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Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Coordinates:39°17′2″N76°37′18″W / 39.28389°N 76.62167°W /39.28389; -76.62167
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Baseball stadium in Baltimore, United States
"Camden Yards" redirects here. For the sports complex as a whole, seeCamden Yards Sports Complex.
Not to be confused withOriole Park orOracle Park.

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Address333 West Camden Street
Baltimore,Maryland
United States
Coordinates39°17′2″N76°37′18″W / 39.28389°N 76.62167°W /39.28389; -76.62167
Public transitMainline rail interchangeMARC
atCamden Station
Light RailLink
atConvention Center
andCamden Station
Metro SubwayLink
atLexington Market
andCharles Center
Bus transportMTA Maryland bus:
69,70,73,75
OperatorMaryland Stadium Authority
Capacity48,876[1] (1992–2010)
45,971 (2011–2021)[2] with standing room at least 48,187
44,487 (2022–present)[3]
Record attendance49,828 (July 9, 2005)
Field sizeLeft Field Line – 333 ft (101 m)
Straight Away Left – 373 ft (117 m)
Left Center – 376 ft (121 m)
Deep Left Center – 410 ft (125 m)
Center Field – 400 ft (122 m) (Not posted)
Right Center – 373 ft (114 m)
Right Field Line – 318 ft (97 m)[4]
SurfaceKentucky Blue Grass
Construction
Broke groundJune 28, 1989
OpenedApril 6, 1992
Construction costUS$110 million
($246 million in 2024 dollars[5])
ArchitectHOK Sport (nowPopulous)
Project managerLehrer McGovern and Bovis[6]
Structural engineerBliss & Nyitray, Inc
Services engineerKidde Consultants Inc.[7]
General contractorBarton Malow/Sverdrup/Danobe[8]
Tenants
Baltimore Orioles (MLB) (1992–present)
Website
mlb.com/orioles/ballpark
Aerial views of Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, commonly known asCamden Yards, is aballpark inBaltimore, Maryland, United States. It is the home ofMajor League Baseball (MLB)'sBaltimore Orioles, and the first of the"retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and early 2000s.[9] It was completed in 1992 to replaceMemorial Stadium. The stadium is indowntown Baltimore, a few blocks west of theInner Harbor in theCamden Yards Sports Complex.

Since its opening, Oriole Park has been widely hailed as one of the best stadiums in baseball and is credited with starting a wave of neotraditional ballparks after thecookie-cutter stadiums of the mid to late 20th century.[10][11]

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.[12]

History

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Construction

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Prior to Camden Yards, the predominant design trend of big league ballparks was the symmetricalmulti-purpose stadium.Memorial Stadium, the Orioles' home since they moved fromSt. Louis in 1954, was an early example of such a design.

In1984, theBaltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis, in part because Baltimore andMaryland officials refused to commit money for a replacement for Memorial Stadium. Not wanting to risk losing the Orioles and Baltimore's status as aMajor League Baseball city, city and state leaders immediately began planning a new park in order to keep them in town.[13]

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 theminor league level four years earlier withPilot Field inBuffalo, New York.

HOK Sport's original design was very similar tothe new Comiskey Park. However, Orioles president and CEOLarry Lucchino turned it down preferring an old fashion ballpark with modern amenities. Lucchino hiredJanet Marie Smith, an architect and city planner, to represent the team as Orioles senior vice president to execute his vision. Baltimore-based Ashton Design developed the signs, graphics, and logos for the stadium, as well as the 19th-century style clock above the scoreboard.[14] 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 ofFenway Park andDodger Stadium.

Construction began in 1989 and lasted 33 months. Former Orioles ownerEli Jacobs favored naming the new fieldOriole Park, while then-Maryland governorWilliam Donald Schaefer favoredCamden 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.[15][16]

1992–2008

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Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 1996

The first contest at Oriole Park at Camden Yards was a 5–3 preseason exhibition Orioles win over theNew York Mets before 31,286 on April 3, 1992.[17] The ballpark officially opened three days later on April 6 withRick Sutcliffe pitching acomplete gameshutout in a season-opening 2–0 victory over theCleveland Indians before a sellout crowd of 44,568.[18]Chris Hoiles drove in the first run at Camden Yards with a ground-rule double that scoredSam Horn in the fifth inning.[19]

Camden Yards hosted the1993 MLB All-Star Game.

On June 18, 1994, an escalator accident injured 43 people when one of the stadium's multiple-story escalators, overcrowded with fans heading to the upper deck, jerked backward, throwing passengers to the bottom landing. On September 6, 1995, Camden Yards witnessedCal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st consecutive game. Exactly one year later,Eddie Murray blasted his 500th home run there.

One orange seat stands out from the park's dark green plastic chairs. Located at Section 96, Row 7, Seat 23 in the right-center field bleachers (officially known as theEutaw Street Reserve sections), the seat commemorates the spot where Murray's 500th home run landed. A second orange seat, Section 86, Row FF, Seat 10 in the left field bleachers, was removed as part of renovations moving the outfield wall.[20] That seat was the landing spot for Ripken's 278th home run as ashortstop, breakingErnie 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 success of Camden Yards sparked a trend in the construction of more traditional, fan-friendly ballparks in downtown locations across the U.S.[21]

Renovations

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After the2008 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 in2009. The Orioles made numerous improvements to their home ballpark and to their spring training facility,Ed Smith Stadium, before the start of the2011 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.

Coors Light Roof Deck and T. Rowe Price signs added in 2024

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 theB&O Railway Warehouse's original canopy, and the addition of a lounge atop thebatter'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 broadcasterRick 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 OrioleBaseball Hall of Famers in the picnic area beyond the bullpens in left-center field.[22] Furthermore, the right field wall was lowered from 25 feet (7.6 m) to 21 feet (6.4 m) to improve the view of the field from Eutaw Street. In March 2024, The Orioles announced a multiyear partnership with Coors Light to rename the lounge on top of batter's eye/bullpen wall in center field. The lounge would be renamed, the "Coors Light Roof Deck."[23] In July 2024, an LED T. Rowe Price Sign was added above the videoboard replacing where "The Sun" was formerly located.[24]

Blocked skyline views

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In 2007–08, construction started on two large buildings beyond the stadium's outfield walls—a 757-roomHilton Baltimore hotel north of the stadium occupying a two-city-block area and a high-rise apartment building, both completed in 2009. The new buildings 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 theBromo 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."[25] SportswriterPeter Schmuck complained, "the big, antiseptic convention hotel ... looms over Camden Yards ... [and] has blocked out the best part of the Baltimore skyline."[26] AWashington 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.[27] Some hotel rooms have a clear view of the playing field.[28]

Changes in field dimensions

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In January 2022, Orioles general managerMike 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 7 feet (2.1 m) to about 13 feet (4.0 m) and moved it back as much as26+12 feet (8.1 m), according to the Orioles. The 2022 configuration removed about 1,100 seats in the first 10 rows of outfield bleacher seats in sections 72–86. MLB approved the adjustments, which span from the left-field corner to the bullpens in left-center field.[20]

As of 2020, Camden Yards' 333-foot (101 m) distance from home plate to the left-field corner was about average for the 30 major league stadiums, though its 364-foot (111 m) 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. That left-field wall was tied for the sixth-tallest in the majors. The 2022-2024 dimensions to straight away left (384 feet (117 m)) and left-center (398 feet (121 m)) made Oriole Park's left field the most spacious in the American League. However, the protrusion created by the bullpens resulted in an unusual sight on a modern baseball field: a reduction in dimensions as one moved from left field toward center field. The left-center field dimension marked to the immediate left of the bullpens was 398 feet, while the left-center field dimension marked on the bullpens' wall was 376 feet. This created a hypothetical scenario in which a batter could hit a longer non-home run to left field than home run to left-center field, if the latter is hit into the bullpens.[20] In 2024, Elias announced further adjustments to the left field wall, extending it from the bullpen and bringing it in to 363 (111 m) feet from home. A small connecting wall then stretches out to 374 feet, where an eight-foot segment leads to a corner located 373 (114 m) feet from home.[29]

The orange seat commemorating Cal Ripken Jr.'s record 278th home run by a major league shortstop would be moved to an exhibit for the ballpark's 30th anniversary.[20]

B&O Warehouse

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Main article:Baltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards
Right field and the formerBaltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards
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,[30] and it was hit byKen Griffey Jr. during theHome Run Derby before the1993 MLB All-Star Game.

Eutaw Street

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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 starBoog 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 have 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 2024[update], 130 homers have landed on Eutaw Street.[31]The first home run to reach Eutaw Street was hit byMickey Tettleton of theDetroit Tigers on April 20, 1992.[32] The longest in-game home run to land on Eutaw Street wasGunnar Henderson's 462-foot shot on June 11, 2023.[33] However, the only player to ever hit theBaltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards on the fly isKen Griffey Jr of theSeattle Mariners, who accomplished the 465-foot hit as part of the 1993 Home Run Derby.[34] There have been two games with two Eutaw street home runs: April 11, 1997, whenRafael Palmeiro hit both home runs and June 29, 2012. The single season record for home runs landing on Eutaw Street is 11, set in 2014.[31][35]MLB.com publishes an updated list of Eutaw Street landings on the Orioles website.[31]

Notable events

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The Orioles celebrated the ballpark's 20th anniversary during the2012 season and launched the website CamdenYards20.com as part of the celebration.[36] 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

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The Orioles hosting theChicago White Sox in 1999
  • September 6, 1995:Cal Ripken Jr. brokeLou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games played, and hit a home run during that game. Attendees included PresidentBill Clinton, Vice PresidentAl Gore,Joe DiMaggio, andCal 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 Seattle.[37] In advance of Oriole Park's 25th anniversary, MLB honored the game as the third most memorable in Oriole Park history.[38]
  • September 6, 1996:Eddie Murray hit his500th career home run exactly one year after Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak.
  • October 15, 1997: TheCleveland Indians win Game 6 of the1997 ALCS 1–0 in 11 innings to win the series 4–2 and advance to theWorld Series. As of 2024[update], this is the closest the Orioles have been to hosting a World Series in Camden Yards, with the last one occurring14 years before, when they were still playing at Memorial Stadium.
  • May 3, 1999: TheCuban national team defeat the Orioles 12–6 in the second game of atwo-game exhibition series
  • April 4, 2001:Hideo Nomo pitched the firstno-hitter in the history of Camden Yards, walking three and striking out eleven.
  • October 4, 2001:Tim Raines Sr. played left field andTim Raines Jr. played center field, in the 5–4 loss to theBoston 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 Mariners on August 31, 1990).
  • October 6, 2001: Cal Ripken, Jr.'s finalMLB game. Former PresidentBill Clinton and MLB CommissionerBud Selig were in attendance.
  • August 22, 2007: TheTexas Rangers beat the Orioles 30–3[39] in game one of adoubleheader, the highest scoring game in 110 years.
  • May 31, 2008:Manny Ramirez of the Red Sox hits his 500th home run in a game against the Orioles.
  • June 30, 2009: The Orioles rallied to score 10 runs against theRed Sox after facing a 10–1 deficit in the 7th inning, breaking the franchise record for the largest comeback, and the MLB record for the largest comeback by a last place team over a first place team.[40]
  • September 28, 2011: The Orioles defeated theBoston Red Sox inthe final day of the season with a 4–3walk-off win. The loss, coupled with theTampa Bay Rays' 8–7 victory over the New York Yankees atTropicana 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 MLB record for home runs in a game with 4. He went 5 for 5 with four home runs and one double.[41]
  • October 3, 2014: The Orioles rallied with four runs in the 8th inning to top the Tigers 7–6 in Game 2 of theAmerican League Division Series.[42]
  • April 29, 2015: As a result of the2015 Baltimore riots,the game against the White Sox wasclosed to the public, the first time that has happened in MLB history.[43]

Ballpark firsts

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Ballpark FirstDateDetails
First GameApril 6, 1992vs. Cleveland Indians
Ceremonial First PitchPresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
First PitchRick Sutcliffe, 3:20 p.m. EDT – pitch was a ball
First BatterKenny Lofton, Indians center fielder, flied out to right fielderJoe Orsulak on a 3–2 pitch
First HitCleveland's first basemanPaul Sorrento, singled to left-center with one out in the top of the second inning
First Orioles HitOrioles first basemanGlenn Davis led off the bottom of the second inning with a single to center
First RunIn the fifth inning, O's designated hitterSam Horn walked, went to second base on third basemanLeo Gómez's single and scored on catcherChris Hoiles' double
First RBIChris Hoiles hit a ground rule double (ball bounced over the left-center fence) to score Sam Horn
First Double
First StrikeoutSutcliffe struck out Cleveland right fielderMark Whiten in the second inning
First Home RunApril 8, 1992Cleveland's Paul Sorrento (3-run homer)
First Orioles Home RunApril 9, 1992Mike Devereaux, leading off the fourth inning against Cleveland'sJack Armstrong
First Stolen BaseCleveland'sMark Lewis (againstBen McDonald and Chris Hoiles), third inning
First Grand SlamApril 17, 1992Randy Milligan, seventh inning, off Detroit'sLes Lancaster
First Multi-Home Run GameMilligan off Detroit'sScott Aldred and Les Lancaster
First TripleCal Ripken, 6th inning, off Detroit's Scott Aldred
First SaveApril 19, 1992Gregg Olson, vs. Detroit, in a 3–2 victory
First No-HitterApril 4, 2001Boston'sHideo Nomo, in a 3–0 victory

Design and features

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Susan Luery's 1996 statue ofBabe Ruth,Babe's Dream

Camden Yards was built on land that once served as therail yard for theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad'sCamden Station. The view from much of the park is dominated by the formerBaltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards behind the right-field wall. Some seats in the stadium have a good view of the downtownBaltimoreskyline.

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, theMid-Atlantic Sports Network's pre- and post-game shows before Orioles home games were televised in an outdoor studio behind the bullpens.Bronze sculptures 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 the2012 season.[22] The statues were created byAntonio Tobias Mendez and cast at the locally based New Arts Foundry.[44]

On the street there is a statue ofBabe Ruth entitled,Babe's Dream, created in 1996 by sculptor Susan Luery.[45] 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 sinceEbbets Field. The playing field is 16 feet (4.9 m) below street level.

The stadium contains 4,631 club seats and 72 luxury suites. Every seat in the ballpark is green, except for an orange seat in right field, which marks the spot of Eddie Murray's 500th career home run. A second orange seat, marking the spot of Cal Ripken's 278th career home run, was removed.

Camden Yards lights spell out "GO ORIOLES" all throughout the month of September.

Seating capacity

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YearsCapacity
1992–1996
48,041
1997–2000
48,079
2001–2004
48,190
2005–2010
48,290
2011–2021
45,971
2022–present
44,487[3]

Ballparks influenced by Camden Yards

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Baltimore skyline in the background
Main entrance from Russell Street.

Since opening 1992, Camden Yards was a success and fan favorite. Attendance jumped from an average of 25,722 over the final 10 years ofMemorial Stadium's tenure to an average of 43,490 over the first 10 years of Camden Yards' existence.[46] 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 and interiors. These parks have been dubbed"retro-classic" parks. Other parks, known as"retro-modern" parks, have combined "retro" exteriors with more modern interior elements.

The Orioles hosting theSeattle Mariners on August 1, 2014

The park also ended a quarter-century trend of multi-purpose stadiums shared by baseball and football teams. 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. With theAthletics move fromOakland after the 2024 season, no teams play in stadiums that have recently been home to top-level football teams.

Retro-classic parks include:

Retro-modern parks include:

LoanDepot Park inMiami (opened in 2012), was the first since Camden Yards not classified as a "retro" park, whether of the classic or modern variety. Marlins ownerJeffrey Loria specifically rejected the retro model for the new park, desiring a facility that reflected the 21st-century culture of Miami.Populous, which designed both Camden Yards and LoanDepot Park, later said it was "waiting for a client willing to break the [retro] mold."[47] Stadium planners labeled LoanDepot Park the first example ofcontemporary architecture in MLB.

Non-baseball events

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For much of its history, Camden Yards rarely hosted events beyond baseball games because Orioles ownerPeter Angelos objected to uses besides the sport. The policy was loosened in the late 2010s as Angelos ceded control of the team to his sonJohn.[48] FollowingPaul McCartney's concert at Camden Yards in 2022, baseball journalist Dan Connolly opined non-baseball events were a boon for the city and team, while Camden Yards is an "entertainment venue that's only used 81 or so times a year. If you can fill that space — without damaging the playing surface, of course — do it."[49]

In October 2025, theLos Angeles Rams held a practice at Oriole Park before theirnext game in London. They played the localBaltimore Ravens the week prior and opted to stay in the area before going to Europe, using Camden Yards rather thanM&T Bank Stadium since the latter's field was likely to be damaged from the Rams–Ravens game. The Rams covered the ballpark's operating costs.[50]

Concerts

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DateArtistOpening act(s)Tour / Concert nameAttendanceRevenueNotes
July 26, 2019Billy JoelBilly Joel in Concert39,246 / 39,246$6,013,337This was the ballpark's first major concert.[51]
June 12, 2022Paul McCartneyGot Back Tour40,733 / 40,733$9,806,025McCartney's first solo concert in Baltimore and his first time performing in the city sinceThe Beatles came to town in 1964.
September 13, 2024Bruce Springsteen and The E Street BandSpringsteen and E Street Band 2023–2025 Tour

Papal Mass

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On October 8, 1995,Pope John Paul II celebratedMass at Camden Yards aspart of his visit toBaltimore,[52] one of the most prominent non-baseball events at Camden Yards.

Awards and recognitions

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On May 6, 1992, Oriole Park received the Urban Design Award Of Excellence from theAmerican Institute Of Architects.[53]

In March 2013, Oriole Park was named the third most popular American ballpark byTripAdvisor.[54]

Attendance

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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.[55] Attendance gradually declined to 1.73 million in the 2010 season. Since then, attendance has improved as the team is more competitive, peaking at 2.46 million in 2014 and 2.28 million in 2024.[56] The current single game highest attendance record at Camden Yards is 49,828, set on July 9, 2005, against theBoston Red Sox.On April 29, 2015, Camden Yards was practically empty after the riots in Baltimore overFreddie 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.[57] Aside from that, a low-attendance mark was set on April 8, 2019, when just 6,585 fans watched the Orioles host theOakland Athletics.[58]

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. From 1992 to 2008, Oriole Park has hosted the third-most number of fans in MLB, exceeded only byDodger Stadium andYankee Stadium.[59]

Home Attendance at Oriole Park at Camden Yards[46][60]
YearTotal attendanceGame averageAL rank
19923,567,81944,0472nd
19933,644,96545,0002nd
19942,535,35946,0972nd
19953,098,47543,0341st
19963,646,95044,4751st
19973,711,13245,8161st
19983,684,65045,4901st
19993,433,15042,3852nd
20003,297,03140,7042nd
20013,094,84138,6864th
20022,682,43933,1173rd
20032,454,52330,3035th
20042,744,01833,8775th
20052,624,74032,4045th
20062,153,13926,58210th
20072,164,82226,72611th
20081,950,07524,37610th
20091,907,16323,5459th
20101,733,01921,39510th
20111,755,46121,67211th
20122,102,24025,9547th
20132,357,56129,1068th
20142,464,47330,4266th
20152,281,20229,2468th
20162,172,34426,81910th
20172,028,42425,04212th
20181,564,19219,31114th
20191,307,80716,14614th
2020
2021793,2299,79313th
20221,368,36716,89311th
20231,936,79823,9119th
20242,281,12928,1628th
20251,803,65522,26710th

Access and transportation

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Camden Station adjacent to the ballpark

On the far side of theBaltimore & Ohio Warehouse at Camden Yards is the presentCamden Station, served by both theBaltimore Light RailLink andMARC'sCamden Line commuter rail service. The latter rail line provides direct service to Washington, D.C., and the former toBWI Airport. The Light RailLink service began around the time the stadium opened. NearbyConvention Center station also sees heavy traffic during Orioles games; the station is located near the stadium's main entrance.

The stadium is located indowntown Baltimore, near theInner Harbor. The ballpark, along with the adjacentM&T Bank Stadium, home of theBaltimore Ravens of theNational Football League, make up theCamden Yards Sports Complex, though Camden Yards generally refers to only the baseball stadium. The football stadium was built in 1998, the Ravens' third season in existence. Camden Yards is just a short walk fromBabe Ruth's birthplace, which is nowa museum. According to some sources, Ruth's father once owned a pub located in what is now center field of the stadium.[61]

In May 2005,Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards, opened in Camden Station. It lasted 10 years, closing on October 12, 2015.[62][63]

In popular culture

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  • The movieDave (1993) features a scene with the U.S. president, played byKevin 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.[64] Similar scenes were filmed for theChris Rock movieHead of State, for theGeena Davis TV seriesCommander in Chief, and for the 2004 season finale ofThe West Wing.
  • The movieMajor League II (1994) used Camden Yards as the home of the Indians.[65]
  • Part of the sixth-season premiere of theNBC police drama seriesHomicide: 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 theNew York Yankees ends.
  • A short clip in the 2005 filmWedding Crashers shows Oriole Park at Camden Yards.[65]
  • A portion of an episode of the HBO seriesThe Wire, set in Baltimore, was filmed during an Orioles game in which charactersJimmy McNulty andBunk Moreland, played byDominic West andWendell Pierce, take their sons to a game while discussing a case.[65] The pilot of theHBO 2009 comedy seriesEastbound & Down begins with an aerial shot of Camden Yards; however, when actorDanny McBride takes the mound, the field level shot is at a different ballpark.[66]
  • The HBO seriesVeep filmed episode 6 of its first season at Camden Yards.[67] Orioles Hall of Fame pitcherJim Palmer and then-Orioles playersJake Arrieta andTommy Hunter made cameo appearances on the field withVeep starJulia Louis-Dreyfus. This was perhaps a subtle homage to Louis-Dreyfus's previous role as Towson-nativeElaine Benes onSeinfeld and that character's Orioles fandom.[68]
  • House of Cards features the U.S. vice president, played byKevin 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 closerJim Johnson and outfielderNate 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.[65]

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