Nat Bailey Stadium

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Nat Bailey Stadium
The Nat

Location 4601 Ontario St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Broke ground 1951
Opened July 15, 1951
Closed Open
Owner City of Vancouver
Operator City of Vancouver
Surface Grass
Construction cost $550,000 CAD;
Architect unknown
Former names
Capilano Stadium
Tenants
Vancouver Canadians (Northwest League) (2000-present)
Capacity
6,500
Dimensions
Left Field - 335 ft
Center Field - 395 ft
Right Field - 335 ft
Backstop - 30 ft

Nat Bailey Stadium (known affectionately as "The Nat") is home to the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League and also plays host to the University of British Columbia baseball team.


Nat Bailey's main grandstand
Nat Bailey's main grandstand

Originally built in 1951 as Capilano Stadium, it was renamed Nat Bailey Stadium in 1978 to honour the work of Vancouver restauranteur Nat Bailey and his tireless effort to promote baseball in Vancouver.

Nat Bailey Stadium is located on the eastern side of scenic Queen Elizabeth Park in the Riley Park-Little Mountain neighbourhood of Vancouver.

The stadium's capacity is 6500; however there have been over 7000 fans in attendance at games held on Canada Day.

The Canadians ownership signed a long term lease at Nat Bailey Stadium in February 2007. They also intend to improve and modernize the stadium while also restoring parts of the park to their original 1951 condition.

Nat Bailey sells a wide of variety of food from stadium regulars like peanuts and licorice ropes to bite-size cookies. Free wireless Internet access is also available in the stands.

Coordinates: 49.242552° N 123.106764° W

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