Henry Aaron Field
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| Location | Glendale, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°06′07″N 87°55′41″W / 43.101964°N 87.927929°W |
| Owner | Milwaukee County Parks |
| Operator | Milwaukee County Parks |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Field size | Left field - 320 ft (98 m) Center field - 390 ft (120 m) Right field - 320 ft (98 m)[1] |
| Surface | Turf-Infield/Grass-Outfield[1] |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Tenants | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA DI Horizon) 1994-2019 Rufus King High School Generals Milwaukee Beavers (Land O' Lakes League) | |
Henry Aaron Field is a baseball stadium located in Lincoln Park, a park in the Milwaukee County Park system, in Glendale, Wisconsin. It is the current home to the Rufus King High School Generals and the Milwaukee Beavers baseball club (Land O' Lakes League). It is named after former Milwaukee and Atlanta Brave and Milwaukee Brewer Hank Aaron.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers played at Henry Aaron Field from 1994 to 2019.[2][3] In February 2018, the Panthers reached an agreement to move to Routine Field in Franklin, Wisconsin.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Milwaukee Athletics. p. 3.
- ^ "Henry Aaron Field". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. September 18, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ Bohl, Cody (October 17, 2019). "Panthers Release Full 2020 Baseball Schedule". Milwaukee Athletics. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ D'Amato, Gary (February 27, 2018). "D'Amato: UWM baseball team finally will get its field of dreams". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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