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Name:
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
 
Location:
333 West Camden Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
 
Broke ground:
June 28, 1989
 
Opened:
April 6, 1992
 
Owner:
Maryland Stadium Authority
 
Operator:
Maryland Stadium Authority
 
Surface:
Kentucky Blue Grass
 
Construction cost:
$110 million
 
Archictect:
Populous (Formerly HOK Sport) RTKL Associates Inc.
 
Project Manager:
International Facilities Group, LLC.
 
Structural engineer:
Bliss and Nyitray Inc.
 
Services engineer:
Kidde Consultants Inc.
 
General Contractor:
Barton Malow/Sverdrup/Danobe
 
Capacity:
48,876 (1992-2010)
45,971 (2011-present)
 
Field Dimensions:
Left Field - 333 ft.
Left-Center - 364 ft.
Left-Center (deep) - 412 ft.
Center Field - 400 ft.
Right-Center - 373 ft.
Right Field - 318 ft.
 
Notable Games:
April 6, 1992: Orioles Park at Camden Yards opens with the Orioles hosting the Cleveland Indians.
July 12, 1993: Orioles Park at Camden Yards hosts the 1993 Home Run Derby.
July 13, 1993: Orioles Park at Camden Yards hosts the 1993 MLB All-Star Game.
September 6, 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrigs record of 2,130 consecutive games played, and hit a home run. Attendees included President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and Cal Ripken, Sr.
September 6, 1996: Eddie Murray hits his 500th career home run.
October 1, 1996: In the first playoff game in Orioles Park at Camden Yards, the Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the ALDS.
October 5, 1996: The Orioles clinch the ALDS as they beat the Cleveland Indians in Game 4.
October 5, 1997: Mike Mussina outduels Seattle Mariners' ace Randy Johnson as the Orioles clinch the ALDS in Game 5.
September 20, 1998: Cal Ripken, Jr.'s consecutive games streak ends at 2,632.
July 10, 2005: The largest crowd in Oriole Park at Camden Yards history (49,828) watches the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox, 4-1.

  

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