Riverfront Stadium

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Riverfront Stadium was a multi-purpose sports venue in Cincinnati best known as the longtime home of the Cincinnati Reds during their Big Red Machine era.

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Riverfront Stadium canonical 18
Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports venue
multi-purpose stadium
adjacentTo Ohio River
alsoKnownAs Cinergy Field
Riverfront Stadium
surface form: Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
architecturalStyle cookie-cutter stadium
bigRedMachineEra 1970s
capacityBaseballApprox 52000
capacityFootballApprox 60000
cityServed Cincinnati metropolitan area
constructionType concrete bowl
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished 2002-12-29
demolitionMethod implosion
fieldOrientation asymmetrical outfield after 2000 renovation
homeTeam Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Reds
hostedEvent 1970 MLB All-Star Game
1972 World Series
1975 World Series
1976 World Series
1990 World Series
hostedNoHitter Tom Browning perfect game (1988-09-16)
hostedNotablePlayer Joe Morgan
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose
Tony Pérez
league Major League Baseball
National Football League
location Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio
namedAfter its location along the Ohio River riverfront
notableFor being home of the Cincinnati Reds Big Red Machine teams
opened 1970-06-30
operator Cincinnati Reds
owner Cincinnati
surface form: City of Cincinnati
partOf downtown Cincinnati riverfront redevelopment
precededBy Crosley Field
primaryUse baseball
replacedBy Great American Ball Park
roofType open
scoreboardType video scoreboard
secondaryUse American football
sponsoredNamePeriod Cinergy Field
surface form: Cinergy Field (1996–2002)
succeededBy Great American Ball Park
Paul Brown Stadium
surface AstroTurf
tenant Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Reds

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cincinnati Reds formerHomeBallpark Riverfront Stadium
1990 World Series game1Venue Riverfront Stadium
1990 World Series game2Venue Riverfront Stadium
1975 World Series gamePlayedAt Riverfront Stadium
1970 World Series game1Venue Riverfront Stadium
1970 World Series game2Venue Riverfront Stadium
Big Red Machine homeBallpark Riverfront Stadium
Cinergy Field formerName Riverfront Stadium
Riverfront Stadium alsoKnownAs Riverfront Stadium
this entity surface form: Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)
Crosley Field replacedBy Riverfront Stadium
1972 World Series venueGame1 Riverfront Stadium
1972 World Series venueGame2 Riverfront Stadium
1972 World Series venueGame6 Riverfront Stadium
1972 World Series venueGame7 Riverfront Stadium
Nasty Boys-era Reds homeBallpark Riverfront Stadium
1976 World Series game1Venue Riverfront Stadium
1976 World Series game2Venue Riverfront Stadium
Redland Field successorStadium Riverfront Stadium