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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 ...
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.
The future American Family Field was opened as "Miller Park" in 2001, built to replace Milwaukee County Stadium. The stadium was built with US$310 million of public funds (equivalent to $530 million in 2023), which drew some controversy at the time.
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]
The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 4th season in Major League Baseball and their 4th season at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West. They looked to improve on their 2000 season.
Teamwork, a bronze sculpture by Omri Amrany, was installed at Miller Park in 2001 to honor the three workers. [8] The Brewers postponed their home game against the Kansas City Royals scheduled for the day after the accident out of respect for the victims and wore an Ironworkers Local 8 memorial patch on the left breast of their jerseys ...