boulevard. The affair was covered by ESPN on its Outside the Lines program.
Tenants
- Hagerstown Hubs, Middle Atlantic League (1931)
- Hagerstown Owls, Interstate League (1941–49)
- Hagerstown Braves, Interstate League (1950–52), Piedmont League (1953)
- Hagerstown Packets, Piedmont League (1954–55)
- Hagerstown Suns, Carolina League (1981–88), Eastern League (1989–92), South Atlantic League (1993–present)
References
External links
- History of Municipal Stadium | Hagerstown Suns Municipal Stadium
- Municipal Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
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Coordinates: 39°37′58″N 77°42′45″W / 39.63278°N 77.71250°W
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