Foothills Stadium

Foothills Stadium
Construction

Location	Calgary Alberta
Owner	City of Calgary
Capacity	Baseball: 6,000
Field size	Left – 345 ft Centre – 400 ft Right – 345 ft
Surface	Grass
Opened	1966
Renovated	1985 2004 2007
Tenants
Calgary Vipers (NAL) (2004-2011) Calgary Dawgs (WMBL) (2003-2005) Calgary Outlaws (CBL) (2003) Calgary Cannons (PCL) (1985-2002) Calgary Expos (PBL) (1977-1984)

Foothills Stadium, formerly Burns Stadium, is a stadium in Calgary, Alberta. It is primarily used for baseball, and was formerly home to the Calgary Cannons AAA baseball club until September 2002, when the team relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It was later the home field of the Calgary Vipers baseball team of the North American League. It originally opened in 1966. The most notable early team to play in the stadium was the Calgary Expos of the Pioneer League. The stadium has undergone several renovations, notably in 1985 prior to the arrival of the Calgary Cannons. Most recently the stadium was refurbished in 2004 including the installation of ViperVision Video Screen in right field. It holds 6,000 people.

With the Calgary Vipers recently folding, the stadium is currently being used by the University of Calgary Dinos baseball team, as well the Calgary PBF Redbirds and Babe Ruth Calgary.

Foothills Stadium during a Calgary Vipers game

External links

City of Calgary (February 2011). "Foothills Athletic Park". Retrieved 2011-04-13.
Charlie's Ball Parks site (with photos)

Preceded by First stadium	Home of the Calgary Dawgs 2003 – 2005	Succeeded by Seaman Stadium

Coordinates: 51°4′24.37″N 114°7′14.29″W / 51.0734361°N 114.1206361°W / 51.0734361; -114.1206361 (Foothills Stadium)

Attractions and landmarks in Calgary

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Venues	Arts Commons Foothills Stadium McMahon Stadium National Music Centre/StudioBell Olympic Oval Scotiabank Saddledome Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Spruce Meadows Stampede Corral The Grand

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