Coca-Cola Park

Coca-Cola Park
Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Location1050 Iron Pigs Way
Allentown, Pennsylvania
U.S.
Coordinates40°37′34″N 75°27′9″W / 40.62611°N 75.45250°W / 40.62611; -75.45250
Public transitBus transport LANta bus: 102 (at Union Boulevard)
OwnerLehigh County
OperatorLehigh County/L.V. Baseball LP.
Capacity10,178 (8,278 seats)
Field sizeLeft field: 323 ft (98 m)
Left-center field: 374 ft (114 m)
Deep left-center: 387 ft (118 m)
Left of center field: 409 ft (125 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right of center field: 398 ft (121 m)
Right-center field: 369 ft (112 m)
Right field: 325 ft (99 m)
SurfaceKentucky bluegrass
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 6, 2006[1]
OpenedMarch 30, 2008
Construction cost$50.25 million[2]
($71.1 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectPopulous
Structural engineerBrinjac Engineering, Inc.
Services engineerBrinjac Engineering, Inc.[4]
General contractorAlvin H. Butz Inc.[5]
Tenants
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (IL/AAAE) 2008–present

Coca-Cola Park is a baseball park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is the home field for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A level Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Coca-Cola Park accommodates 10,178 fans, including auxiliary areas, Capital Blue Cross Lawn, Dugout Suites, and Red Robin Tiki Terrace, and cost $50.25 million to build.[2] On March 7, 2007, naming rights to the stadium were awarded to The Coca-Cola Company Bottling Co. of the Lehigh Valley.[6]

  1. ^ Hart, Jay (September 7, 2006). "A Closer Look at the Lehigh Valley Ballpark". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Isherwood, Darryl R. (October 25, 2008). "Stadium's Final Cost Hits $50.25 Million". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Sports Projects". Brinjac Engineering. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Knight, Graham (September 20, 2010). "Coca Cola Park". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  6. ^ Schuler, Jeff (March 8, 2007). "Play Ball at...Coca-Cola Park". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. A1. Retrieved February 15, 2013.