Tal’s Hill (former feature)
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Tal’s Hill was a distinctive, sloped outfield incline with a flagpole in play that once formed a quirky and challenging part of the center field at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tal’s Hill | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball field feature
ⓘ
sports venue architectural feature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Grassy Knoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | center field wall at Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam | Houston Astros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballparkNameAtOpening | Enron Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballparkSubsequentName | Minute Maid Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designIntent | to evoke classic, idiosyncratic ballpark features ⓘ |
| era | early years of Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| fanPerception | polarizing but iconic feature of Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| flagpoleLocation | on the hill in live field of play ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grass surface
ⓘ
in-play flagpole ⓘ steep incline ⓘ warning track at base of hill ⓘ |
| heightApproximate | about 30 feet from base to top ⓘ |
| inPlayStatus | fair territory ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Crosley Field terrace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other historical ballpark inclines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Major League Baseball’s quirkiest outfield features
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creating difficult plays for center fielders ⓘ unusual bounces of batted balls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minute Maid Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Tal Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| noLongerExistsAsFeature | true ⓘ |
| openedForUse | 2000 ⓘ |
| partOf | center field at Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToField | center field ⓘ |
| reasonForRemoval |
desire to create more conventional outfield configuration
ⓘ
fan safety and playability concerns ⓘ outfield renovation at Minute Maid Park ⓘ |
| removedIn | 2016 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | expanded, level outfield area ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | risk of outfielders tripping or losing footing ⓘ |
| slopeDescription | sharp incline rising from warning track to center-field wall ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| usedDuringLeague |
Major League Baseball postseason games
ⓘ
Major League Baseball regular season games ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.