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Howard J. Lamade was the son of Grit newspaper founder Dietrick Lamade. [4] The younger Lamade was a vice president at Grit Publishing, and served on the board of directors for Little League Baseball in the 1950s. [2] A donation from Grit Publishing was used to purchase land where the stadium is located. [2]
Lamade Stadium has hosted games since 1959 and added lights in 1992. [15] Volunteer Stadium opened in 2001 when the field expanded to 16 teams. Prior to 1959, the Little League World Series was held at Original Little League on West Fourth Street in Williamsport .
They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list. The majority of these stadiums are used for American football , either in college football or the National Football League (NFL).
They are ordered by seating capacity, the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate in baseball configuration. Venues with a capacity of at least 1,000 are included. Venues with a capacity of at least 1,000 are included.
Along with Howard J. Lamade Stadium, it annually hosts the Little League World Series, one of the few sports events where children 12 years old and younger take the center stage. Volunteer Stadium was built starting in 2000 to accommodate the growth of the Little League World Series, and was completed in 2001. [1] Its seating capacity is 3,000.
Another son, Howard J. Lamade, was vice president, and also served as a top executive with Little League Baseball, helping to build it into a national institution. The main stadium used for the Little League World Series was built on land donated by the Lamade family, and it is named Howard J. Lamade Stadium in his memory. [5]
Howard J. Lamade Stadium (Little League Baseball)—Lamade Stadium is the primary stadium of the Little League World Series, hosting the final every year. It is one of two stadiums at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania that permanently hosts the LLWS, with Volunteer Stadium as the other.
Howard J. Lamade Stadium – the main stadium, completed in 1959, with seating capacity for 10,000 in the main stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more Little League Volunteer Stadium – opened in 2001; seats approximately 5,000