Shibe Park
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| Former names | Shibe Park (1909–1953) Connie Mack Stadium (1953–1976) |
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| Location | N 21st St & W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia 19132 |
| Coordinates | 39°59′46″N 75°9′54″W / 39.99611°N 75.16500°WCoordinates: 39°59′46″N 75°9′54″W / 39.99611°N 75.16500°W |
| Capacity | 23,000 (1909–1924) 33,500 (1925) 27,500 (1926–1927) 28,250 (1928) 30,000 (1929) 33,000 (1930–1946) 32,750 (1947) 33,166 (1948–1955) 33,359 (1956–1960) 33,608 (1961–1970) |
| Field size |
(1909) Left Field – 360 ft (Opening day), 378 ft (Late 1909) Center Field Corner – 515 ft Right Field – 340 ft (1925) (1950) (1968) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1908 |
| Opened | April 12, 1909 |
| Closed | October 1, 1970 |
| Demolished | 1976 |
| Construction cost | $301,000 ($8.02 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | William Steele and Sons |
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Philadelphia Athletics (AL) (1909–1954) Philadelphia Phillies (NL) (1938–1970) Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) (1940, 1942–1957) |
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| Designated | November 1, 1997 |
(1925)
Left Field – 334 ft
Center Field Corner – 468 ft
Right Field – 331 ft
(1950)
Left Field – 334 ft
Deep Left Center – 420 ft
Center Field – 447 ft
Deep Right Center – 405 ft
Right Field – 329 ft
(1968)
Left Field – 334 ft
Deep Left Center – 387 ft
Center Field – 410 ft
Deep Right Center – 390 ft
Right Field – 329 ft
Shibe Park, known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a baseball park located in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League (NL). When it opened April 12, 1909, it became baseball's first steel-and-concrete stadium. In different eras it was home to "The $100,000 Infield", "The Whiz Kids", and "The 1964 Phold". The venue's two home teams won both the first and last games at the stadium: the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8–1 on opening day 1909, while the Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 2–1 on October 1, 1970, in the park's final contest.
Shibe Park stood on the block bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 20th Street, Somerset Street and 21st Street. It was five blocks west, corner-to-corner, from the Baker Bowl, the Phillies' home from 1887 to 1938. The stadium hosted eight World Series and two MLB All-Star Games, in 1943 and 1952, with the latter game holding the distinction of being the only All-Star contest shortened by rain (to five innings). In May 1939, it was the site of the first night game played in the American League.
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