Arlington Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Formerly The Ballpark in Arlington
Groundbreaking: April 2, 1992
1st American League Game: April 11, 1994 (Mil 4, Tex 3)
Surface: Natural Grass
Architect: David M. Schwarz Architectural Services (Washington, DC); HKS, Inc. (Dallas)
Cost: $191 million
Owner: Arlington Sports Authority
Seating capacity: 49,200
Playing Field Dimensions:
Left field foul line: 332 ft.
Left center: 390 ft.
Center field: 400 ft.
Deepest right center: 407 ft.
Right center: 381 ft. to 377 ft.
Right field foul line: 326 ft.
Outfield Fences: Left to left-center: 14 ft; Left-center to right field: 8 ft.
Hosted World Series: Never
Hosted All-Star Game: 1995
The Rangers were more than happy to leave their long since outdated Arlington Stadium - A converted, minor league facility. The public financing of $135 million came from a one-half-cent sales tax increase in the city of Arlington over 12 to 15 years. The private financing of $56 million, came directly from the Rangers owners.
This unique complex also includes a baseball museum, a children's learning center, and a four-story office building within the ballpark and a youth baseball park, a 12-acre lake, and parks and recreation space on the perimeter.
The 49,200 seat open-air ballpark was designed and built with tradition and intimacy in mind, containing features such as a granite and brick facade, exposed structural steel, an asymmetrical playing field, and a home run porch in right field. Texas architecture is featured throughout, from the outer facade to the Lone Stars in the concourses and on the seat aisles.
The beautiful baseball-only facility serves as the centerpiece of a 270-acre complex. There are five levels of seating at The Ballpark: lower deck, lower suites, club level, upper suites, and upper deck. There is also an upper and lower deck in the home run porch in right field, and bleacher seating in center field.
Notable Moments: 6/28/94: Kenny Rogers' perfect game; 5/11/03: Rafael Palmerio's 500th career homerun.
The good: Supporting posts with obstructed view seats... and, loving it! The Home Run Porch (above left) is the coolest feature of any modern ballpark, period. The second coolest feature is the grass batter's-eye. You gotta love the Mad scramble for home run balls to center.
The bad: Dang, it's HOT here.
The Ugly: The ads are big, everywhere and a bit overwhelming. And "The Ballpark" is now "A Mortgage Company".
Texas Rangers
1000 Ballpark Way
Arlington, Texas 76011
Tickets: 817-273-5100
Commissioner's Box $100
VIP Infield $100
Crown Royal Club $80
Premium Infield $65
Club Infield $65
Lower Infield $50
Lower Box $45
Club Box $45
Corner Box $29
Terrace Box $23
Lower Reserved $23
Upper Box $19
Upper HRP $15
Upper Reserved $14
Bleachers $14
Grandstand Reserved $6
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TV: KDFI-27, FSN
In-park dining choices: Rawlings All American Grille, The Bullpen Grill, Casey's Corner Pub, The Diamond Club.
Various concession stands featuring: hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, soft drinks, pizza, nachos, bratwurst, smoked sausage, barbecue, hand-carved sandwiches, ice cream and desserts.
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Ameriquest Field in Arlington contains approximately 1,400,000 square feet. The Ballpark measures 114 feet from street level to the top of the roof canopy.
Beverages are dispensed to the concession stands by a central beverage distribution system that travels from the service level to the stands through 30 miles of tubing.
In 2004, naming rights to the Ballpark in Arlington was sold to the Ameriquest financial services.
According to studies done before construction, the prevailing winds are south-southeast. The effect of the wind is greatly reduced by the fact that the ballpark is completely enclosed by a four-story office building in center field. In addition, a giant windscreen, measuring 42 by 430 feet, was installed on the roof of the office building to further minimize the wind.
7/11/95 All-Star Game. Hideo Nomo becomes the first Japanese player to appear in an All-Star Game. In Japan, work virtually came to a standstill at approximately nine in the morning so fans could watch him live on television.
The yellow foul poles down each line were taken from Arlington Stadium.
The field itself is located 22 feet below street level in order to avoid summer winds.
The bleacher seats are comprised of some of the actual bench seating from the general admission areas in Arlington Stadium.
Home Run Porch: This two-tiered seating area in right field is very reminiscent of traditional older ballparks with its steel columns and overhead roof. Overhead fans were installed for both the lower and upper home run porch to provide more comfort.
To highlight the Texas architecture, there are 35 steer heads and 21 Lone Stars, made of cast-stone, erected above the upper arches around the entire ballpark.
The manual scoreboard is located on the left field wall, measuring 10 by 90 feet,
Legends of the Game Baseball Museum, a 17,000 square foot exhibit of over 1,000 baseball artifacts from the 19th century to the present day. Included are over 135 items on loan from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, the largest collection ever loaned by that organization. The Museum is located in Ameriquest Field in Arlington, behind the right field home run porch.
A 225-seat auditorium and theater is located in the Legends of the Game Baseball Museum.
Dr Pepper Youth Ballpark, a natural grass facility with seating for 650 in a grandstand designed in similar fashion to the Ameriquest Field in Arlington.
The natural grass batter's eye in centerfield was named for former Arlington Mayor Richard Greene in November, 1997.
Beyond the traditional fare, Rangers fans at The Ballpark can order authentic Texas barbecue, chicken-fried steak sandwiches or chicken fajitas. At the Diamond Club, lunch guests dine on "Spinach Salad With Shiitake Mushrooms and Sweet Cider Vinaigrette" and "Cured Ham on Walnut Bread." The dinner lineup features "Grilled Swordfish With Fennel and Leek Compote" and an "Achiote-Basted Veal Chop."
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