Connie Mack Stadium
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Connie Mack Stadium was a historic Major League Baseball park in Philadelphia that served for decades as the primary home of the city’s professional baseball teams before its demolition in the 1970s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
baseball stadium
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sports venue → |
| alsoUsedFor |
boxing events
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concerts and public events → football games → other sporting events → |
| architecturalStyle |
early 20th-century steel-and-concrete ballpark
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| capacity |
over 30,000 spectators
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| category |
Defunct Major League Baseball venues
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Demolished sports venues in Pennsylvania → Sports venues in Philadelphia → |
| city |
Philadelphia
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| constructionMaterial |
steel and concrete
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| country |
United States
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| demolished |
1976
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| era |
dead-ball era to expansion era
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| finalMLBGame |
1970
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| formerName |
Shibe Park
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| historicSignificance |
one of the earliest concrete-and-steel MLB parks
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| homeTeam |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Philadelphia Phillies → |
| league |
Major League Baseball
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| location |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| namedAfter |
Connie Mack
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| namedConnieMackStadiumFrom |
1953
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| namedConnieMackStadiumUntil |
demolition
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| neighborhood |
North Philadelphia
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| notableEvent |
American League pennant races with the Athletics
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National League pennant races with the Phillies → multiple World Series games → |
| notableFeature |
double-decked grandstand
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left-field bleachers → right-field roofed stands → |
| opened |
1909
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| ownershipHistory |
Philadelphia Athletics organization
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Philadelphia Phillies organization → |
| precededBy |
Columbia Park as home of the Philadelphia Athletics
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| primaryUse |
Major League Baseball games
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| replacedBy |
Veterans Stadium
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| status |
demolished
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| streetLocation |
21st Street and Lehigh Avenue
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| succeededBy |
Veterans Stadium as home of the Philadelphia Phillies
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| surface |
natural grass
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| tenantsFrom |
Philadelphia Athletics 1909–1954
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Philadelphia Phillies 1938–1970 → |
| usedUntil |
1970
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Philadelphia Phillies
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formerHomeBallpark |
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Philadelphia Athletics
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homeBallpark |
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Shibe Park
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renamedAs |
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Veterans Stadium
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replaced |