Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium
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| Former names | San Antonio Municipal Stadium (1994–1995)[2] |
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| Location | 5757 West US Highway 90 San Antonio, Texas United States |
| Coordinates | 29°24′32.87″N 98°36′4.01″W / 29.4091306°N 98.6011139°W |
| Owner | City of San Antonio |
| Operator | Elmore Sports Group |
| Capacity | 9,200 |
| Field size | Left field: 310 feet (94 m) Center field: 402 feet (123 m) Right field: 340 feet (100 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | 16 by 22 ft (4.9 by 6.7 m) LED video screen |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 5, 1993[1] |
| Opened | April 18, 1994 |
| Construction cost | $10.5 million[2] ($21.6 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | HOK Sport Ford, Powell & Carson |
| Services engineer | Jasmine Engineering, Inc.[4] |
| General contractor | Lyda/Bartlett Cocke |
| Tenants | |
| San Antonio Missions (TL/PCL/Double-A Central) 1994–present | |
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium (informally Wolff Stadium) is a ballpark in San Antonio, Texas. It is the home of the San Antonio Missions, a Minor League Baseball team in the Texas League. The UTSA Roadrunners baseball team also plays various home games at the stadium. The stadium is named for Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, who is a former Texas legislator and San Antonio councilman and mayor.
The Wolff is located about 8 miles (13 km) to the west of Downtown San Antonio. It was opened on April 18, 1994, (as the San Antonio Municipal Stadium) and has 6,200 fixed seats and a grass berm in left field that can seat about 3,000. The stadium features 14 luxury suites, a 500-person picnic area down the right field line, and an all-you-can-eat fiesta deck that can be rented for groups of 25 to 200 people. The dimensions (from home plate to the outfield wall) are: 310 feet (94 m) to left field, 402 feet (123 m) to center field, and 340 feet (100 m) to right field.
Features
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Viewing the stadium from the outside entrance (behind home plate) there are two large brick bell towers, in keeping with a southwestern theme, and echoing an architectural feature of the old Mission Stadium. Shaded seating in the stadium can be found in the Infield Reserved section 200–208 in the back 6 rows. There are no poles to impede views as seen in some older minor league parks. A concourse wraps around the playing field and provides spectators varied views of the game and stadium.
The section behind home plate has individual seats; the left and right field seating areas, however, are entirely made up of bleachers.
Planes can often be seen flying into and out of Lackland Air Force Base behind the outfield wall. The Missions regularly have "Military Night", inviting recently graduated troops to Friday night games.
Notable events
[edit]On July 7, 1997, the ballpark hosted the Double-A All-Star Game in which a team of American League-affiliated All-Stars defeated a team of National League-affiliated All-Stars, 4–0, before 7,114 people in attendance.[5]
Wolff Stadium hosted the 2011 Texas League All-Star Game.[6]
The third annual Mala Luna Music Festival was held from October 27–28, 2018, in the parking lot outside of the stadium.[7]
In April 2021, the stadium was announced as the site for two Mexican League exhibition games, between Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos and the Acereros de Monclova.[8]
Stadium upgrades
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Following the 2006 season, the City of San Antonio approved a revised lease of Wolff Stadium. The San Antonio Missions took control of the stadium with plans to invest $1.2 million to improving the concession areas, create a "fiesta deck" in left field, improve the sound system, replace the scoreboard in right field with an LED one, and repaint.[9] In addition, the city invested $300,000 for new lighting.[9] The lease called for the Missions to spend 10 years in the stadium, with three additional options of five years each.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Michael Point (April 6, 1995). "Opening night arrives for popular Missions". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ a b Knight, Graham. "Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Wolff Municipal Baseball Stadium". Jasmine Engineering, Inc. Archived from the original on April 14, 2004. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ "American Double A All-Stars Win". Hartford Courant. Hartford. July 8, 1997. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Whisler, John (June 30, 2011). "Darnell Leads South to All-Star Victory". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ Hernandez, Erica (August 6, 2018). "Cardi B and other top hip-hop and EDM acts to perform at Mala Luna Festival". KSAT. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Missions to host Mexican League exhibitions". MiLB.com (Press release). April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Missions Get Revised Lease". Minor League Baseball. November 16, 2006. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
