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Sports stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland
Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
is the home of the
Aberdeen IronBirds
, an affiliate of the
Baltimore Orioles
in the
South Atlantic League
. The stadium is located in
Aberdeen, Maryland
. The 6,300-seat Ripken Stadium held its first game on June 18, 2002. As of 2011 the team had sold out every home game at Ripken Stadium since it began playing there in 2002.
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The stadium is part of
Cal Ripken Jr.
's Aberdeen Complex in his hometown of Aberdeen, Maryland, located just off
Interstate 95
at
Maryland Route 22
. Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium is only 2.9 miles off the
East Coast Greenway
. The complex also includes several smaller fields for local youth sports leagues, as well as an adjacent
Marriott
hotel. The stadium is the closest structure of the complex to the highway, with the right field fence and scoreboard visible from it. The stadium hosts
soccer
matches as well.
The expansive parking lot of Ripken Stadium is frequently used as a venue for
SCCA
autocross
racing for many racers on the east coast.
Features
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The stadium features a three-tiered cafe behind home plate, available for patrons who want to have dinner and drinks during a game. The upper level has a press box behind home plate, 256 club seats and six skyboxes. Ripken Stadium was one of the first short-season Single-A ballparks to have a fully enclosed club level and skyboxes.
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A new synthetic turf playing surface and
LED
sports lighting were installed prior to the 2021 regular season.
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Notable events
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In 2009, The Maryland Redbirds, of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, (the
CRSCBL
), played all weekday games and one weekend doubleheader at the stadium. The
CRSCBL
previously used the stadium for the annual all-star game in 2005 and 2007. The stadium also hosted the inaugural Ripken Cup collegiate baseball invitational between University of Maryland and Towson University on April 15, 2014 and May 7, 2014.
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The
2016 Big East Conference baseball tournament
was held in Aberdeen May 26?29.
An inside view of Ripken Stadium.
References
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"Ripken Stadium"
. Minor League Baseball. February 6, 2009
. Retrieved
October 29,
2013
.
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"Groundbreaking Set for Aberdeen Stadium"
.
The Baltimore Sun
. October 19, 2000
. Retrieved
June 3,
2014
.
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"The Error in Aberdeen"
.
The Baltimore Sun
. December 16, 2007
. Retrieved
June 3,
2014
.
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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
.
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Gunts, Edward (June 16, 2002).
"Only the Players Are Minor-League"
.
The Baltimore Sun
. Retrieved
June 3,
2014
.
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a
b
Broughton, David (June 17, 2002).
"Facility Opening: Ripken Stadium"
.
SportsBusiness Journal
. Retrieved
June 3,
2014
.
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"IronBirds Close Out Season With One Last Walk-Off Win"
. Minor League Baseball. September 5, 2010. Archived from
the original
on May 25, 2024
. Retrieved
May 19,
2011
.
The IronBirds front office staff would like to send out a big "thank you" to the fans for making 2010 another sell-out season.
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"Harford to Play Pair of April Baseball Games at Ripken Stadium"
. Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference. April 15, 2011. Archived from
the original
on October 9, 2011
. Retrieved
May 19,
2011
.
The 6,300 capacity stadium is one of two stadiums in the history of baseball to sell out every home game in franchise history.
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Melewski, Steve (April 30, 2021).
"The value of pitching inside and Aberdeen's new playing surface"
.
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
. Retrieved
April 30,
2021
.
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"Ripken Stadium to Host Inaugural Ripken Cup"
.
The Baltimore Sun
. February 18, 2014
. Retrieved
June 3,
2014
.
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