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On opening day April 6, 2001, President George W. Bush and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig had first pitch honors for the stadium. [46] [47] The park hosted the 2002 MLB All-Star Game, which ended infamously in a tie.
The team moved into American Family Field, then known as Miller Park, in 2001, [10] but they did not play their first Opening Day game at the new stadium until five years later. In that game, held on April 3, 2006, Milwaukee defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates , 5–2; starter Doug Davis did not figure in the decision.
The stadium was demolished on February 21, 2001. Although most of the stadium site is now covered with parking for Miller Park, the site of the old infield was converted into a Little League park, and is now called Helfaer Field. On a picnic concourse next to the playing field of Helfaer Field, there is an outline of where home plate was at ...
1996 Opening Day Bill Clinton: Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1997 Opening Day Shea Stadium: 2000 Opening Day Pacific Bell Park: George W. Bush (as Governor of Texas) ‡ The Ballpark in Arlington: Future 43rd president 2001 Opening Day George W. Bush: Miller Park
April 6 – The Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5–4 in the first game played at Miller Park in Milwaukee. April 9 – The Pittsburgh Pirates lose to the Cincinnati Reds 8–2 in the first game played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
February 8, 2001: Tony Fernández was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. [4] February 24, 2001: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Devon White. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ruddy Lugo (June 1, 2001) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade. [5]
3.1 Opening Day starters. ... The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 4th season in Major League Baseball and their 4th ... Miller Park: 40,038: 92 ...
A plaque commemorating former Milwaukee Brewers manager and hitting coach Harvey Kuenn on the Walk of Fame. The American Family Field Walk of Fame is an exhibit located at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that commemorates baseball players, coaches, executives, and broadcasters who have made significant contributions to Major League Baseball (MLB) in Milwaukee.