Citizens Bank Park
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| Address | One Citizens Bank Way |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°54′21″N 75°9′59″W / 39.90583°N 75.16639°WCoordinates: 39°54′21″N 75°9′59″W / 39.90583°N 75.16639°W |
| Public transit | AT&T Station: |
| Owner | City of Philadelphia |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity | 43,651 (2011–present) 43,647 (2007–10) 43,308 (2006) 43,500 (2004–05) |
| Record attendance | 46,967 (January 2, 2012) 2012 NHL Winter Classic Baseball: 46,528 (October 8, 2009) |
| Field size |
Left field foul pole 329 feet (100 m) Left field power alley 374 feet (114 m) The "Angle" (left of CF to LCF) 409 feet (125 m) – 381 feet (116 m) – 387 feet (118 m) Center field, straightaway 401 feet (122 m) Right field power alley 369 feet (112 m) Right field foul pole 330 feet (101 m) |
| Surface |
Riviera Bermuda Grass (2012–16) Kentucky Bluegrass (2004–12, 2016–present) |
| Scoreboard | Left Field HD display Board, 76 feet 0 inches (23.16 m) x 97 feet 0 inches (29.57 m), 7,372 square feet (680 m2) Daktronics left field scoreboard message board, baseline message boards, HD displays and out-of-town scoreboards |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 28, 2002 |
| Opened | April 3, 2004 |
| Construction cost | US$458 million ($581 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
EwingCole (formerly Ewing Cole Cherry Brott, Philadelphia) Populous Agoos Lovera Architects (Philadelphia) |
| Project manager | Stranix Associates |
| General contractor | L. F. Driscoll/Hunt |
| Main contractors | Synterra, Ltd. Don Todd Associates, Inc. |
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| Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) (2004–present) | |
Citizens Bank Park is a baseball park located in Philadelphia, within the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. It is the home of the Philadelphia Phillies, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. It is commonly referred to by locals simply as "The Bank" or "CBP". Citizens Bank Park opened on April 3, 2004, and hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 12 of the same year, with the Phillies losing to the Cincinnati Reds, 4–1.
The ballpark was built to replace the now-demolished Veterans Stadium (a football/baseball multipurpose facility), and features natural grass and dirt playing field and also features a number of Philadelphia-style food stands, including several which serve cheesesteaks, hoagies, and other regional specialties. The ballpark lies on the northeast corner of the Sports Complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center, and Xfinity Live!. The stadium's capacity is 43,651 seats.
In 1999, the Phillies and the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League joined their Western Pennsylvania counterparts, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, in making requests to replace both Veterans Stadium and Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh with separate stadiums. Pressure for new Philadelphia stadiums increased after a railing collapsed at The Vet during the 1998 Army–Navy Game, injuring eight cadets. The Pirates threatened to leave Pittsburgh in 1997, which helped convince the legislature to approve funding for the four proposed stadiums. While Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh approved the pacts swiftly, due to plans already being in place at the time of legislative approval, debate within Philadelphia's city leadership carried on as Pittsburgh opened their stadiums (PNC Park for the Pirates and Heinz Field for the Steelers) in 2001. The Eagles agreed to a site slightly southeast of Veterans Stadium, which would become Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles' stadium was built on the site of an old food warehouse and celebrated its grand opening in August 2003.
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