Arlington Stadium
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Arlington Stadium was a former Major League Baseball park in Arlington, Texas, best known as the longtime home of the Texas Rangers before their move to a new facility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arlington Stadium canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball stadium
ⓘ
defunct sports venue ⓘ |
| capacityMLBOpening | about 35,700 ⓘ |
| capacityPeak | about 43,521 ⓘ |
| city | Arlington ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1993-10-03 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | about $1.5 million (original) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolishedFor | parking for The Ballpark in Arlington ⓘ |
| demolitionStart | 1994-05 ⓘ |
| demolitionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
Asymmetrical outfield dimensions
ⓘ
Open, exposed to Texas summer heat ⓘ |
| feature |
Bleacher-style seating in early years
ⓘ
Scoreboard beyond outfield fence ⓘ |
| formerHomeTeam | Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| formerName | Turnpike Stadium ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arlington, Texas
ⓘ
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| mlbClosingSeason | 1993 ⓘ |
| mlbOpeningSeason | 1972 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1977 American League Championship Series games
ⓘ
First Texas Rangers home game 1972-04-21 ⓘ |
| notableFor | Longtime home of the Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| openedAs | Turnpike Stadium ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965-04-21 ⓘ |
| operator |
Texas Rangers
ⓘ
surface form:
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
|
| originalLeague | Texas League ⓘ |
| originalTenant | Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs ⓘ |
| originalUse | Minor league baseball ⓘ |
| owner |
Arlington, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Arlington
|
| parkingCapacity | large surface parking lots surrounding stadium ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Baseball ⓘ |
| region | North Texas ⓘ |
| renovation | 1972 expansion for MLB ⓘ |
| renovationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Globe Life Park in Arlington
ⓘ
surface form:
The Ballpark in Arlington
|
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successorVenue |
Globe Life Park in Arlington
ⓘ
Globe Life Park in Arlington ⓘ
surface form:
The Ballpark in Arlington
|
| surface | Natural grass ⓘ |
| tenantFrom | Texas Rangers 1972 ⓘ |
| tenants | Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| tenantTo | Texas Rangers 1993 ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 1965 ⓘ |
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