West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
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| Municipal Stadium | |
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| Full name | West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium |
| Location | 715 Hank Aaron Drive West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 |
| Built | 1962 |
| Opened | March 9, 1963 |
| Closed | 1997 |
| Demolished | 2002 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $1,000,000 |
| Capacity | 4,200 (1963) 5,000 (1986) |
| Tenants | |
| Milwaukee-Atlanta Braves (MLB) (spring training) (1963-1997) West Palm Beach Expos (FSL) (1969-1997) West Palm Beach Tropics (SPBA) (1989-1990) Montreal Expos (MLB) (spring training) (1969-1972 and 1981-1997) | |
West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium, referred to as “Muncipal Stadium”, was a ballpark in West Palm Beach, Florida and the long-time spring training home to the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos. The stadium was built in 1962 to replace Connie Mack Field which had been the West Palm Beach spring training home of the Philadelphia and Kansas City Athletics from 1946 to 1962.
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