Venue: Municipal Stadium

Location: Hagerstown, MD

Address: 274 Memorial Boulevard East; Hagerstown, MD 21740

Capacity: approx. 4,600+

Seating: Stadium Seating and Bleachers along with a grandstand.

Surface: Natural Grass

Lights: Yes

Scoreboard: Yes

Built: 1930

Fence Distance: LF: 335 feet  CF: 400 feet  RF: 330 feet

Info: Former home to the Washington Nationals Class-A affiliate Hagerstown Suns professional baseball team. 

Photo from Municipal Stadium entrance

Hagerstown Municipal Stadium

Address:
274 Memorial Blvd East; Hagerstown, MD 21740

Field Facts:
For the last 27 seasons the Hagerstown Suns (Washington Nationals Class-A affiliate) call historic Municipal Stadium home.

The Hagerstown Suns Municipal Stadium boasts the honor of being one of the three oldest Minor League baseball stadiums in the country.

From 1915-1929, Hagerstown's minor league teams played at Willow Lane Park, where Bester Elementary School is now located. When the city made the decision to build the school, the need for a new stadium was urgent. The Field and Athletic Association was created to find land and build a stadium. The organization struck a deal with the city, leasing a tract of land for 99 years at $1 per year. Municipal Stadium was quickly built on the land in a mere six weeks, just in time for the first home game on May 8th, 1930. Since then, the stadium has undergone two major renovations.

The first took place in 1981, when Minor League baseball returned to Hagerstown after a 26-year absence from the city. About $546,000 was put into the stadium overhaul, which included the installation of a public address system, stadium lights, underground electricity, and new seats and bleachers.

In 1995, $500,000 worth of improvements to the stadium were made, such as the installation of new seats, and upgrading the VIP section to include cup holders. The Sunset Grille and bar area was also added at this time. The stadium is still used today for the all of the Suns home games.


Directions:
From Interstate 81: Exit 6A (US 40 East) through downtown Hagerstown. Right at Cleveland Avenue.

From Interstate 70: Exit 32B (US 40 West). Left at Eastern Boulevard.

From MD 65 North: Follow into Hagerstown (Potomac Street). Right at Memorial Boulevard.