Built 84 years ago in 1940, it has a seating capacity of 4,000, a picnic area, and a barbecue area. Field dimensions are 335 feet (102m) to right field, 328 feet (100m) to left field, 415 feet (126m) to center field, and 368 feet (112m) to each power alley. Aligned northeast (home plate to second base), the elevation of the natural grass field is approximately 3,400 feet (1,035m) above sea level.
Just southeast of the Black Eagle Dam on the Missouri River, the baseball park is owned by the city and leased to the Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc., anon-profit organization. Inexchange for maintaining the park and updates, the city requires that the three local high school (American Legion affiliated) teams be allowed to practice and play in the stadium as long as it does not interfere with the operations of the Voyagers.
The three American Legion teams that play in the park are the Great Falls Chargers AA, Chargers A, and Chargers B. The previous names of these teams where the Stallions, Electrics, and Chargers; the programs merged into one organization, thus the new name.
The Green Monster is a popular nickname for the 37-foot-2-inch-high (11.33 m) left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. The wall is 310 feet (94 m) from home plate and is a popular target for right-handed hitters.
The Great Falls Voyagers are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Great Falls, Montana, and play their home games at Centene Stadium.
San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California. Opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium; it was renamed Jack Murphy Stadium for sportswriter Jack Murphy from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 to 2017, the stadium's naming rights were owned by Qualcomm; it was known as Qualcomm Stadium. The naming rights expired on June 14, 2017, and were purchased by San Diego County Credit Union, renaming the stadium to SDCCU Stadium on September 19, 2017; those naming rights expired in December 2020. Demolition of San Diego Stadium began in December 2020; its last freestanding section was felled on March 22, 2021.
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the Triple-A Omaha Royals. It was the largest minor league ballpark in the United States until its demolition.
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Sulphur Dell, formerly known as Sulphur Spring Park and Athletic Park, was a baseball park in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was located just north of the Tennessee State Capitol building in the block bounded by modern-day Jackson Street, Fourth Avenue North, Harrison Street, and Fifth Avenue North. The ballpark was home to the city's minor league baseball teams from 1885 to 1963. The facility was demolished in 1969.
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