- Oldsmobile Park
Infobox_Baseball_Stadium
stadium_name = Oldsmobile Park
nickname = Lugnuts Stadium
location = 505 E. Michigan Ave.Lansing, Michigan 48912
broke_ground =April 3 ,1995
opened =April 3 ,1996
closed =
demolished =
owner =City of Lansing
operator =Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA)
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect =HNTB Corporation (Kansas City)
former_names =
tenants =Lansing Lugnuts (1996 -present)
Michigan State Spartans (1996 -present)
seating_capacity = 11,000 (+ lawn seating)
dimensions = Left Field - 305 ft
Center Field - 412 ft
Right Field - 305 ftOldsmobile Park is a
baseball stadium inLansing, Michigan , and home field of theLansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team. TheMichigan State University college baseball team also plays select home games at Oldsmobile Park. The stadium is situated in the heart of downtown Lansing in the Stadium District on a relatively narrow strip of land between and below two streets (Larch and Cedar Streets) of theCapitol Loop , making for a unique urban feel. The stadium was named after its largest sponsor,Oldsmobile , theGeneral Motors automobile line that was discontinued in2004 .It is primarily used for
baseball , though when baseball season is over it is used for everything from an ice skating rink to a movie theater. Due to the dimensions of the city block in which the stadium was constructed, the right and left field fences 'notch' sharply in to distances of 305 feet at each foul pole (although the park is of normal dimensions otherwise).History
Groundbreaking for the stadium took place onApril 3 ,1995 , and it was officially opened exactly one year later onApril 3 ,1996 with a game between the baseball teams of theUniversity of Michigan andMichigan State University . Two days later, theLansing Lugnuts had their first game there against Rockford. [ [http://www.oldsmobilepark.com/ParkInfo/StadiumFacts/tabid/75/Default.aspx Oldsmobile Park Official Website, Stadium Facts Page] accessed May 27, 2008] The stadium replaced a block of historic, but dilapidated, storefronts along Michigan Avenue, many of which were occupied byporn shops. Originally budgeted $10 million for construction, the construction costs rose slightly to $12.8 million. [ [http://www.lansinglugnuts.com/fan_action/101404.html Lansing Lugnuts Official Website, Homepage] , accessed May 27, 2008]Field Dimensions
Left Field: 305 feet
Center Field: 412 feet
Right Field: 305 feetReferences
External links
* [http://www.oldsmobilepark.com/home.aspx Official Lansing Lugnuts Website]
* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2006/Lansing/Lansing.htm Oldsmobile Park Views - "Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues"]
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