- Calfee Park
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Calfee Park
nickname =
location = 700 South Washington Ave,Pulaski, Virginia , 24301
coordinates =
broke_ground =
opened = 1935
renovated = 1999
expanded =
closed =
owner = Pulaski Baseball Inc.
operator =
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect =
project_manager =
main_contractors =Works Progress Administration
former_names =
tenants = Pulaski Counts, (1942, 1946 - 1950)
Pulaski Phillies, (1952 - 1955)
Pulaski Cubs, (1957 - 1958)
Pulaski Phillies, (1969 - 1977)
Pulaski Braves, (1982 - 1992)
Pulaski Rangers, (1997 - 2002)
Pulaski Blue Jays, (2003 - 2006)
Pulaski Mariners , (2008 - present)
seating_capacity = 2,500
dimensions = Left Field: 338 ft
Center Field: 405 Feet
Right Field: 301 Feet with 19 foot wallCalfee Park is a
stadium inPulaski, Virginia , USA. It is primarily used forbaseball , and is currently the home field of theSeattle Mariners 'Appalachian League affiate, thePulaski Mariners . It was built in 1935 as aWorks Progress Administration project, and is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places . Calfee Park was named after the mayor of Pulaski in 1935, Ernest W. Calfee. It holds approximately 2,500 people. The director of stadium operations is Dave Hart and the head groundskeeper is Gary Martin.The park is set off of
U.S. Route 11 in a valley within a residential neighborhood. As a result, a number of houses that surround the park have good views of games. The park had major renovations prior to the 1999 season, with a new grandstand behind the plate and along the first-base side as well as “open-air suites” (railed-in areas with picnic tables) farther down on the first-base line. A new scoreboard was also installed.External links
* [http://www.ballparkreviews.com/pulaski/pulaski.htm Ballparkreviews.com - Calfee Park]
* [http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/pulaski.htm Charlie’s Big Baseball Parks - Calfee Park]
* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2003/Pulaski/Pulaski.htm Calfee Park Views - "Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues"]
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