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 A Redbirds game at AutoZone Park | |
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| Location | 200 Union Avenue Memphis, Tennessee United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°8′35″N 90°2′57″W / 35.14306°N 90.04917°W |
| Public transit |  Main Street Lineat Union Avenue |
| Owner | City of Memphis |
| Operator | Memphis Redbirds, LLC[3] |
| Capacity | 10,000 (2015–present)[8] 14,384 (2008–2014)[4] 14,320 (2000–2007) |
| Record attendance | 18,620 (August 31, 2008; Oklahoma RedHawks vs. Memphis Redbirds)[9] |
| Field size | Left field: 319 ft (97 m) Left-center field: 360 ft (110 m) Center field: 400 ft (122 m) Right-center field: 373 ft (114 m) Right field: 322 ft (98 m)[4] |
| Surface | Tifton 419 Bermuda grass[3] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 15, 1998[1] |
| Opened | April 1, 2000[2] |
| Construction cost | $80.5 million[4] ($142 million in 2023 dollars[5]) |
| Architect | Looney Ricks Kiss HOK Sport |
| Structural engineer | Stanley D. Lindsey & Associates[6] |
| Services engineer | Griffith C. Burr Inc.[7] |
| General contractor | Beers-Inman[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Memphis Redbirds (PCL/AAAE/IL) 2000–present Memphis 901 FC (USLC) 2019–present | |
AutoZone Park is a Minor League Baseball stadium located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, and is home to the Memphis Redbirds of the International League, the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals. It also hosts Memphis 901 FC of the USL Championship, the second tier of U.S. soccer. In 2009, the stadium was named Minor League Ballpark of the Year by Baseball America.[10]
- ^ Stukenborg, Phil (January 16, 1999). "Excavation Begins for New Ballpark". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Knight, Graham. "AutoZone Park". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ a b "2016 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Redbirds. 2016. pp. 214–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pacific Coast League Ballparks". Ballparks.com. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Project: AutoZone Park Baseball Stadium". Geopier. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Projects". OGCB, Inc. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ McMillin, Zack (January 6, 2015). "AutoZone Park Transformation Under Way as Cardinals Add $2 Million to City's $4.5 Million". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ "Top 10 Crowds in AutoZone Park History" (PDF). 2019 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide. Minor League Baseball. 2019. p. 106. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Leventhal, Josh (April 17, 2009). "Top 10 Ballparks". Baseball America. Retrieved March 28, 2014.