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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|Baseball stadium in Baltimore, Maryland}} {{Redirect|Camden Yards|the sports complex as a whole|Camden Yards Sports Complex}} {{confuse|Oriole Park|Oracle Park}} {{Infobox venue | stadium_name = Oriole Park at Camden Yards | logo_image = [[File:Oriole Park logo.svg|250px]] | image = [[File:Orioles Opening Day (52803246215).jpg|300px|Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] | caption = Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Opening Day of the 2023 MLB season | address = 333 West Camden Street | country = | location = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S. | coordinates = {{Coord|39|17|2|N|76|37|18|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = USA Baltimore#USA Maryland#USA | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in [[Baltimore]]##Location in Maryland##Location in the [[United States]] | broke_ground = {{Start date|June 28, 1989}} | opened = {{Start date|April 6, 1992}} | operator = [[Maryland Stadium Authority]] | surface = [[Poa pratensis|Kentucky Blue Grass]] | architect = HOK Sport (now [[Populous (company)|Populous]]) | project_manager = [[Bovis Construction|Lehrer McGovern and Bovis]]<ref>{{cite news |title=ARA Services to Offer 'New Trend' in Ballpark Fare at Oriole Park|first=Ray|last=Waddell|url=http://business.highbeam.com/53/article-1G1-12372253/ara-services-offer-new-trend-ballpark-fare-new-oriole|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217235654/http://business.highbeam.com/53/article-1G1-12372253/ara-services-offer-new-trend-ballpark-fare-new-oriole|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2015|work=Amusement Business|date=March 30, 1992|access-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> | structural engineer = Bliss & Nyitray, Inc | services engineer = Kidde Consultants Inc.<ref>[http://www.kci.com/projects/portfolio/facilities/gleyber -park-at-camden-yards Oriole Park at Camden Yards — KCI]{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | general_contractor = Barton Malow/[[Sverdrup & Parcel|Sverdrup]]/Danobe<ref name="ballparks">{{cite web|url=http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/oriole.htm|title=Oriole Park at Camden Yards|website=www.ballparks.com}}</ref> | record_attendance = 49,828 (July 9, 2005) | dimensions = '''Left Field Line''' – 333 ft (101 m)<br>'''Straight Away Left''' – 384 ft (117 m)<br>'''Left Center''' – 398 ft (121 m)<br>'''Deep Left Center''' – 410 ft (125 m)<br>'''Center Field''' – 400 ft (122 m) (Not posted)<br>'''Right Center''' – 373 ft (114 m)<br>'''Right Field Line''' – 318 ft (97 m)[[File:CamdenYardsDimensions.svg|200px]] | tenants = [[Baltimore Orioles]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (1992–present) | publictransit = {{rint|baltimore|marc}} {{rint|rail}} '''[[Maryland Area Regional Commuter|MARC]]'''<br/>at [[Camden Station]]<br/>{{rint|baltimore|raillink}} '''[[Baltimore Light RailLink|Light RailLink]]'''<br/>at [[Convention Center (Baltimore Light Rail station)|Convention Center]]<br/>and [[Camden Station]]<br/>{{rint|baltimore|subway}} '''[[Baltimore Metro SubwayLink|Metro SubwayLink]]'''<br/>at [[Lexington Market station (Metro SubwayLink)|Lexington Market]]<br/>and [[Charles Center station|Charles Center]]<br/>{{bus icon|12px}} [[Maryland Transit Administration#Local bus|MTA Maryland bus]]:<br/>[[List of MTA Maryland bus routes#LocalLink|69]], [[List of MTA Maryland bus routes#LocalLink|70]], [[List of MTA Maryland bus routes#LocalLink|73]], [[List of MTA Maryland bus routes#LocalLink|75]] | construction_cost = US$110 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|110000000|1992}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) | former_names = | seating_capacity = 48,876<ref>{{cite web|title=Oriole Park History|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/ballpark/index.jsp|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> (1992–2010)<br>45,971 (2011–2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alsd.com/content/camden-yards-undergoing-renovations-2011-season|title=Camden Yards undergoing renovations for 2011 season - ALSD|website=alsd.com|access-date=2011-02-13|archive-date=2011-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707120001/http://alsd.com/content/camden-yards-undergoing-renovations-2011-season|url-status=dead}}</ref> with standing room at least 48,187 <br> 44,970 (2022–present) }} [[File:Aerial views of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.webm|thumb|upright=1.1|Aerial views of Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] '''Oriole Park at Camden Yards''', commonly known as '''Camden Yards,''' is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. It is the home [[ballpark]] of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Baltimore Orioles]], and the first of the [[Baseball park#Retro-classic ballparks|"retro" major league ballparks]] constructed during the 1990s and early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-venue.info/MLB/BAL_Camden_Yards.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210123633/http://www.sports-venue.info/MLB/BAL_Camden_Yards.html |title=Oriole Park at Camden Yards|publisher=Sports-venue.info |access-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref> It was completed in 1992 to replace [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]. The stadium is in [[downtown Baltimore]], a few blocks west of the [[Inner Harbor]] in the [[Camden Yards Sports Complex]]. Since its opening, Oriole Park has been widely hailed as one of the best stadiums in baseball and credited with starting a wave of neoclassical ballparks after the cookie-cutter stadiums of the mid to late 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-camden-yards-wrigley-field-spt-0504-20170503-story.html |title=Camden Yards paved a retro revolution — and influenced Wrigley Field's renovations |first=Blair |last=Kamin |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418010019/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-camden-yards-wrigley-field-spt-0504-20170503-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.citypaper.com/news/features/bcp-040517-feature-a-more-complex-legacy-oriole-park-25th-anniversary-html-htmlstory.html |title=A More Complex Legacy: Oriole Park is known as "the ballpark that forever changed baseball", and its impact may well extend to local governing |first=Brandon |last=Weigel |work=[[Baltimore City Paper]] |access-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418010010/https://www.citypaper.com/news/features/bcp-040517-feature-a-more-complex-legacy-oriole-park-25th-anniversary-html-htmlstory.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since construction on Oriole Park began in 1989, taxpayers have shouldered at least $1.3 billion of the stadium's costs. In 2023, the Orioles asked taxpayers to pay an additional $600 million for stadium renovations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=Five things to know about Maryland’s investment in the Orioles and Ravens |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2023/11/30/five-things-to-know-about-marylands-investment-in-the-orioles-and-ravens-2/ |website=Capital Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> ==History== ===Construction=== Prior to Camden Yards, the predominant design trend of big league ballparks was the symmetrical [[multi-purpose stadium]]. [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]], the Orioles' home since they moved from [[St. Louis]] in 1954, was an early example of such a design. In [[1984 NFL season|1984]], the [[Baltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis|Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis]], in part because Baltimore and [[Maryland Government|Maryland officials]] refused to commit money for a replacement for Memorial Stadium. Not wanting to risk losing the Orioles and Baltimore's status as a [[Major League Baseball]] city, Baltimore and Maryland state officials immediately began planning a new park in order to keep them in town.<ref name="Storied">{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Curt|author-link=Curt Smith (author)|title=Storied Stadiums|url=https://archive.org/details/storiedstadiumsb00curt|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Carroll & Graf|location=New York City|isbn=0-7867-1187-6}}</ref> The master plan was designed by international design firm RTKL. The stadium design was completed by the architectural firm HOK Sport, which had pioneered retro ballparks at the [[Minor League Baseball|Minor League]] level four years earlier with [[Sahlen Field|Pilot Field]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. HOK Sport's original design was very similar to [[Guaranteed Rate Field|the new Comiskey Park]]. However, President & CEO Larry Lucchino, turned it down preferring an old fashion ballpark with modern amenities. Lucchino hired Janet Marie Smith, an architect and city planner, to represent the team as Orioles Senior Vice President to execute his vision. The Baltimore-based firm Ashton Design was brought on to the project to develop the signage, graphics, illustrations and logos that dot the stadium, as well as the 19th-century style clock above the scoreboard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ashton-design.com/work/oriole-park-at-camden-yards/|title=Oriole Park at Camden Yards|date= 2018|website= Ashton Design|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> Ashton's vintage designs, which echo the team's turn-of-the-century origins, proved influential, and the firm was called upon to complete similar retro redesigns of [[Fenway Park]] and [[Dodger Stadium]]. Construction began in 1989 and lasted 33 months. Former Orioles owner Eli Jacobs favored naming the new field ''Oriole Park'', while then-[[Governor of Maryland|Maryland Governor]] [[William Donald Schaefer]] favored ''Camden Yards''. After considerable debate, a compromise was reached and it was decided that both names were to be used, resulting in the stadium’s long name.<ref>Vanhooser, Cassandra M. "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3676/is_200504/ai_n13502222 Inside Camden Yards]." ''Southern Living''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghostsofbaltimore.org/2015/05/15/why-is-it-named-oriole-park-at-camden-yards/|title=Why Is It Named Oriole Park at Camden Yards?|last=Tom|date=2015-05-15|website=Ghosts of Baltimore|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref> The stadium has the longest name of all 30 MLB stadiums in terms of word count, with five words. ===1992–2008=== [[File:Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1996.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 1996]] The first contest at Oriole Park at Camden Yards was a 5–3 preseason exhibition win over the [[1992 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] before 31,286 on April 3, 1992.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/04/04/orioles-inaugurate-camden-yards-defeat-mets/ac92fcfb-e360-4e4a-ac6c-b0ea714c2c3c/ Justice, Richard. "Orioles Inaugurate Camden Yards, Defeat Mets," ''The Washington Post'', Saturday, April 4, 1992.] Retrieved April 3, 2022.</ref> The ballpark officially opened three days later on April 6 with [[Rick Sutcliffe]] pitching a [[complete game]] [[Shutout (baseball)|shutout]] in a season-opening 2–0 victory over the [[1992 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] before a sellout crowd of 44,568.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/04/07/its-a-grand-opening-for-camden-yards/708210cb-457b-4698-890b-3a077c9242cf/ Gildea, William. "It's a Grand Opening for Camden Yards," ''The Washington Post'', Tuesday, April 7, 1992.] Retrieved April 3, 2022.</ref> [[Chris Hoiles]] drove in the first official run at Camden Yards with a ground-rule double that scored [[Sam Horn]] in the fifth inning.<ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-04-07-1992098041-story.html Kent, Milton. "Score 1 for the Books: History-making run starts Horn on big day," ''The Baltimore Sun'', Tuesday, April 7, 1992.] Retrieved April 3, 2022.</ref> Camden Yards hosted the [[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1993 MLB All-Star Game]]. On June 18, 1994, an escalator accident injured 43 people; one of the stadium's multiple-story escalators, overcrowded with fans heading to their upper-deck seats, jerked backward, throwing passengers to the bottom landing. On September 6, 1995, Camden Yards witnessed [[Cal Ripken Jr.]]'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game. Exactly one year later, [[Eddie Murray]] blasted his 500th home run there. Two orange seats stand out from the park's dark green plastic chairs. One, located at Section 96, Row 7, Seat 23 in the right-center field bleachers (officially known as the [[Eutaw Street]] Reserve sections), commemorates the spot where Murray's 500th home run landed. The other, Section 86, Row FF, Seat 10 in the left field bleachers, was the landing spot for Ripken's 278th home run as a [[shortstop]], breaking [[Chicago Cubs]] legend [[Ernie Banks]]' record for the position. That home run was hit on July 15, 1993. Ripken finished his career with 345 home runs as a shortstop and 431 overall. The great success of Camden Yards sparked a trend in the construction of more traditional, fan-friendly ballparks in downtown locations across the U.S.<ref>"Home of the Game: The Story of Camden Yards" by Thom Loverro (Taylor Publishing) {{ISBN|0-87833-222-7}}, p 57.</ref> ===Renovations=== After the [[2008 Major League Baseball season|2008 season]], a new HD video display and scoreboard were installed below the right field flag court, a standing-room area between the warehouse and the right field wall. A new, high fidelity sound reinforcement system was added around the ballpark in [[2009 Major League Baseball season|2009]]. The Orioles made numerous improvements to their home ballpark and to their spring training facility, [[Ed Smith Stadium]], before the start of the [[2011 Major League Baseball season|2011 season]]. All seats in the lower seating bowl were replaced and drink rails were added in the club level. Several skyboxes were also eliminated and refurbished to make room for more casual party suites, including the Miller Light Flight Deck. The renovation reduced Oriole Park's capacity from 48,876 to 45,971, making it more comparable with newer ballparks. During the 2011–12 off-season, the Orioles announced further upgrades to Camden Yards in preparation for the 20th anniversary of the park's opening. These improvements included the expansion of concession food choices, widening of the concourses in the upper deck, the installation of a replica of the [[B & O Railroad|B&O Railway]] Warehouse's original canopy, and the addition of a lounge atop the [[batter's eye]] in center field, which had previously been inaccessible to fans. All fans are permitted to access the standing area of the lounge and fans can purchase tickets for drink rail seats. The Orioles also opened Dempsey’s Bar and Grill, named for beloved longtime Orioles catcher and TV broadcaster [[Rick Dempsey]], on the ground level of the warehouse that is open before games and on non-game days. The team also erected cast-bronze statues of all the Oriole [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Baseball Hall of Famers]] in the picnic area beyond the bullpens in left-center field.<ref name="baltimore.orioles.mlb.com"/> Furthermore, the right field wall was lowered from {{convert|25|ft}} to {{convert|21|ft}} to improve the view of the field from Eutaw Street. ====Blocked skyline views==== In 2007–08 construction started on two large buildings beyond the stadium's outfield walls—a 757-room [[Hilton Baltimore]] hotel north of the stadium occupying a two-city-block area and a high-rise apartment building, both completed in 2009—which have blocked views of the city's skyline from most sections of the grandstand. ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' said on April 21, 2008, "There's just a glimpse of the [[Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower|Bromo Seltzer Tower]]'s crenellated top just to the right of the new Hilton Baltimore Convention Center hotel ... something's drastically different at Oriole Park this year ... the sweeping view of downtown Baltimore that fans have enjoyed for the past 16 seasons has changed considerably."<ref name=Gunts08>{{cite news |first=Edward|last=Gunts|title=Going, Going, Gone|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=April 21, 2008|page=C1}}</ref> Sportswriter [[Peter Schmuck]] complained, "the big, antiseptic convention hotel ... looms over Camden Yards ... [and] has blocked out the best part of the Baltimore skyline".<ref>{{cite news |author=Schmuck, Peter |author-link=Peter Schmuck |title=First Word|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=July 17, 2008|page=3Z}}</ref> A ''[[Washington Post]]'' columnist called it a "cruel cubist joke on a previously perfect ballpark", although others said they were pleased with new construction downtown as indicative of urban revitalization.<ref name=Gunts08 /> ====Changes in field dimensions==== In January 2022, Orioles general manager Mike Elias announced adjustments to Camden Yards' left field dimensions in an attempt to reduce the stadium's propensity for home runs. The changes—the first to the size of the iconic ballpark’s playing area in two decades—raised the wall's height from {{convert|7|ft|m}} to about {{convert|13|ft|m}} and moved it back as much as {{convert|26+1/2|ft|m}}, according to information provided by the team. The new configuration resulted in the elimination of the first 10 rows of outfield bleacher seats in sections 72–86, resulting in a net reduction of about 1,100 seats. Major League Baseball approved the adjustments, which cover the area from the left-field corner to the bullpens in left-center field.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Nathan|title=Orioles altering Camden Yards' left-field dimensions amid ballpark's historic home run binge|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-alter-camden-yards-left-field-dimensions-20220111-s2fesn2obrcqtmmjamgckml76m-story.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Baltimore Sun|date=11 January 2022}}</ref> As of 2020, Camden Yards' {{convert|333|ft|m|adj=on}} distance from home plate to the left-field corner was about average for the 30 major league stadiums, though its {{convert|364|ft|m|adj=on}} distance to left-center was the sixth-shortest in the league. In addition, Oriole Park was one of only eight ballparks with a wall shorter than 8 feet in left and had the shortest wall in left-center field of any venue. The new left-field wall is tied for the sixth-tallest in the majors. The new dimensions to straight away left ({{convert|384|ft|m}}) and left-center ({{convert|398|ft|m}}) make Oriole Park's left field the most spacious in the American League. However, the salient created by the bullpens results in an unusual sight on a modern baseball field—a reduction in dimensions as one moves from left field toward center field. The left-center field dimension marked to the immediate left of the bullpens is 398 feet, while the left-center field dimension marked on the bullpens' wall is 376 feet. This creates a hypothetical scenario in which a batter could hit a longer non-homerun to left field than homerun to left-center field, if the latter is hit into the bullpens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Nathan |title=Orioles altering Camden Yards' left-field dimensions amid ballpark's historic home run binge |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-alter-camden-yards-left-field-dimensions-20220111-s2fesn2obrcqtmmjamgckml76m-story.html |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=Baltimore Sun|date=11 January 2022}}</ref> The club informed its season-ticket holders in the affected sections of the changes. Although fans who typically sit in those locations will be farther from the infield and home plate, they will remain as close as they were to the field of play. As part of this process, the orange seat honoring franchise icon Cal Ripken Jr.'s 278th home run to set the MLB record for home runs by a shortstop will be moved and used as part of the Oriole Park Exhibit for the ballpark's 30th anniversary celebration.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Data calls plate-blocking rule change a win for pro baseball players|doi=10.21203/rs.2.17276/v1|doi-access=free}}</ref> ====B&O Warehouse==== {{Main|Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards}} [[File:Oriole Park Baltimore.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Right field and the former [[Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards]] ]] [[File:EutawSt.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|B&O Warehouse and Eutaw Street before a September 2013 game]] The stadium planners incorporated the warehouse into the architecture of the ballpark experience rather than demolish or truncate it. The floors of the warehouse contain offices, service spaces, and a private club. The warehouse has never been hit by a legal home run during regulation play. However, several players have reportedly struck the wall during batting practice,<ref>{{cite news|last=Connolly|first=Dan|title=O's power trip leads to Eutaw Street|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-xpm-2010-05-11-bs-sp-orioles-eutaw-street-20100510-story.html|access-date=April 9, 2020|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=May 11, 2010}}</ref> and it was hit by [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] during the [[Home Run Derby (Major League Baseball)|Home Run Derby]] associated with the [[1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1993 MLB All-Star Game]]. ====Eutaw Street==== Eutaw Street, between the stadium and the warehouse, is closed to vehicular traffic. Along this street, spectators can get a view of the game or visit the many shops and restaurants that line the thoroughfare, including former Oriole star [[Boog Powell]]'s outdoor barbecue stand. On game days, pedestrians must have a ticket in order to walk on the part of Eutaw Street adjacent to the stadium; however, on non-game days the street is open to all, while access to the stadium is gated. Sections 90–98, called Eutaw Street palace, are located not in the stadium, but adjacent to Eutaw Street, with the seats descending toward the outfield below. If a game sells out, fans may purchase reduced-price "[[standing-room only]]" tickets, which entitle them to enter Eutaw Street and watch the game from two designated standing areas (in the left field bullpen area or above the scoreboard in right field). Many home run balls have landed on Eutaw Street, and the Orioles organization has marked the spots with small baseball-shaped bronze plaques embedded in the street, though it sometimes takes up to a year for each homer to get a plaque. As of 2023, there have been 120 homers have cleared the flag court to land on Eutaw Street. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/orioles/ballpark/information/eutaw-street | title=Eutaw Street | Baltimore Orioles | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> The first home run to reach Eutaw Street was hit by [[Mickey Tettleton]] of the [[1992 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] on April 20, 1992.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CoDAAAAMBAJ&q=mickey+tettleton+baseball+digest&pg=PA33|title=Mammoth Homers by Active Longball Hitters Recalled|last=Stewart|first=Wayne|publisher=Lakeside Publishing Company|location=Evanston, Illinois|date=May 1993|work=Baseball Digest|access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> The longest in-game home run to land on Eutaw Street was a towering 462 foot shot by [[Gunnar Henderson]] of the [[2023 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] on June 11, 2023. However, the only player to ever hit the [[Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards]] on the fly is [[Ken Griffey Jr]] of the [[Seattle Mariners]], who accomplished the 465-foot clout as part of the 1993 HomeRun Derby. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/ken-griffey-jr-homers-off-warehouse-at-camden-yards-c284814602 | title=Home Run Derby hero Ken Griffey Jr. Is still the only player to ever homer off the Camden Yards warehouse | website=[[MLB.com]] | date=12 July 2018 }}</ref> The June 29, 2012 game against the [[2012 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] was only the second time multiple home runs have landed on Eutaw Street in a single game. The first occurrence was during the April 11, 1997 game against the [[1997 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] when [[Rafael Palmeiro]] hit two home runs which landed on Eutaw Street. The single season record for home runs landing on Eutaw Street is eight, set in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Connolly|first=Dan|title=The Year of the Eutaw Street Homer Continues|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-the-year-of-the-eutaw-street-homer-continues-20120629,0,4488067.story|access-date=June 30, 2012|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=June 29, 2012}}</ref> Major League Baseball's official website, MLB.com, publishes an updated list of Eutaw Street on the Orioles webpage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/orioles/ballpark/information/eutaw-street#all-time-list | title=Eutaw Street | Baltimore Orioles | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> ===Notable events=== The Orioles celebrated the ballpark's 20th anniversary during the [[2012 Baltimore Orioles season|2012 season]] and launched the website CamdenYards20.com as part of the celebration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&content_id=26608750&vkey=pr_bal&c_id=bal|title=Orioles launch camdenyards20.com|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> Historically, Oriole Park at Camden Yards is one of several venues that have carried the "Oriole Park" name for various Baltimore franchises over the years. ====Notable games==== [[Image:Nightgameyrds.jpg|thumb|right|The Orioles hosting the [[Chicago White Sox]] in 1999]] *September 6, 1995: [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] broke [[Lou Gehrig]]'s record of 2,130 consecutive games played, and hit a home run during that game. Attendees included President [[Bill Clinton]], Vice President [[Al Gore]], [[Joe DiMaggio]], and [[Cal Ripken Sr.]] *May 17, 1996: [[Chris Hoiles]] hit a rare ultimate grand slam (walk off grand slam down by three runs), doing so in even more dramatic fashion with a full-count in the ninth inning to carry the Orioles to a 14–13 victory over the Seattle Mariners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-05-18-1996139044-story.html|title = O's, Hoiles out-slam Seattle, 14-13 2-out shot in 9th answers Mariners' grand rally in 8th; Teams combine for 41 hits; Orioles had blown 7-2 lead; Palmeiro has 6 RBIs, Ripken 4 hits| date=18 May 1996 }}</ref> In advance of Oriole Park's 25th anniversary, MLB honored the game as #3 most memorable in Oriole Park history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/orioles/ballpark/greatest-games|title=Countdown|website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> *September 6, 1996: [[Eddie Murray]] hit his [[500 home run club|500th career home run]] exactly one year after Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak. *October 15, 1997: The [[1997 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] win Game 6 of the [[1997 American League Championship Series|1997 ALCS]] 1–0 in 11 innings to win the series 4-2 and advance to the [[1997 World Series]]. To date, this is the closest the Orioles have been to hosting a World Series in Camden Yards, with the last one occurring [[1983 World Series|14 years before]], when they were still playing at Memorial Stadium. *May 3, 1999: The [[Cuban national baseball team]] defeats the Orioles 12–6 in the second game of a [[1999 Baltimore Orioles – Cuban national baseball team exhibition series|two-game exhibition series]] *April 4, 2001: [[Hideo Nomo]] pitched the first [[no-hitter]] in the history of Camden Yards, walking three and striking out eleven. *October 4, 2001: [[Tim Raines|Tim Raines Sr.]] played left field and [[Tim Raines Jr.]] played center field, in the 5–4 loss to the Boston Red Sox becoming only the second father-son duo to play in the same game. [[Ken Griffey Sr.]] and Ken Griffey Jr. were the only other father-son duo to do so (with the Seattle Mariners, on August 31, 1990). *October 6, 2001: Cal Ripken, Jr.'s final [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] game. Former President Bill Clinton and MLB Commissioner [[Bud Selig]] were in attendance. *August 22, 2007: The [[2007 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] beat the Orioles 30–3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B08221BAL2007.htm|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 30, Baltimore Orioles 3 (1)|publisher=Retrosheet.org|date=August 22, 2007|access-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> in game one of a [[doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]], the highest scoring game in 110 years. *May 31, 2008: [[Manny Ramirez]] of the Boston Red Sox hits his 500th home run in a game against the Orioles. *June 30, 2009: The Orioles rallied to score 10 runs against the [[2009 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] after facing a 10–1 deficit in the 7th inning, breaking the franchise record for the largest comeback, and the Major League Baseball record for the largest comeback by a last place team over a first place team. *September 28, 2011: The Orioles defeated the [[2011 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] in [[Game 162|the final day of the season]] with a 4-3 [[walk-off home run|walk-off]] win. The loss, coupled with the [[2011 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]]' 8–7 victory over the New York Yankees at [[Tropicana Field]] minutes later, eliminated the Red Sox from postseason contention. The Red Sox became the first team in baseball history to miss the postseason after leading by as many as nine games for a playoff spot entering the month of September. *May 8, 2012: [[Josh Hamilton]] tied the Major League Baseball record for home runs in a game with 4. He went 5 for 5 with four home runs and one double. *October 3, 2014: The Orioles rallied with four runs in the 8th inning to top the Tigers 7–6 in Game 2 of the American League Division Series. *April 29, 2015: As a result of the [[2015 Baltimore riots]], [[2015 White Sox–Orioles crowdless game|the game against the White Sox]] was [[Behind closed doors (sport)|closed to the public]], the first time that has happened in MLB history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/121011784/white-sox-orioles-to-play-in-private-weekend-games-moved-to-tampa-bay/ |title=Today's White Sox-Orioles game closed to fans |author=Brittany Ghiroli |website=MLB.com |date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> ====Ballpark firsts==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"|Ballpark First !! style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"|Date !! style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"|Details |- | First Game || April 6, 1992 || vs. Cleveland Indians |- | Ceremonial First Pitch || April 6, 1992 || [[President George H. W. Bush]] |- | First Pitch || April 6, 1992 || [[Rick Sutcliffe]], 3:20 p.m. EDT – pitch was a ball |- | First Batter || April 6, 1992 || [[Kenny Lofton]], Indians center fielder, flied out to right fielder [[Joe Orsulak]] on a 3-2 pitch |- | First Hit || April 6, 1992 || Cleveland's first baseman [[Paul Sorrento]], singled to left-center with one out in the top of the second inning |- | First Orioles Hit || April 6, 1992 || Orioles first baseman [[Glenn Davis (baseball)|Glenn Davis]] led off the bottom of the second inning with a single to center |- | First Run || April 6, 1992 || In the fifth inning, O's designated hitter [[Sam Horn]] walked, went to second base on third baseman [[Leo Gómez]]'s single and scored on catcher [[Chris Hoiles]]' double |- | First RBI || April 6, 1992 || Chris Hoiles hit an ground rule double (ball bounced over the left-center fence) to score Sam Horn |- | First Double || April 6, 1992 || See above. |- | First Strikeout || April 6, 1992 || Sutcliffe struck out Cleveland right fielder [[Mark Whiten]] in the second inning |- | First Home Run || April 8, 1992 || Cleveland's Paul Sorrento (3-run homer) |- | First Orioles Home Run || April 9, 1992 || [[Mike Devereaux]], leading off the fourth inning (off Cleveland's [[Jack Armstrong (baseball)|Jack Armstrong]]) |- | First Stolen Base || April 9, 1992 || Cleveland's [[Mark Lewis (baseball)|Mark Lewis]] (against [[Ben McDonald]] and Chris Hoiles), third inning |- | First Grand Slam || April 17, 1992 || [[Randy Milligan]], seventh inning, off Detroit's [[Les Lancaster]] |- | First Multi-Home Run Game || April 17, 1992 || Milligan (2), off Detroit's [[Scott Aldred]] (one on) and Les Lancaster (grand Slam) |- | First Triple || April 17, 1992 || Cal Ripken, 6th inning, vs. Detroit, off Scott Aldred |- | First Save || April 19, 1992 || [[Gregg Olson]], vs. Detroit, in a 3–2 victory |- | First No-Hitter || April 4, 2001 || Boston's [[Hideo Nomo]], in a 3–0 victory |- |} ==Design and features== [[Image:Babe Ruth statue.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Susan Luery's 1996 statue of [[Babe Ruth]], ''[[Babe's Dream (sculpture)|Babe's Dream]]'']] Camden Yards was built on land that once served as the [[rail yard]] for the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]'s [[Camden Station]]. The view from much of the park is dominated by the former [[Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards]] behind the right-field wall. Some seats in the stadium have a good view of the downtown [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] [[skyline]]. The bullpen area was designed after many write-in designs were submitted by the public. Its unique two-tiered design was a first in major league parks. A picnic area is located above and behind the bullpens. Rows of picnic tables covered by orange umbrellas are available for fans to sit and eat. Many trees are located there, too. Many fans at home games view the game from behind the railing behind the bullpens. Until the 2012 season, the [[Mid-Atlantic Sports Network]]'s pre- and post-game shows before Orioles home games were televised in an outdoor studio behind the bullpens. [[Bronze sculpture]]s of the six Orioles greats whose uniform numbers were retired by the ballclub were unveiled individually in the walking zone of the area behind the bullpens throughout the [[2012 Baltimore Orioles season|2012 season]].<ref name="baltimore.orioles.mlb.com">{{cite web|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120426&content_id=29720788&vkey=pr_bal&c_id=bal|title=Orioles Legends Celebration Series |publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|date=April 26, 2012|access-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> The statues were created by [[Antonio Tobias Mendez]] and cast at the locally based New Arts Foundry.<ref>Jensen, Brennen [http://citypaper.com/news/heavy-metal-man-1.1352570 "Heavy Metal Man"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826215054/http://citypaper.com/news/heavy-metal-man-1.1352570 |date=2012-08-26 }} ''Baltimore City Paper'', July 31, 2012</ref> On the street there is a statue of [[Babe Ruth]] entitled, ''[[Babe's Dream (sculpture)|Babe's Dream]]'', created in 1996 by sculptor Susan Luery.<ref>[http://susanluery.com/Biography/biography.htm Biography of Susan Luery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927132842/http://susanluery.com/Biography/biography.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}, the sculptor of the Babe Ruth statue. URL last accessed July 6, 2006.</ref> In the same courtyard, one will find sculptures indicating the retired jersey numbers of the Baltimore Orioles. The stadium is the first major league park to have an outfield wall made up entirely of straight wall segments since [[Ebbets Field]]. The playing field is {{convert|16|ft}} below street level. The stadium contains 4,631 club seats and 72 luxury suites. Every seat in the ballpark is green, except for two – one in left field which marks the spot of Cal Ripken's 278th career home run, breaking Ernie Banks' all-time record among shortstops, and one in right field, which marks the spot of Eddie Murray's 500th career home run. Camden Yards lights spell out "GO ORIOLES" all throughout the month of September. ===Seating capacity=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="row" style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles}};"|Years ! scope="row" style="{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles}};"|Capacity |- ! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles}};"|1992–1996 | <div style="text-align:center;">48,041</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles}};"|1997–2000 | <div style="text-align:center;">48,079</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles}};"|2001–2004 | <div style="text-align:center;">48,190</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles}};"|2005–2010 | <div style="text-align:center;">48,290</div> |- ! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Baltimore Orioles}};"|2011–2021 | <div style="text-align:center;">45,971</div> |} ===Ballparks influenced by Camden Yards=== [[File:Oriole Park Conway Street.JPG|thumb|upright=1|Main entrance from Russell Street.]] Since its opening day in 1992, Camden Yards was a success and fan favorite. Attendance jumped from an average of 25,722 over the last 10 years of [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]'s tenure to an average of 43,490 over the first 10 years of Camden Yards' existence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/baltatte.shtml|title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance Records (1901 - 2018) by Baseball Almanac|website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref> Due to its success, many other cities built traditional-feeling asymmetrical ballparks with modern amenities (such as skyboxes) in a downtown setting. Many of these stadiums, like Camden Yards, incorporate "retro" features in the stadium exteriors as well as interiors; these parks have been dubbed [[Baseball park#Retro-classic ballparks|"retro-classic"]] parks. Other parks, known as [[Baseball park#Retro-modern ballparks|"retro-modern"]] parks, have combined "retro" exteriors with more modern interior elements. [[Image:Oriole Park at Camden Yards, O's vs Mariners, 8-1-2014.jpg|thumb|upright=1|The Orioles hosting the [[Seattle Mariners]] on August 1, 2014]] The park also ended a quarter-century trend of multi-purpose stadiums in which baseball and football teams shared the same stadium. Although intended to cut costs, the fundamentally different sizes and shapes of baseball and football fields made this concept fundamentally inadequate for either sport. By the 2012 season, all but two teams played in baseball-only parks. Retro-classic parks include: *[[Coors Field]] in [[Denver]] (1995) *[[Oracle Park]] in San Francisco (2000) *[[Comerica Park]] in [[Detroit]] (2000) *[[PNC Park]] in [[Pittsburgh]] (2001) *[[Citizens Bank Park]] in [[Philadelphia]] (2004) *[[Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] (2006) *[[Citi Field]] in [[Queens]], New York City (2009) *[[Yankee Stadium|New Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx|The Bronx, New York City]] (2009) *[[Guaranteed Rate Field]] in [[Chicago]] (1991/2011) **This park opened in 1991 as the last of the so-called [[Baseball park#Modern ballparks|"modern" ballparks]]. It was heavily renovated from 2001 to 2011 into a retro-classic park. Retro-modern parks include: *[[Progressive Field]] in [[Cleveland]] (1994) *[[Angel Stadium of Anaheim]] in [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] (1966/1998) **Angel Stadium opened in 1966 as a modern park. From 1979 to 1980, it was converted into a multi-purpose park shared with the [[National Football League|NFL's]] [[Los Angeles Rams]]. After the Rams moved to [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] after the 1994 NFL season, the stadium was extensively renovated a second time from 1996 to 1998, with the most significant change being the removal of almost all of the seats added for football. The final result was a retro-modern park. *[[Chase Field]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] (1998) *[[T-Mobile Park]] in [[Seattle]] (1999) *[[Minute Maid Park]] in [[Houston]] (2000) *[[American Family Field]] in [[Milwaukee]] (2001) *[[Great American Ball Park]] in [[Cincinnati]] (2003) *[[Petco Park]] in [[San Diego]] (2004) *[[Nationals Park]] in Washington, D.C. (2008) *[[Target Field]] in [[Minneapolis]] (2010) *[[Truist Park]] in [[Cumberland, Georgia]] (2017) *[[Globe Life Field]] in [[Arlington, Texas]] (2020) [[LoanDepot Park]] in [[Miami]] (opened in 2012), was the first since Camden Yards not classified as a "retro" park, whether of the classic or modern variety. Marlins owner [[Jeffrey Loria]] specifically rejected the retro model for the new park, desiring a facility that reflected the 21st-century culture of Miami. [[Populous (company)|Populous]], which designed both Camden Yards and LoanDepot Park, was willing to listen; the lead designer for Marlins Park would later say the company was "waiting for a client willing to break the [retro] mold."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120403&content_id=27877064&vkey=news_mia&c_id=mia|title=Richard Justice: Marlins Park a work of art in every facet | marlins.com: News|first=Richard|last=Justice|publisher=MLB Advanced Media, L.P.|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> Stadium planners are labeling LoanDepot Park the first example of [[contemporary architecture]] in MLB. ==Non-baseball events== ===Concerts=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"| Artist ! style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"| Opening act(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"| Attendance ! style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"| Revenue ! style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Baltimore Orioles|border=2}};"| Notes |- | July 26, 2019 || [[Billy Joel]] || — || [[Billy Joel in Concert]] ||39,246 / 39,246 ||$6,013,337|| This was the ballpark's first major concert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/billy-joel-to-host-concert-at-camden-yards/c-302559018|title=Billy Joel to host concert at Camden Yards|website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> |- | June 12, 2022 || [[Paul McCartney]] || — || [[Got Back|Got Back Tour]] || 40,733 / 40,733 || $9,806,025 || McCartney’s first solo concert in Baltimore and his first time performing in the city since [[The Beatles]] came to town in 1964. |} ===Papal Mass=== On October 8, 1995, [[Pope John Paul II]] celebrated [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] at Camden Yards as part of his visit to [[Baltimore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic.org/video/watch.php?v=3426|title=Pope John Paul II gives Mass in Oriole Park at Camden Yards – Video|publisher=Catholic.org|date=August 29, 2010|access-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> one of the most prominent non-baseball events at Camden Yards. ==Awards and recognitions== On May 6, 1992, Oriole Park received the Urban Design Award Of Excellence from the American institute Of Architects.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-05-06-1992127116-story.html |title= New Orioles stadium wins national design award |date=May 6, 1992 |access-date= July 3, 2020}}</ref> In March 2013, Oriole Park was named the No. 3 ballpark in the U.S. by [[TripAdvisor]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/2013-03-21-TripAdvisor-Announces-Americas-Top-10-Ballparks |title= TripAdvisor Announces America's Top Ten Ballparks |date= March 21, 2013 |access-date= February 28, 2016}}</ref> ==Attendance== Between 1992–2000, the Orioles averaged more than 40,000 spectators per game, with a total attendance of 3.71 million persons in the 1997 season.<ref name=exam508>{{cite news |first1=Aaron|last1=Cahall|first2=Andrew|last2=Cannarsa|title=Losing O's Hurt Camden Yards|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Examiner]]|date=May 13, 2008|page=17}}</ref> Since then, attendance has declined to 1.9 million in the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/current_attendance.shtml|title=Baseball Reference – Current Attendance}}</ref> The current single game highest attendance record at Camden Yards is 49,828, set on July 9, 2005 against the [[2010 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]. On April 9, 2019, the low-attendance mark was set, when just 6,585 fans watched the Orioles play the [[2019 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]]. [[2015 White Sox–Orioles crowdless game|On April 29, 2015]], Camden Yards was practically empty after the riots in Baltimore over [[Killing of Freddie Gray|Freddie Gray]]. Only two scouts, one scoreboard display operator, the play-by-play commentators for the teams' radio and television networks, and the players showed up to watch, and official attendance was 0. This marked the first time in MLB history that the public was not permitted to attend a baseball game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350429101|title=White Sox vs. Orioles - Game Recap - April 29, 2015 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> On August 19, 2008, the stadium hosted its 50 millionth fan, a milestone reached in just 17 seasons, the fastest park in baseball history to reach such a figure. Since opening in 1992, Oriole Park has hosted the third-most number of fans in Major League Baseball, exceeded only by [[Dodger Stadium]] and [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|the first Yankee Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Comak|first=Amanda|title=Oriole Park welcomes 50 millionth fan|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|date=August 19, 2008|url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080819&content_id=3334195&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal|access-date=June 3, 2009}}</ref> ==Access and transportation== [[File:MARC combination baggage car at Camden Station, October 2005.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Camden Station]] adjacent to the ballpark]] On the far side of the [[Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards]] is the present [[Camden Station]], served by both the [[Baltimore Light RailLink]] and [[MARC Train|MARC]]'s [[Camden Line]] commuter rail service. The latter rail line provides direct service to Washington, D.C., and the former to [[Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport|BWI Airport]]. The Light RailLink service began around the time the stadium opened. Nearby [[Convention Center station (Light RailLink)|Convention Center station]] also sees heavy traffic during Orioles games; the station is located near the stadium's main entrance. The stadium is located in [[downtown Baltimore]], near the [[Inner Harbor]]. The ballpark, along with the adjacent [[M&T Bank Stadium]], home of the [[Baltimore Ravens]] of the [[National Football League]], make up the [[Camden Yards Sports Complex]], though Camden Yards generally refers to only the baseball stadium. The football stadium was not built until 1998, the Ravens' third season in existence. Camden Yards is just a short walk from [[Babe Ruth]]'s birthplace, which is now a museum. According to some sources, Ruth's father once owned a pub located in what is now center field of the stadium.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-02-11/travel/sc-trav-0211-babe-ruth-baltimore-20140211_1_eutaw-street-babe-ruth-birthplace-row-house|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|title=The Hunt for Babe Ruth's Baltimore Beginnings|date=February 11, 2014|access-date=February 28, 2016}}</ref> In May 2005, a new sports museum, the [[Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards]], opened in Camden Station. It lasted only 10 years, closing on October 12, 2015.{{Clear}} ==In popular culture== *The movie ''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]'' (1993) features a scene with the [[President of the United States]], played by [[Kevin Kline]], throwing out the first pitch at Camden Yards. That scene was filmed in front of an actual capacity crowd at the ballpark, prior to a regular-season game in early August 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-08-04/news/1992217181_1_kevin-kline-film-crew-helms|title=Fans ignore request to boycott Warner filming at Oriole Park|access-date=2012-06-07|archive-date=2015-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413141526/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-08-04/news/1992217181_1_kevin-kline-film-crew-helms|url-status=dead}}</ref> Similar scenes were filmed for the [[Chris Rock]] movie ''[[Head of State (2003 film)|Head of State]]'', for the [[Geena Davis]] TV Series ''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]'', and for the 2004 season finale of ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]].'' A short clip in the 2005 film ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' shows Oriole Park at Camden Yards. *The movie ''[[Major League II]]'' (1994) used Camden Yards as the home of the Indians. *Part of the sixth-season premiere of the [[NBC]] police drama series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' was filmed at Camden Yards. In these scenes, the detectives must hurry to solve a murder at Camden Yards before a game between the Orioles and the [[New York Yankees]] ends. *The pilot of the [[HBO]] 2009 comedy series ''[[Eastbound & Down]]'' begins with an aerial shot of Camden Yards; however, when actor [[Danny McBride (actor)|Danny McBride]] takes the mound, the field level shot is at a different ballpark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1376278/goofs|title="Eastbound & Down" Chapter 1 (TV Episode 2009)|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> *A portion of an episode of the HBO series ''[[The Wire]]'', a show about police officers and drug dealers in Baltimore, was filmed during an actual Orioles game in which characters [[Jimmy McNulty]] and [[Bunk Moreland]], played by [[Dominic West]] and [[Wendell Pierce]], take their sons to a game while discussing a case. *The HBO series ''[[Veep]]'' filmed episode 6 of their first season, which aired May 27, 2012 at Camden Yards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2102237/|title = "Veep" Baseball (TV Episode 2012) – IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> Orioles Hall of Fame pitcher [[Jim Palmer]] and then Orioles players [[Jake Arrieta]] and [[Tommy Hunter (baseball)|Tommy Hunter]] made cameo appearances on the field with ''Veep'' star [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]. This was perhaps a subtle homage to Louis-Dreyfus's previous role as Towson-native [[Elaine Benes]] on ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and that character's Orioles fandom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bal-veep-hbo-camden-yards-julia-louis-dreyfus-jim-palmer-20120525-story.html|title='VEEP' comes to Baltimore's Camden Yards Sunday, and Selina meets Jim Palmer|date=26 May 2012 }}</ref> *''[[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|House of Cards]]'' features Vice President of the United States Frank Underwood ([[Kevin Spacey]]) throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Camden Yards. Spacey, a noted Orioles fan who actually threw a real ceremonial first pitch against the Blue Jays in 2013, is first seen wearing a jacket featuring the cartoon bird in the tunnel to the team dugout as he is being introduced to the crowd. Former closer [[Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983)|Jim Johnson]] and outfielder [[Nate McLouth]] meet Spacey's character on the field, with Johnson expecting to receive the pitch as the stadium lights suddenly go out. For added realism, the crowd even yells "O" during the national anthem.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camdenchat.com/2014/5/1/5669112/orioles-camden-yards-movie-tv|title=The O's and Camden Yards on tv and the big screen|date=May 2014}}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of ballparks by capacity]] *[[List of current Major League Baseball stadiums]] *[[Lists of stadiums]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.mlb.com/orioles/ballpark Stadium site on MLB.com] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060422061406/http://www.ballparkdigest.com/visits/oriole_park.htm Ballpark Digest Visit to Oriole Park at Camden Yards] *[https://baseballbiography.com/oriole-park-at-camden-yards Summary of Camden Yards] *[https://ghostsofbaltimore.org/2015/05/15/why-is-it-named-oriole-park-at-camden-yards/ Why Is It Named Oriole Park at Camden Yards?] - Ghosts of Baltimore blog *[http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/oriole.htm Technical information on Camden Yards] *[http://www.mensfitness.com/sports_and_recreation/61 "Top 10 Ballparks"] by ''[[Men's Fitness]]'' {{Portal bar|Architecture|Baltimore|Baseball}} {{s-start-collapsible|header={{s-sta|et}}}} {{succession box | title = Home of the<br>[[Baltimore Orioles]] | years = 1992 – present | before = [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]] | after = Current }} {{succession box | title = Host of the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] | years = 1993 | before = [[Jack Murphy Stadium]] | after = [[Three Rivers Stadium]] }} {{s-end}} {{Baltimore Orioles}} {{Baltimore}} {{MLB Ballparks}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oriole Park At Camden Yards}} [[Category:1992 establishments in Maryland]] [[Category:Baltimore Orioles stadiums]] [[Category:Baseball in Baltimore]] [[Category:Baseball venues in Maryland]] [[Category:Downtown Baltimore]] [[Category:Major League Baseball venues]] [[Category:Populous (company) buildings]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 1992]] [[Category:Sports venues in Baltimore]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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