Baltimore Memorial Stadium

Baltimore Memorial Stadium
"The Old Grey Lady of 33rd Street"
Memorial Stadium in 2000
Map
Address900 East 33rd Street
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°19′46″N 76°36′5″W / 39.32944°N 76.60139°W / 39.32944; -76.60139
OwnerCity of Baltimore
OperatorMaryland Stadium Authority
Capacity31,000 (1950)
47,855 (1953)
53,371 (1991)
Field sizeLeft Field – 309 ft
Left-Center – 446 ft (1954), 378 ft (1990)
Center Field – 445 ft (1954), 405 ft (1980)
Right-Center – 446 ft (1954), 378 ft (1990)
Right Field – 309 ft
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1921 (first version)
1949 (second version)
OpenedDecember 2, 1922 (first version)
April 20, 1950 (second version)
ClosedDecember 14, 1997
DemolishedApril 2001–February 15, 2002[1]
Construction costUS$6.5 million
($82.3 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectHall, Border, and Donaldson[3]
Structural engineerR. E. L. Williams (building construction), Faisant and Kooken (consulting)[4]
General contractorDeLucca-Davis & Carozza/Joseph F. Hughes[5]
Tenants
Baseball

Baltimore Orioles (IL) mid-season 1944–1953
Baltimore Orioles (MLB) 1954–1991
Bowie Baysox (EL) 1993

Football

Baltimore Colts (AAFC / NFL) 1947–1950
Baltimore Colts (NFL) 1953–1983
Baltimore Stallions (CFL) 1994–1995
Baltimore Ravens (NFL) 1996–1997

Soccer
Baltimore Bays (NPSL / NASL) 1967–1968
Baltimore Comets (NASL) 1974–1975

Baltimore Memorial Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an oversized block officially called Venable Park, a former city park from the 1920s. The site was bound by Ellerslie Avenue to the west, 36th Street to the north, and Ednor Road to the east.

Two stadiums were located here — a 1922 version known primarily as Baltimore Stadium or Municipal Stadium; and a rebuilt, double-deck, multi-sport stadium, completed in mid-1954, and rechristened Baltimore Memorial Stadium — Memorial Stadium for short.

  1. ^ "Memorial Stadium". MDStad.com. Maryland Stadium Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Eggener, Keith. "The Demolition and Afterlife of Baltimore Memorial Stadium," Places Journal, October 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "J. L. Faisant Dies at 60," The Baltimore Sun, Monday, February 5, 1962. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Memorial Stadium". Ballparks.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.