Whataburger Field
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| Location |
734 East Port Avenue Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27°48′34.5″N 97°23′58.9″W / 27.809583°N 97.399694°WCoordinates: 27°48′34.5″N 97°23′58.9″W / 27.809583°N 97.399694°W |
| Owner | City of Corpus Christi[1] |
| Operator | Corpus Christi Baseball Club LP |
| Capacity | 7,050 (5,050 seats plus 2,000 in berms) [2] |
| Field size |
Left field – 315 feet (96 m) Left-center – 375 feet (114 m) Center field – 400 feet (122 m) Right-center – 375 feet (114 m) Right field – 325 feet (99 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 8, 2004[3] |
| Opened | April 17, 2005[4] |
| Construction cost |
US$27.7 million[5] ($33.6 million in 2016 dollars[6]) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc.[1] |
| Project manager | AG/CM Inc.[1] |
| Structural engineer | Kleinfelder[7] |
| Services engineer | Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc.[8] |
| General contractor | Fulton-Coastcon-Hunt[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Corpus Christi Hooks (TL) (2005–present) | |
Whataburger Field is the minor league baseball stadium located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It is currently home to the Corpus Christi Hooks, the double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Along with on-campus Chapman Field, the stadium also serves as one of the homes to the Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Islanders college baseball team.[9]
History
The park, which opened in 2005, is located on what used to be old cotton warehouses upon the city's waterfront.[5] Naming rights were paid for by Whataburger, Inc., which was headquartered in Corpus Christi before relocating to San Antonio in 2009. Fans are able to see the USS Lexington and the Texas State Aquarium from inside the park.[10] Whataburger Field features 5,050 fixed seats, 19 luxury suites and two outfield berm areas that are able to accommodate nearly 2,000 fans.[10]
On June 30, 2005 the stadium unveiled For the Love of the Game, an 18-foot (5.5 m) statue depicting a young ball player in a contemplative pose. The statue is believed to be the largest bronze statue of a baseball player.
On June 26, 2007 Whataburger Field played host to the 2007 Texas League All-Star game.[11]
One June 10, 2010, the Houston Dynamo played the first-ever soccer match[12] at Whataburger Field before a capacity crowd of 6,111, beating the Laredo Heat 2-1. The Dynamo played in-state rival FC Dallas in a pre-season friendly on February 12, 2011 — becoming the second soccer match ever played at Whataburger Field.[13]
The construction manager was Hunt Construction Group, Inc. of Dallas, Texas.
Amenities
- VIP Lounge – a covered area used for groups and parties
- Driscoll Children's Hospital Fun Zone – a playground
- Stripes Kid's Park – a youth baseball field
- Sport Court basketball playing surface
- 27 ft (8.2 m) high rock wall
- 16 ft (4.9 m) tall x 22 ft (6.7 m) wide video board
- APEX Pool[10]
- Cotton Club – an air-conditioned entertainment area[14]
- Trampoline jump
Food
- Nolan Ryan Grill
- Beers of The World – first-base concourse
- Dippin' Dots[5]
- A Whataburger restaurant
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Knight, Graham (August 24, 2010). "Whataburger Field – Corpus Christi Hooks". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ↑ Goldberg-Strassler, Jesse. "Whataburger Field / Corpus Christi Hooks". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Today Is The Day". Corpus Christi Hooks. April 8, 2004. Archived from the original on May 3, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2004.
- ↑ "Hooks 2005 Schedule Released". Corpus Christi Hooks. June 28, 2004. Archived from the original on July 8, 2004. Retrieved March 12, 2005.
- 1 2 3 Mock, Joe. "Whataburger Field: What-A-Ballpark!". Baseball Parks. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "State & Local Government". Kleinfelder. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
|archive-url=is malformed: timestamp (help) - ↑ "Whataburger Field". Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc. June 4, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletic Facilities". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Whataburger Field". Corpus Christi Hooks. Archived from the original on February 3, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2005.
- ↑ "June 26, 2007: Texas League All-Star Game Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas". Texas League. June 26, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
- ↑ Kaplan, Jonathan (June 10, 2010). "Dynamo Defeat Laredo Heat 2-1". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Dynamo, FC Dallas to Square Off in Corpus" (Press release). Houston Dyanmo. December 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Luxury Suite". Corpus Christi Hooks. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2007.