Miami Stadium
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| Full name | Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium (1987–2001) |
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| Location | 2301 Northwest 10th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127 |
| Owner | José Manuel Alemán (1949–50) José Braulio Alemán (1950–58) City of Miami (1958–99) St. Martin Affordable Housing Inc. (1999–2001) |
| Capacity | 13,000 |
| Field size |
Left – 330 ft. |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | August 31, 1949 |
| Demolished | 2001 |
| Construction cost | US$2,200,000 |
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Miami Sun Sox (FIL) (1949–54) Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) (spring training) (1950–57) Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) (spring training) (1958) Miami Marlins (IL) (1956–60) Baltimore Orioles (AL) (spring training) (1959–1990) Miami Marlins/Orioles (FSL) (1962–88) Miami Amigos (IAL) (1979) Gold Coast Suns (SPBA) (1989/1990) |
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Coordinates: 25°47′57″N 80°12′40″W / 25.79907°N 80.210978°W
Left – 330 ft.
Center – 400 ft.
Miami Stadium (later officially known as Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium) was a baseball stadium in Miami, Florida. It was primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Miami Marlins minor league baseball team, as well as other minor league teams. It opened in 1949 and held 13,500 people. It was also used as the Spring training home of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950–1958 (for most of their "A" games). The Dodgers played their first game as the Los Angeles Dodgers at the ballpark when they opened their 1958 spring training schedule against the Phillies on March 8, 1958 in front of 5,966 fans. It was used during the spring by the Baltimore Orioles from 1959–1990. At the time of its construction, Miami Stadium was remarkably modern and well-appointed, although in time it would be surpassed by later designs.
On June 6, 1958, Orioles president James Keelty Jr. reached agreement with Miami Marlins president George B. Storer to move the Orioles spring training home from Scottsdale, Arizona to Miami Stadium for the 1959 spring training season. On May 25, 1990, the Orioles announced that the team would move their spring training home games from Miami Stadium to Bradenton and Sarasota in 1991. The Orioles had trained at Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota prior to spring games in 1989 and 1990.
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