Citizens Bank Park

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Contents 1 Stadium History 2 Field Dimensions 3 Wall Height 4 Ground Rules 5 Trivia 6 External Links

Stadium History

A new ballpark for the Phillies has been constructed just east of the site of Veterans Stadium on the north side of Pattison Avenue between 11th and Darien Streets in South Philadelphia and spans a 21-acre site. The ballpark structure is situated uniformly within the city street grid.

With the Philadelphia city skyline as the backdrop, the new ballpark features "bowl-style" seating with the playing field scooped out 23 feet below street level. The seating bowl layout is inspired by the classic plans of the Baker Bowl, home of the Phillies until 1938 and Connie Mack Stadium (formerly Shibe Park), which housed the team until 1971 when they moved into Veterans Stadium.

The cross section of the ballpark is configured to place fans on top of the action. Less than one-third of the seats are in the upper deck. To allow for a view of the downtown skyline, the field is oriented with home plate to the south and the outfield to the north, 45 degrees counter-clockwise from Veterans Stadium's orientation.

Field Dimensions

Left Field	Left Center	Center Field	Right Center	Right Field
329'	369'	401'	369'	330'

Wall Height

Left Field	Left Center	Center Field	Right Center	Right Field
9.25’	10.5’	6’	13.33’	13.33’

Ground Rules

In addition to adhering to the Universal Ground Rules, Citizens Park also employs the following ground rules:

• Ball striking dugout roof: Out of Play.

BACKSTOP AREA

• Ball going into camera area behind home plate: Out of Play.

OUTFIELD AREA

• Left Field:
  • Over the fence and in plantings: Home Run.
  • Ball strikes spectator in fair territory: Home Run.
  • Left Center Field to Center Field:
  • Ball hits to the left of the vertical yellow line: Home Run.
  • Ball hits on or to right of the vertical yellow line and rebounds back onto the field: In Play.
  • Ball hits on or to the right of the vertical yellow line and goes over the center field fence without striking the ground: Home Run.
  • Ball strikes plexiglass barriers on the top of outfield wall at the bottom of seating area walkways: In Play.

• Right Center Field to Center Field:
  • Ball wedges in chain link fence in front of out-of-town scoreboard: Two Bases.
  • Ball strikes fence or scoreboard and goes over the lower center field fence without striking the ground: Home Run.
  • Ball strikes fence or scoreboard and goes over higher portion of outfield fence without striking the ground: Two Bases.
  • Ball strikes top of outfield fence or scoreboard and bounds into stands: Home Run.
  • Ball strikes top of outfield fence or scoreboard and rebounds onto the playing field: In Play.

• Right Field:
  • Ball strikes plexiglass barriers on the top of outfield wall at the bottom of seating area walkways: In Play.

Trivia

• The playing field is visible from outside ballpark.
• Side-by-side bullpens on two levels are located in right field.

External Links

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