Richmond County Bank Ballpark
 
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| Location | 75 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, New York 10301 |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′44.07″N 74°4′35.14″W / 40.6455750°N 74.0764278°WCoordinates: 40°38′44.07″N 74°4′35.14″W / 40.6455750°N 74.0764278°W |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Operator | Staten Island Yankees |
| Capacity | 7,171 |
| Field size |
Left Field: 320 feet (98 m) Center Field: 390 feet (119 m) Right Field: 318 feet (97 m) |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
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| Broke ground | June 8, 2000 |
| Opened | June 24, 2001 |
| Construction cost | $29 million ($39.2 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
Populous Architecture + |
| Structural engineer | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. |
| General contractor | Bovis-Lend Lease |
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Staten Island Yankees (2001–present) Wagner College Baseball (2008–present) New York Storm (2004) |
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The Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George (RCB Ballpark) is a baseball stadium located on the north-eastern tip of Staten Island. The ballpark is the home of the Staten Island Yankees, the NY-Penn League affiliate of the New York Yankees, and of Wagner College Seahawks Baseball. The ballpark was also home of the city's Pro Cricket team the New York Storm in 2004. In addition, local high schools have the chance to play at least one game at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. The Ballpark at St. George is more commonly referred to as Staten Island Yankees Stadium instead of its much longer name, whose naming rights were given to Richmond County Savings Bank.
RCB Ballpark opened in 2001 and was designed by Populous. The design of the ballpark features sails at the entrances inspired by the Staten Island Ferry and the St. George Ferry Terminal, which is about 0.33 miles (0.53 km) away and less than a five-minute walk from the ballpark. The S40 and S44 buses directly serve the stadium, but the stadium is accessible from the buses that terminate at the St. George Ferry Terminal. The St. George station of the Staten Island Railway is also at the ferry terminal. From 2001 to 2009, on game days during the baseball season, SIR trains served the RCB Ballpark station adjacent to the stadium with trains from both St. George and Tottenville. In 2010, train service to RCB Ballpark station was suspended due to budget cuts from the MTA.
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