Estadio Quisqueya

Estadio Quisqueya
Construction
"El coloso del Ensanche La Fe"
Former names	Estadio Trujillo
Location	3456 Ave. Tiradentes, Ens. La Fe, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Coordinates	18°30′0″N 69°59′0″O / 18.5, -69.98333
Owner	Dominican League of Baseball Authority
Operator	Tigres del Licey, Leones del Escogido
Capacity	14,469 (seats) 25,000 (Concerts)
Field size	Left Field - 335 feet (102 m) Left-Center - 383 feet (117 m) Center Field - 411 feet (125 m) Right-Center - 383 feet (117 m) Right Field - 335 feet (102 m)
Surface	Grass
Broke ground	1955
Opened	October 23, 1955
Construction cost	RD$ 3,500,000
Architect	Bienvenido Martínez Brea
Tenants
Tigres del Licey (Dominican Winter Baseball League) (1955-present) Leones del Escogido (Dominican Winter Baseball League) (1955-present)

Estadio Quisqueya is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. The Quisqueya holds about 14,469 people after its renovation. The Dominican League Of Baseball Authority is in charge of its management. It is the only stadium in Dominican Republic to host two different baseball teams, the Licey Tigers (Tigres del Licey) and the Escogido Lions (Leones del Escogido). Its field dimensions are 335 feet at the foul poles, 383 feet at the power alleys, and 411 feet at the center field. It was built in 1955 as Estadio Trujillo, during the Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina dictatorship, taking the Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium as the design base.

Early statistics in the Estadio Quisqueya 1
Rebuilding in 2007 2
Plans 3
Notable events 4
References 5

Early statistics in the Estadio Quisqueya^[1]

First hit: Alcibiades Colón (Licey) vs. Donald Leston (Stars) Oct. 23., 1955
First double: Luis "Grillo" Báez (Licey), October 23., 1955
First triple: Bob Wilson (Licey), October 23., 1955
First HR: Emil Panko (Eagles), October 24., 1955
First out: Pablo Garcia (Licey) October 23., 1955
First RBI: Pablo Garcia (Licey) October 23., 1955

Rebuilding in 2007

The Estadio Quisqueya underwent a rebuilding job which expanded its amount of seats and the overall look of the field. The bullpens are now enclosed and out of play.

Plans

President Leonel Fernández announced in 2009 that there are plans to turn the stadium and the adjacent area into a modern sports complex which will bear the name Complejo Deportivo Juan Marichal in honor of the only Dominican in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

Notable events

Serie del Caribe 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2012

Viewing on screen for the 2013 World Baseball Classic final between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

Estadio Quisqueya in Google Maps

References

^ Historia y mística del Estadio Quisqueya, Sobreeldiamante

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