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A new flagpole in the spirit of Tiger Stadium's pole was positioned in fair play at Comerica Park until the left field fence was moved in closer prior to the 2003 season. [25] [26] When it closed, Tiger Stadium was tied with Fenway Park as the oldest stadium in Major League Baseball; the two parks opened on the same date in 1912.
In 1911, new Tigers owner Frank Navin ordered the construction of a new ballpark to be built on the same site. Opening in 1912, the ballpark, which eventually became known as Tiger Stadium, served as the Tigers' home for the next 88 seasons. By the mid-1990s, it had become apparent that the much-beloved ballpark was at the end of its useful life.
Tiger Stadium – Branded for the New Orleans Saints. Tiger Stadium at LSU served as a temporary relocation site for the New Orleans Saints for four games of the 2005 NFL season after Hurricane Katrina damaged the Superdome and left much of New Orleans under water. The Saints, however, utilized only 79,000 of Tiger Stadium's seats (the new west ...
Opening with a capacity of 12,000 people in 1924, Tiger Stadium is the football stadium of Louisiana State University. $1.8 million was spent on the stadium in 1936 while $183 million have been ...
Six future Hall of Famers hit round-trippers in a Home Run Derby of sorts during the 1971 All-Star Game at Detroit's Tiger Stadium.
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field is a baseball stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [2] It is the home stadium of the Louisiana State University Tigers baseball team. The stadium section (and LSU's previous baseball stadium 200 yards to the north) were named for Simeon Alex Box, an LSU letterman (1942), Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, who was killed in North Africa ...
The Corner Ballpark (also known as the Willie Horton Field of Dreams at The Corner Ballpark) is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. Built on the former site of Tiger Stadium, the stadium opened in 2018 and is the home of the Detroit Police Athletic League. It is also home to numerous youth, college ...
Amzie Griffin, 90, a veteran vendor, pushes a display set of jerseys, baseballs, and stuffed tigers before the Tstart of the Tigers vs. Twins game at Comerica Park in Detroit on Friday, July 26, 2024.