Compadre Stadium

Compadre Stadium
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Location1425 W Ocotillo Road, Chandler, Arizona
Coordinates33°14′40″N 111°51′51″W / 33.24444°N 111.86417°W / 33.24444; -111.86417
Capacity4,900 seated, approx. 10,000 with outfield berm seating[1]
Field sizeLeft Field - ft
Center Field - ft
Right Field - ft
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1985
Opened1986
Closed1997
Demolished2014
Construction cost$1.6 million
Tenants
Milwaukee Brewers (AL) (spring training) (1986–1997)
Chandler Diamondbacks (AFL) (1992–1994)
Arizona League Brewers (AZL) (1988–1995) (complex)
Arizona League Cardinals (AZL) (1993–1994) (complex)

Compadre Stadium was a stadium located in Chandler, Arizona. It was the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986 to 1997 and the home field of the Chandler Diamondbacks of the Arizona Fall League from 1992 to 1994. The ballpark was privately financed by local developers and built at a cost of $1.6 million in 1985.[1] It closed in 1997 and sat abandoned for a number of years, with the outfield being used for grazing, before finally being demolished in 2014.[2]

The stadium was named after the local non-profit Chandler Compadres, who were allowed to keep the parking fees as a fundraiser. The organization later offered to purchase the stadium from Maricopa County after the Brewers moved out in 1997 for $1.6 million.[3]

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