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Turner Field was renovated into Center Parc Stadium for the Panthers football team, [15] while new baseball and softball parks are planned for the former Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium site. [16] In May 2024, The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the construction of a new baseball stadium on the site, with ...
April 11 – Emmett Ashford takes the field in Washington to officiate a 5–2 Washington Senators win over the Cleveland Indians. He is the first African-American umpire in Major League history. April 12 – A sellout crowd of 50,671 fans show up at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to watch the Braves' first home game in Atlanta.
The following is a list of ballparks previously used by professional baseball teams. In addition to the current National (NL) and American (AL) leagues, Major League Baseball recognizes four short-lived other leagues as "major" for at least some portion of their histories; three of them played only in the 19th century, while a fourth played two years in the 1910s.
November 7 – Rube Bressler, 72, one of only a few players in major league baseball history to successfully convert from a pitcher to a position player as a first baseman/outfielder, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1914 and 1931.
Busch Memorial Stadium (Busch Stadium II) was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 through 2005. [4] Built as Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium, its official name was shortened to Busch Stadium in January 1982.
Angel Stadium is a ballpark in Anaheim, California, United States.Since its opening 59 years ago in 1966, it has been the home venue of the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The first Busch Stadium closed in 1966 and both the baseball Cardinals, and the National Football League (NFL)'s team of the same name (now the Arizona Cardinals) moved to a new multi-purpose stadium, named Busch Memorial Stadium (Busch Stadium II). [20]
The 1966 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 84th season in the history of the franchise, and the 29th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. The Phillies had a winning record of 87–75.