Smokies Stadium

Smokies Stadium
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Former namesSevierville/Sevier County Multi-Use Stadium (planning name)
Smokies Park[1]
Location3540 Line Drive
Kodak, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates35°59′20″N 83°36′16″W / 35.98889°N 83.60444°W / 35.98889; -83.60444
OwnerSevier County and the City of Sevierville[1]
OperatorSPBC, LLC[1]
Capacity6,412[3]
Record attendance8,193 (April 12, 2022; Tennessee Volunteers vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles)[4]
Field sizeLeft Field: 330 feet (100 m)
Center Field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right Field: 320 feet (98 m)[5]
SurfaceBermuda Grass
Construction
Broke groundApril 23, 1999[1]
OpenedApril 20, 2000 (2000-04-20)[1]
Construction cost$19.4 million[1]
($34.3 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectHNTB
BarberMcMurry
General contractorDenark–Smith[1]
Tenants
Tennessee Smokies (SL/Double-A South) (2000–2024)

Smokies Stadium (formerly known as Smokies Park) is a baseball stadium located in Kodak, Tennessee, inside Sevierville city limits and east of Knoxville, adjacent to the tourist centers of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. The park, which opened in 2000, has a capacity of 6,412. It is the former home of the Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League. Smokies Park was constructed as a replacement facility for the since shuttered Bill Meyer Stadium in Knoxville.[6]

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  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. ^ Reichard, Kevin (1 May 2015). "Smokies Park / Tennessee Smokies". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Baseball's Win Streak Ends At 23 Games". www.chattanoogan.com. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  5. ^ "2017 Tennessee Smokies Media Guide" (PDF). Minor League Baseball. 2017. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "10 years at Smokies Park". Minor League Baseball. February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2013.