HISTORY:
Originally the winter home of the Milwaukee Braves, West Palm Beach Municipal
Stadium was built in 1963 and was at the time one of the finest spring training
facilities in the country. Its futuristic design was the brainchild of architect Ray
Plockelman.
The stadium’s signature feature was a canopy that was constructed of pre-
stressed concrete installed in concave segments. It hung over many seats in the
grandstand providing shade from the hot Florida sun. The press box was
anchored to the outer ridge of the canopy and had all of the necessary electronic
connections for the working media. It was also the only stadium in Florida to have
two home clubhouses as well as one for the visiting club. The stadium was the
centerpiece of a complex that also originally featured three full-size practice fields
and two half-fields.
Municipal Stadium was also the spring training home of the Expos from the club’s
inception in 1969 through 1972 and again from 1981 to 1997. The West Palm
Beach Expos of the Florida State League also played here from 1969 through 1997.
After the Braves relocated to the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in 1997 and
the Expos left for Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter in 1998, Municipal Stadium was
demolished. A Home Depot now occupies the site.
(JM)
Originally the winter home of the Milwaukee Braves, West Palm Beach Municipal
Stadium was built in 1963 and was at the time one of the finest spring training
facilities in the country. Its futuristic design was the brainchild of architect Ray
Plockelman.
The stadium’s signature feature was a canopy that was constructed of pre-
stressed concrete installed in concave segments. It hung over many seats in the
grandstand providing shade from the hot Florida sun. The press box was
anchored to the outer ridge of the canopy and had all of the necessary electronic
connections for the working media. It was also the only stadium in Florida to have
two home clubhouses as well as one for the visiting club. The stadium was the
centerpiece of a complex that also originally featured three full-size practice fields
and two half-fields.
Municipal Stadium was also the spring training home of the Expos from the club’s
inception in 1969 through 1972 and again from 1981 to 1997. The West Palm
Beach Expos of the Florida State League also played here from 1969 through 1997.
After the Braves relocated to the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in 1997 and
the Expos left for Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter in 1998, Municipal Stadium was
demolished. A Home Depot now occupies the site.
(JM)
SEATING CAPACITY:
6,462 (1963)
4,392 (1969)
DIMENSIONS:
Left Field 350 ft.
Centerfield 410 ft.
Right Field 350 ft.
HEIGHT OF OUTFIELD WALL:
8 ft
6,462 (1963)
4,392 (1969)
DIMENSIONS:
Left Field 350 ft.
Centerfield 410 ft.
Right Field 350 ft.
HEIGHT OF OUTFIELD WALL:
8 ft
ATTENDANCE (FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE):
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
30,473
50,620
65,517
73,836
69,053
107,790
125,568
127,361
118,306
104,236
125,213
118,452
165,656
143,840
147,805
134,771
114,659
97,481
100,633
85,733
84,316
83,673
105,787
121,574
69,289
72,097
71,446
70,579
51,747
50,620
65,517
73,836
69,053
107,790
125,568
127,361
118,306
104,236
125,213
118,452
165,656
143,840
147,805
134,771
114,659
97,481
100,633
85,733
84,316
83,673
105,787
121,574
69,289
72,097
71,446
70,579
51,747
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West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium