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Classic Park 
Location 35300 Vine Street
Eastlake, OH 44095Broke ground May 9, 2002[1] Opened April 10, 2003 Owner City of Eastlake Operator Lake County Captains Construction cost $22 million
($26.3 million in 2011 dollars[2])Architect DLR Group Structural engineer Carter & Burgess[3] General Contractor Turner Construction[4] Capacity 7,273 Field dimensions Left Field: 320 ft (98 m)
Center Field: 400 ft (122 m)
Right Field: 320 ft (98 m)Tenants Lake County Captains (2003-present) Classic Park is a stadium in Eastlake, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Lake County Captains minor league baseball team. It was built in 2003 at a cost of $22 million and holds 7,273 people.
Although not immediately apparent to non-locals, the stadium bears a corporate name. The naming rights were purchased by Classic Automotive Group, a large Cleveland-area chain of auto dealerships owned by Jim Brown.
In order to construct Classic Park, Eastlake, Ohio assumed $1 million in debt. This debt necessitated cuts in public services, including the laying off of five police officers and a reduction in the scope of police services.[5]
On August 13, 2008 the concessions manager, Adam New, was arrested for stealing upwards of $70,000 from a previous employer, adding to further turmoil at Classic Park.[6]
References
- ^ Dave Truman (May 11, 2002). "Eastlake, Ohio, Baseball Stadium Seen as a Tool for Economic Growth". News-Herald. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-120428923.html.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/companies/51377/carter-and-burgess-inc/
- ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/team1/page.jsp?content_id=140244&fext=.jsp&sid=t437&vkey=team1_t437&ymd=20061026
- ^ "Eastlake Makes Changes To Pay Off Debt", NewsNet5.com, posted June 29, 2006, accessed June 29, 2006.
- ^ "[1]
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Current ballparks in the Midwest League Eastern Division Bowling Green Ballpark (Bowling Green Hot Rods) • Classic Park (Lake County Captains) • Cooley Law School Stadium (Lansing Lugnuts) • Coveleski Stadium (South Bend Silver Hawks) • Dow Diamond (Great Lakes Loons) • Fifth Third Ballpark (West Michigan Whitecaps) • Fifth Third Field (Dayton Dragons) • Parkview Field (Fort Wayne TinCaps)Western Division Ashford University Field (Clinton LumberKings) • Community Field (Burlington Bees) • Elfstrom Stadium (Kane County Cougars) • Modern Woodmen Park (Quad Cities River Bandits) • O'Brien Field (Peoria Chiefs) • Pohlman Field (Beloit Snappers) • Time Warner Cable Field (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers) • Veterans Memorial Stadium (Cedar Rapids Kernels)Categories:- Midwest League ballparks
- Sports venues in Cleveland, Ohio
- Minor league baseball venues
- Baseball venues in Ohio
- Ohio sports venue stubs
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