Miller Park Information
Miller Park debuted on April 6, 2001 when Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jeff D’Amico through a first pitch strike to Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin. A matrix scoreboard in the outfield measures 76 feet by 32 feet, and on top of that lies a color replay board 48 feet by 37 feet. Miller Park can hold almost 43,000 people and was built with the help of 70,000 cubic yards of concrete. The field is symmetrical for the most part, but was designed with the base runners in mind. The outfield fences are not “straight” and this can cause the baseball to take awkward bounces, allowing runners to take that extra base. The park is equipped with 550 television monitors dispersed throughout the stadium and also has 2,000 stereo speakers installed. It would take 4,655,926,995 baseballs to fill Miller Park and the weight is the equivalent of 62,500,000 16-pound bowling balls.
Helfaer Field, a miniature version of Miller Park, is located on the premises as well. Anyone interested can apply to bring a group to reserve the field to play baseball, softball, or even kickball. Helfaer Field is built on the exact site of the old County Stadium, the Brewers old home.
