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| Location | 501 West South Street South Bend, Indiana 46601 |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′13.42″N 86°15′19.72″W / 41.6703944°N 86.2554778°W |
| Owner | City of South Bend |
| Operator | South Bend Parks & Recreation Department |
| Capacity | Baseball: 5,000 |
| Field size | Left field – 336 ft Left Center Field - 360 ft Center Field – 405 ft Right Center Field - 360 ft Right field – 336 ft |
| Surface | Natural Turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 1986[1] |
| Opened | July 2, 1987 |
| Construction cost | $11 million ($29.5 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HOK Sport (original) Jones Petrie Rafinski (2010-2013 Renovations) |
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| South Bend Cubs (MWL/High-A Central) (1988–present) Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball (1988–1993) | |
Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium is a baseball stadium in South Bend, Indiana, home to the South Bend Cubs, a minor league baseball team which plays in the Midwest League. The stadium opened in 1987, and its open concourse is considered the template for many later minor league ball parks built in the 1990s. It has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
The park is named for Stan Coveleski, the hall of fame pitcher who once lived in South Bend. It is colloquially known as "The Cove".
Coveleski Stadium is located on South Street in downtown South Bend.
- ^ Johnson, Arthur T. (1993). Minor League Baseball and Local Economic Development. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-01865-6.
- ^ 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.