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Coors Field Facts

Important Dates

Denver received MLB franchise: July 5, 1991
Coors Field Groundbreaking: Oct. 16, 1992
First Exhibition Game: March 31, 1995
First Official Game: April 26, 1995
All-Star Game: July 7, 1998

Total Cost

Approximately $215 million

Land
Total Site: 76 acres
Playing Field: 3 acres
A dinosaur fossil was found during construction

Structure
Bricks: 1,400,000
(each engraved "Coors Field")
Handrails: 10 miles
Steel: 8,975 tons
Rebar: 4,500 tons
Concrete masonry blocks: 700,000
Excavation: 181,000 cu. yds.
Caissons: 1,387 with depth of 15-50 feet

Lights
528 at 2000 watts each
66 hot re-strike lights for emergencies
99 housekeeping lights at 400 watts each

Field
120,000 sq. feet of sod
Grass: all grown in Colorado, 4 strains of Kentucky Bluegrass
10,000 feet of drainage pipes
45 miles of underground wire to heat field
3,000 tons of pea gravel for drainage
6,000 tons of sand in organic peat mixture
Warning Track: 90% crushed lava, 10% red clay

Tarp
Weight: 1,700 lbs.
Size: 180' x 180'

Elevations
Field: 5,176' 9.5" (21' below Blake Street)
Purple Seats: 5,280 (865 seats)

Seating Capacity
50,449

Scoreboard
Main Videoboard: 27' x 48' (14,000 lbs.)
Scoreboard: 33' x 73' (74,000 lbs)
Fascia Boards: Left and Right field
218' each; Rockpile 60'

Public Art

"The Evolution of the Ball"
by Lonnie Hanzon
Wynkoop Walkway by Gate E

"Bottom of the Ninth"
by Erick C. Johnson
Neon Sculpture by Gate B

"Time Vanes"
by David Griggs
Along Park Ave. West/23rd St. Viaduct

"The West, the Worker, and the Ballfield"
by Jeff Starr and Matt O'Neill
Mural in center field

"Coors Field Construction Team Recognition"
center field behind batter's eye

40 Terra Cotta Columbine Tiles
by Barry Rose

"The Player"
by George Lundeen
Bronze statue outside of Gate D at 20th and Blake Streets

Average Game Day Staff

Total: 1,572
Aramark: 800
Guest Services (Guest Relations, Ushers, Ticket Takers, VIP Reps): 450
Central Parking: 45
Aramark Facility Services
(Janitorial): 200
Front Office: 50
Police: 35
Traffic Police: 34
Paramedics: 7
Doctors: 1
Jumbotron crew: 18
Fire Department: 1

Source: 2008 Coors Field A-Z Guest Guide

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