Camden Yards

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Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Location:	Baltimore, Maryland
Opened:	April 6, 1992
Owner:	Maryland Stadium Authority
Surface:	Maryland Bluegrass
Architect:	HOK Sport
Current Capacity:	48,262
Build Cost:	$100 Million
Tenants:	Baltimore Orioles (1992 - Present)

1 Stadium History
2 Trivia
3 Field Dimensions
4 Wall Height
5 External Links

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Stadium History

When former Baltimore mayor William Donald Schaefer became governor of Maryland in the mid-1980s, he helped push plans for a baseball-only stadium through the state legislature. The plans also called for a football-only stadium next door and both would be financed by a new instant lottery game. Construction on an 85-acre site began in June 1989, took 33 months and cost $110 million. The success of Oriole Park at Camden Yards inspired other cities (Cleveland, Denver, etc.) to build their own versions of this new Retro style ballpark. Eli Jacobs, who owned the Orioles when the ballpark was built, wanted to call it Oriole Park. Schaefer preferred Camden Yards. Finally, they agreed on Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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Trivia

Hosted the 1993 All-Star game
Located only two blocks from Babe Ruth’s birthplace.
Hideo Nomo threw the only no-hitter ever pitched here on April 4, 2001.
Commonly called "Fenway South" by members of Red Sox Nation.
A red seat in left field (Section 86, Row FF, Seat 10, near the bullpens) marks the spot where Cal Ripken hit his 278th HR as a shortstop, breaking Ernie Banks' record.
An orange seat in center field (Section 96, Row D, Seat 23) marks the spot where Eddie Murray hit home run number 500 on September 6, 1996.

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