Comerica Park - Home of the Detroit Tigers

Capacity: 40,120 Address: 2100 Woodward Detroit, Michigan 48201 Dimensions: Left field - 345 feet Left-center - 370 feet Center field - 420 feet Right-center - 365 feet Right field - 330 feet

Situated in the Foxtown urban village of Detroit, Comerica Park has been the home of the Tigers since 2000. The downtown location of the stadium blends the venue into the surrounding area in a harmonious match of shops, restaurants, offices, and other service facilities surrounding the park. Additionally each concourse offers fans wide open swaths with widths of 40 feet on the main level and 32 feet otherwise.

Included in Comerica Park is a ferris wheel, a large water feature in center field, and a timeline based pedestrian museum, The Walk of Fame, chronicling baseball history. The outfield stands do not include an upper deck and thus the ball park offers one of the best views of a downtown skyline in all of baseball. The $300 million facility saw construction between October 29, 1997 and 2000. A public-private partnership was undertaken to finance the construction.

The long-time home of the Tigers, Tiger Stadium, closed its doors on September 27, 1999. Known also as The Corner, Tiger Stadium was the brain child of one-time owner Frank Navin. Constructed in 1911 at a cost of $300,000, Tiger Stadium was a concrete and steel structure that sat 23,000. The ball park was originally named Navin Field after the team owner and opened for the 1912 campaign. Three major expansions and renovations altered the facility over the next 26 years. By 1936 Navin Field could seat 36,000.

In 1938 Navin Field was renamed Briggs Stadium. Expansion included the closing of Cherry Street at the northern end of the park to bring the completion of larger double-decked stands. From this point onward, Tiger Stadium remained fairly the same with a seating capacity of 53,000. The Detroit Lions National Football League franchise would share Tiger Stadium with baseball from 1938 to 1974 (except for 1940). The stadium was the last American League venue to feature a lighting system when lights were installed in 1948. The name Briggs Stadium was dropped in favor of Tiger Stadium in 1961 by then-owner John Fetzer.