Progressive Field

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Progressive Field
The Jake
The progressive field
The progressive field
Earlier names

Jacobs Field (until 2008)

Data
place United StatesUnited States Cleveland , Ohio , USA
Coordinates 41 ° 29 '45.6 "  N , 81 ° 41' 6.6"  W Coordinates: 41 ° 29 '45.6 "  N , 81 ° 41' 6.6"  W.
owner Cuyahoga County
start of building January 1992
opening April 4, 1994
surface Natural grass
costs 175 million US dollars
architect HOK Sport
capacity 43,345 seats
playing area Left Field - 325 ft (99 m)
Left Center - 370 ft (113 m)
Center Field - 405 ft (123.5 m)
Right Center - 375 ft (114 m)
Right Field - 325 ft (99 m)
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Events

The Progressive Field (until 2008: Jacobs Field , often just called "The Jake" ) is a ballpark in Cleveland , Ohio , USA . It is part of the "Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex" and is in the immediate vicinity of the Quicken Loans Arena , where the NBA team of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays. Jacobs Field was built to replace Cleveland Stadium .

The Progressive Field is home to the Cleveland Indians from the American League and was named after former team owner Richard Jacobs . When the team was sold in 2000, the naming rights to the stadium were also lost at the end of 2006. On January 11, 2008 it was announced that the naming rights to the stadium by the insurance company Progressive Corporation for 57.6 million  US dollars were bought. Since March 25, 2008, the stadium has had a new name tag.

history

The construction of Jacobs Field was a major contribution to the revitalization of downtown Cleveland. After its opening in 1994, it replaced the "Cleveland Municipal Stadium" , which the Indians shared with the NFL team Cleveland Browns .

The “First Pitch ” ceremony took place in June 1992 at the location where the stadium was built before construction began. On April 4, 1994, the Cleveland Indians played their first game at Jacobs Field against the Seattle Mariners . The then US President Bill Clinton threw the first pitch of the game . The Indians won 4-3.

In the 1995 season, Jacobs Field was the first venue for the World Series in the duel between the Indians and the Atlanta Braves . The winners of the duel were the Braves.

Before the start of the 1997 season, Jacobs Field was enlarged by two smaller blocks with seats, which increased the spectator capacity by around 1,000 seats to a total of 43,345 seats. In 1997 the all-star game was played at Jacobs Field, and the Indians were again in the World Series, but lost again, this time against the Florida Marlins .

The stadium managed to set a new all-time MLB record between 1995 and 2001 when the Ballpark sold out 455 games in a row. The demand for tickets was so great that all 81 home games were sold out well before the start of the season. The Indians retired number 455 as a tribute to the fans and the record. Since then, "455 THE FANS" has been written on the wall behind the Right Field.

In the 2004 season, the largest free-standing billboard in the USA was modernized and replaced by the largest video wall in a sports facility worldwide. The video wall is almost 11 meters high and 45½ meters wide. In the same year, a restaurant behind the Centerfield, which previously offered additional seating, was replaced by a bar area called "The Batter's Eye Bar".

Visitors

Progressive Field set a new MLB record between June 12, 1995 and April 4, 2001 when it sold out 455 games in a row. The demand for tickets was so great that all 81 home games were sold out in five different seasons before the opening day. The Boston Red Sox later broke that record when Fenway Park saw 456 sales on September 9, 2008.

The record for the largest attendance at Progressive Field was set in Game 3 of the ALDS in 1997 , when there were 45,274 people in the stadium.

On Saturday April 2nd, 2011, the lowest attendance record for the Indians was set at 9,853. The following day, this record was broken with an even lower number of 8,726 visitors.

Web links

Commons : Progressive Field  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Progressive Field on the Cleveland Indians website

Individual evidence

  1. USATODAY.com - Indians' record-setting sellout streak over. Retrieved October 31, 2018 .
  2. ^ Few fans and less pitching haunt Cleveland Indians in 8-3 loss to Chicago White Sox . In: cleveland.com . ( cleveland.com [accessed October 31, 2018]).
  3. Indians turn triple play in first win of season, 7-1, over White Sox . In: cleveland.com . ( cleveland.com [accessed October 31, 2018]).