McCormick Field

McCormick Field
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Location30 Buchanan Place
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
Coordinates35°35′14″N 82°32′57″W / 35.58722°N 82.54917°W / 35.58722; -82.54917
OwnerCity of Asheville
OperatorDeWine Seeds Silver Dollar Baseball, LLC.
Capacity4,000
Field sizeLeft Field: 326 ft (99 m)
Left-Center: 370 ft (110 m)
Center Field: 373 ft (114 m)
Right-Center: 320 ft (98 m)
Right Field: 297 ft (91 m)
SurfaceNatural Grass
Construction
Broke ground1923
OpenedApril 3, 1924
Renovated1959, 1992
Construction cost$200,000
($3.56 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectBowers, Ellis, and Watson[2]
General contractorLeader Construction[2]
Tenants
Asheville Tourists (SAL/High-A East) (1924–present)
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (BSC)
Big South Tournament (2009)
Asheville Blues (NSL) (1940s)

Lewis McCormick Field is a baseball stadium in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the home field of the Asheville Tourists team of Minor League Baseball. As befits the hilly city of Asheville, the ballpark sits on a section of level ground partway up one of the city's hills, providing a picturesque atmosphere.[3] It is the third-oldest ballpark in Minor League Baseball.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "McCormick Field". University of North Carolina at Asheville. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  3. ^ Jarrett, Keith (May 14, 2007). "On Base with the Asheville Tourists". Asheville Citizen Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference hill was invoked but never defined (see the help page).