Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium

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Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium
台北市立棒球場
Construction


Location	Taipei, Taiwan
Owner	Taipei City Government
Capacity	5,000 (1961) 14,000 (1982)
Field size	Left Field Line – 310 ft Center Field – 360 ft Right Field Line – 310 ft
Surface	Dirt/Grass
Broke ground	1 July 1957
Opened	1959
Closed	26 November 2000
Demolished	1 December 2000
Tenants
Brother Elephants (1990–2000) Wei Chuan Dragons (1990–1999) Mercuries Tigers (1990–1999)

The Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (Chinese: 台北市立棒球場; pinyin: Táiběi Shìlì Bàngqiúchǎng) was a baseball park located in the Songshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was opened in 1959, and hosted numerous major baseball games over the years, including the CPBL's first game in 1990 between Uni-President Lions and Brother Elephants. During its professional years, the stadium was frequently taken as the home stadium of Brother Elephants, Wei Chuan Dragons, and Mercuries Tigers. It was closed and demolished in 2000. Its site is currently occupied by the Taipei Arena. Its role in professional baseball was filled by Tianmu Baseball Stadium across town and Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium in nearby Taipei County (now New Taipei City).^[1]

References

Baseball in Taiwan

Main

Stadiums

North	Taipei Dome Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium Tianmu Baseball Stadium Rakuten Taoyuan Baseball Stadium Hsinchu Baseball Stadium
Central	Taichung Baseball Field Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Douliu Baseball Stadium
South	Chiayi City Municipal Baseball Stadium Chiayi County Baseball Stadium Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium Asia-Pacific International Baseball Training Centers Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium Pingtung Baseball Field
East	Luodong Baseball Field Hualien Baseball Stadium Taitung Baseball Stadium
Defunct	Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (demolished)

Sports venues in Taipei

Active

Daan	National Taiwan University Sports Center Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
Neihu	Taipei Tennis Center
Shilin	Bailing Sport Park PCCU Gymnasium Shih-Hsin Gymnasium Tianmu Baseball Stadium UT Tianmu Gymnasium
Songshan	Taipei Arena Taipei Gymnasium Taipei Municipal Stadium Yingfeng Riverside Park