Miller Park
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Miller Park
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Opened: | March 30, 2001 |
| Owner: | SE Wisconsin Professional Baseball District-64% Milwaukee Brewers - 36% |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Architect: | HKS, Inc. (Dallas) NBBJ (L.A.) Eppstein Uhen Architects (Milwaukee) |
| Current Capacity: | 43,000 |
| Build Cost: | $400 Million |
| Tenants: | Milwaukee Brewers (2001 - Present) |
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Stadium History
Miller Park is a traditional ballpark reflecting local architecture, but has a retractable dome roof to protect against the cool weather in Wisconsin during the spring and fall. The ballpark is located in what used to be the center field parking lot of Milwaukee County Stadium, the Brewers' former home field. The originally scheduled April 1999 opening was delayed because of financing problems which were eventually resolved. The delay meant that the 1999 All Star game was not played in Milwaukee as planned, although it was played there in 2002.
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Field Dimensions
| Left Field | Left Center | Center Field | Right Center | Right Field |
| 334' | 370' | 400' | 374' | 345' |
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Wall Height
| Left Field | Center Field | Right Field |
| 8’ - 12' | 8’ - 12' | 8’ - 12' |
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Ground Rules
In addition to adhering to the Universal Ground Rules, Miller Park also employs the following ground rules:
OUTFIELD AREA
- Batted ball in flight striking yellow portion of pad in left field corner: Home Run.
- Batted ball in flight striking blue portion of pad in right field corner: Foul.
- Fair bounding ball striking yellow portion of pad: Two Bases.
- Fair bounding ball striking blue portion of pad: In Play.
ROOF
- Batted ball strikes roof, roof truss, or roof cable over fair territory:
- Ball shall be judged fair or foul in relation to where it strikes the ground or is touched by a fielder.
- If caught by fielder, batter is out and runners advance at own risk.
- Batted ball strikes roof, roof truss, or roof cable over foul territory: Dead Ball.
Also see Retractable Roof Rules
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Trivia
- Site of the 2002 All-Star game.
- President George W. Bush, who was once a part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, threw the ceremonial first pitch of the first regular season game at Miller Park on April 6, 2001.
- Hank Aaron and Robin Yount were consulted during the construction of the ballpark.
- Sean Casey of the Cincinnati Reds got the first hit here on April 6, 2001, a single in the top of the second inning. Three days later he hit a home run to get the first hit ever at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
- Michael Tucker of the Cincinnati Reds hit the first official home run here on April 6, 2001, a two-run shot in the top of the fourth inning. Jeromy Burnitz hit the first official Brewers home run, a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning of the same game.
- Helfaer Field, a Little League ballpark located next to Miller Park, occupies part of the site where County Stadium once stood.
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