Milwaukee County Stadium
County Stadium | |
Aerial view of Milwaukee County Stadium in 2000 with Miller Park, now American Family Field, under construction in the lower right | |
Interactive map of Milwaukee County Stadium | |
| Location | 201 South 46th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 43°01′48″N 87°58′26″W / 43.030°N 87.974°W |
| Owner | Milwaukee County |
| Capacity | 36,011 (1953) 44,091 (1954–1955) 43,117 (1956) 43,768 (1957–1969) 45,768 (1970–1972) 46,000 (1973–1974) 47,500 (1975–1976) 52,293 (1977–1978) 54,187 (1979–1980) 53,192 (1981–2000) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Field size | Left Line – 315 ft (96 m) Left Field – 362 ft (110 m) Deep L.C. – 392 ft (119 m) Center F. – 402 ft (123 m) Deep R.C. – 392 ft (119 m) Right Field – 362 ft (110 m) Right Line – 315 ft (96 m) Backstop – 60 ft (18 m) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 19, 1950 |
| Opened | April 6, 1953 73 years ago |
| Closed | September 28, 2000 |
| Demolished | February 21, 2001 |
| Construction cost | $5.9 million ($71 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architect | Osborn Engineering |
| General contractor | Hunzinger Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Milwaukee Braves (MLB) (1953–1965) Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1953–1994, part time) Marquette Golden Avalanche (NCAA) (1957–1958) Chicago White Sox (MLB) (1968–1969, part-time) Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA) (1968–1971) Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) (1970–2000) | |
Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also used for Green Bay Packers football games, ice skating, religious services, concerts, and other large events. Its final season was in 2000, when it was replaced by the adjacent Miller Park, now American Family Field.