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| Location | 35300 Vine Street Eastlake, OH 44095 |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′28″N 81°26′8″W / 41.64111°N 81.43556°W |
| Owner | City of Eastlake |
| Operator | Lake County Captains Baseball Club |
| Capacity | 7,273 |
| Field size | Left Field: 320 ft (98 m) Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right Field: 320 ft (98 m) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 9, 2002[1] |
| Opened | April 10, 2003 |
| Construction cost | $22 million ($36.4 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | DLR Group |
| Project manager | Ozanne Construction Company[4] |
| Structural engineer | MC Engineers, Inc.[3] |
| Services engineer | CT Consultants, Inc. |
| General contractor | Turner Construction[5] |
| Tenants | |
| Lake County Captains (MWL/High-A Central) 2003–present Lake Erie Storm (NCAA) 2017–present | |
Classic Auto Group Park is a stadium in Eastlake, Ohio, in the suburbs of Cleveland. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Lake County Captains minor league baseball team. It was built in 2003 at a cost of $22 million under the name Eastlake Park and holds 7,273 people.
Although not immediately apparent to non-locals, the stadium bears a corporate name. The naming rights were purchased by Classic Automotive Group, a large Cleveland-area chain of auto dealerships.[6]
- ^ Truman, Dave (May 11, 2002). "Eastlake, Ohio, Baseball Stadium Seen as a Tool for Economic Growth". The News-Herald. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Robert Bell, PE" (PDF). MC Engineers, Inc. Retrieved September 29, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ozanne Construction Co". Builders Exchange. 4 (10). Sabre Publishing. October 1, 2005. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aboutcpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bonchak, Jean (June 30, 2012). "Most Influential: Influence of Classic Auto Group Owner Drives through Lake County". The News-Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2014.