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Say opening day in Detroit, and most everyone has a memory of Tiger Stadium.
For all of the 20th century, a team called the Tigers played baseball at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. After playing at Recreation Park and then Boulevard Park, George Vanderbeck, owner of the Detroit Tigers of the Western League, decided to build a new ballpark in 1896. It was named for Charlie Bennett, a popular catcher whose career was ended tragically when he lost both legs in a train accident.
The "L" shaped grandstands at Bennett Park originally seated 5,000 and were made of wood. In 1912, because the threat of fire was so great, the old stands were demolished and replaced with new concrete and steel grandstands. This new, modern structure, named Navin Field for its president, opened on April 20, 1912, the same day as Boston's Fenway Park. It was expanded several times, renamed Briggs Stadium in 1935, and finally Tiger Stadium in 1961.
A series of expansions took place beginning in 1936 that stayed with the stadium for 70 years. While it took the National League Cub's Wrigley Field another 40 years, the Tigers were the last American League team to add lights for night baseball in 1948.
Tiger Stadium had more than its share of lovable quirks. The 125 foot high flagpole was located at the back of centerfield and was actually in play. Tiger Stadium had the only upper-deck bleachers in the major leagues, and the right field upper deck jutted out over the field by 10 feet. There was a sign above the visitor's clubhouse which read: Visitor's Clubhouse - No Visitors Allowed.
When the Detroit Tigers moved out at the end of the 1999 season for a new ballpark just one mile east, Tiger Stadium was regarded as one of the best places for a spectator to see the game. Much was made of the "obstructed view" seats, but even if they weren't sold, Tiger Stadium had more seats than the stadium that ultimately replaced it. The pillars that created these obstructed views supported the upper deck and gave fans a close up view of the action. In fact, the last row of the upper deck in Tiger Stadium is closer than the first row of the upper deck at the new park.
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