County Stadium | |
 Aerial view of Milwaukee County Stadium in 2000 with Miller Park under construction in the lower right | |
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| Location | 201 South 46th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 43°01′48″N 87°58′26″W / 43.030°N 87.974°W |
| Owner | Milwaukee County |
| Capacity | 36,011 (1953) 44,091 (1954–1955) 43,117 (1956) 43,768 (1957–1969) 45,768 (1970–1972) 46,000 (1973–1974) 47,500 (1975–1976) 52,293 (1977–1978) 54,187 (1979–1980) 53,192 (1981–2000) |
| Field size | Left Line – 315 ft (96 m) Left Field – 362 ft (110 m) Deep L.C. – 392 ft (119 m) Center F. – 402 ft (123 m) Deep R.C. – 392 ft (119 m) Right Field – 362 ft (110 m) Right Line – 315 ft (96 m) Backstop – 60 ft (18 m)  |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 19, 1950[1] |
| Opened | April 6, 1953 71 years ago |
| Closed | September 28, 2000 |
| Demolished | February 21, 2001 |
| Construction cost | $5.9 million[2] ($67.2 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Osborn Engineering |
| General contractor | Hunzinger Construction[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Milwaukee Braves (MLB) (1953–1965) Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1953–1994, part time) Marquette Golden Avalanche (NCAA) (1957–1958) Chicago White Sox (MLB) (1968–1969, part-time) Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA) (1968–1971) Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) (1970–2000) | |
Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also used for Green Bay Packers football games,[5] ice skating, religious services, concerts, and other large events. Its final season was in 2000, when it was replaced by the adjacent Miller Park.
- ^ "Steel erection at stadium is to start soon". Milwaukee Journal. October 19, 1951. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ Sauerberg, George (March 24, 1973). "The Stadium - 20 years later". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 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.
- ^ Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes. Ballparks.com. Retrieved on October 17, 2011.
- ^ "(Aerial photo)". Milwaukee Journal. September 28, 1953. p. 1, part 2.