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LaGrave Field
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| LaGrave Field | |
|---|---|
| Location | 301 NE 6th St Fort Worth, TX 76106 (32.769022, -97.336750) |
| Broke ground | December 3, 2001 |
| Opened | May 23, 2002 |
| Owner | Fort Worth Baseball, LLC Carl Bell - Chairman and CEO |
| Operator | Fort Worth Baseball, LLC |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $4 million USD |
| Architect | Jim Anglea Turf Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| Fort Worth Cats (Central Baseball League) (2002-2005) Fort Worth Cats (American Association) (2006-present) Texas Wesleyan University (Red River Athletic Conference) |
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| Capacity | |
| 5,100 fixed seats (2002) | |
| Dimensions | |
| Left Field - 325 ft (99.1 m) Center Field - 400 ft (121.9 m) Right Field - 335 ft (102.1 m) |
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LaGrave Field is a stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Fort Worth Cats independent minor league baseball team.
- Named for former Cats executive Paul LaGrave
- Has spanned two different eras of Fort Worth Cats baseball. The first LaGrave was home to the Cats from 1926-1964; the rebuilt ballpark has hosted the modern day Cats since 2002.
- The only ballpark in America to house four dugouts [1]. Besides the two used by the teams, there are two that were found amongst the rubble and weeds of the original LaGrave that were saved and renovated as dugout suites
- Home plate is exactly where it was in 1926 when the old facility opened [2]
- Was originally planned to be a temporary facility only, and was to be replaced by a new $8 million USD stadium owned by the Fort Worth Sports Authority; however this plan never materialized due to soil contamination and water pollution at the city-owned site [3]
- When games are not being played, the southeast end of the stadium's parking lot serves as an official parking area for the Tarrant County Courthouse.
- Texas Wesleyan University, an NAIA University also in Fort Worth, plays home games at LaGrave Field.
- The stadium's parking is generally feared by Fort Worth citizens when a baseball game is not being played. The parking lot's vehicles are frequently burglarized and/or vandalized.[citation needed]
