Centene Stadium (Great Falls, Montana)
{{Short description|Baseball park in Great Falls, Montana}}
{{for|the soccer-specific stadium in St. Louis, Missouri|Energizer Park}}
{{Unreferenced|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Centene Stadium
| nickname =
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| address = 1015 25th St. N
| location = Great Falls, Montana,
United States
| coordinates = {{coord|47|31|0.91|N|111|15|34.08|W|display=it}}
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| pushpin_map = USA#Montana
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Montana
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| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_label = Great Falls
| pushpin_relief = yes
| broke_ground =
| opened = {{start date and age|1940}}
| expanded = 1945
| renovated = 2005
| owner = City of Great Falls
| operator = Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc.
| surface = Natural grass
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| architect =
| general_contractor =
| tenants = Great Falls Voyagers (1969–present)
Great Falls Electrics (1940–1963)
Great Falls Chargers AA
Great Falls Chargers A
Great Falls Chargers B
| seating_capacity = 4,000
| former_names = Legion Park (1940-2007)
| dimensions = Left field: {{convert|328|ft}}
Center field: {{convert|415|ft}}
Right field: {{convert|335|ft}}
}}
Centene Stadium is a stadium in the western United States, located in Great Falls, Montana. It is named for the Centene Corporation. which paid for the naming rights to the stadium. Primarily a baseball park, it is the home field of the Great Falls Voyagers independent minor league baseball team.
Built {{Time ago|1940}} in 1940, it has a seating capacity of 4,000, a picnic area, and a barbecue area. Field dimensions are {{convert|335|ft}} to right field, {{convert|328|ft}} to left field, {{convert|415|ft}} to center field, and {{convert|368|ft}} to each power alley. Aligned northeast (home plate to second base), the elevation of the natural grass field is approximately {{convert|3400|ft|round=5}} above sea level.
Just southeast of the Black Eagle Dam on the Missouri River, the baseball park is owned by the city and leased to the Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc., a non-profit organization. In exchange for maintaining the park and updates, the city requires that the three local high school (American Legion affiliated) teams be allowed to practice and play in the stadium as long as it does not interfere with the operations of the Voyagers.
The three American Legion teams that play in the park are the Great Falls Chargers AA, Chargers A, and Chargers B. The previous names of these teams where the Stallions, Electrics, and Chargers; the programs merged into one organization, thus the new name.
External links
- [https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-46400 Centene Stadium - Great Falls Voyagers]
- [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2007/Great_Falls/Great_Falls.htm Centene Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523204649/http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2007/Great_Falls/Great_Falls.htm |date=2009-05-23 }}
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{{Great Falls, Montana}}
Category:Baseball venues in Montana
Category:Buildings and structures in Great Falls, Montana
Category:Tourist attractions in Great Falls, Montana
Category:1940 establishments in Montana
Category:Sports venues completed in 1940
Category:Sports in Great Falls, Montana
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