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FRONT OFFICE Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1966-96)

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was home to the Braves from the 1966 season through the 1996 season.
The club broke ground on April 15, 1964, and the first game was played on April 9, 1965, when Milwaukee
defeated Detroit, 6-3, in an exhibition game before the 1965 regular season. The first regular-season game
was played April 12, 1966, vs. Pittsburgh, and the
final regular-season contest was played September FULTON county HOME RUNS
MANAGER & STAFF 23, 1996, vs. Montreal. The final game took place on Date Player, Club Pitcher, Club
October 24, 1996, when New York defeated Atlanta, UPPER LEVEL HOMERS
1-0, in Game 5 of the World Series. The approximate
cost of the stadium was $18 million. The park was
Willie McCovey, SF
completed in 20 months, eight for design and 12 6/10/69 Willie Smith, CHI Ron Reed, ATL
6/22/69
Gary Neibauer, ATL
for construction. The architects were two Atlanta 4/13/70 Hank Aaron, ATL Frank Reberger, SF
firms: Heery and Heery and Finch, Alexander, Barnes, 9/10/71 Earl Williams, ATL Gaylord Perry, SF
Rothschild and Paschal. The general contractor was Club Level Homers
PLAYER BIOS the Thompson and Street Company of Charlotte, NC, 6/20/66 Joe Torre, ATL Chris Short, PHI
and Atlanta. The stadium dimensions were 330’ down
9/7/68
Jim Wynn, HOU
Phil Niekro, ATL
each line, 402’ in centerfield and 385’ to the power
alleys. The stadium wall was 10’ and the ballpark had 9/11/69 Willie McCovey, SF Ron Reed, ATL
8/21/73
Mike Lum, ATL
Rick Wise, PHI
a capacity of 52,769 for baseball. The stadium was 8/20/80 Cliff Johnson, CHI Larry McWilliams, ATL
also used by the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons until the club 8/30/90 Ron Gant, ATL Omar Olivares, STL
moved into the Georgia Dome in 1992 and was used 7/29/92 Jeff Bagwell, HOU Tom Glavine, ATL
SEASON IN REVIEW 8/10/96 Fred McGriff, ATL Curtis Leskanic, COL
5/10/94
Steve Bedrosian, ATL
Pete Incaviglia, PHI
as the baseball venue for the 1996 Olympic Games.
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Firsts Last Game: September 23, 1996
Lasts*
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Construction Finished: April 9, 1965 Attendance: 49,083 TOG: 2:22
Ground Breaking: April 15, 1964
Atlanta 3 - Montreal 1
First Game: April 12, 1966
Last Batter: Moises Alou, Montreal
First Batter: Matty Alou, Pittsburgh
First Hit: Gene Alley, Pittsburgh
Last Hit: David Segui, Montreal
First Home Run: Joe Torre, Atlanta
First Braves Batter: Felipe Alou
Last Stolen Base: Luis Polonia, Atlanta
Last Braves Error: Jermaine Dye, 9/22/96
First Hit by a Brave: Rico Carty Last Hit by a Brave: Ryan Klesko
First Braves Stolen Base: Hank Aaron Last HR by a Brave: Marquis Grissom, 9/22/96
First Braves Error: Denis Menke Winning Pitcher: Greg Maddux
BRAVES HISTORY *Last regular-season game
OPPONENTS

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A look down at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Photo by Joe Sebo