Veterans Stadium (aka The Vet) was a multi-purpose stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The listed seating capacities in 1971 were 65,358 seats for football, and 56,371 for baseball. The 1976 and 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Games were held at the venue. The Vet also hosted the annual Army-Navy football game seventeen times between 1980 and 2001.
In addition to professional baseball and football, the stadium hosted other amateur and professional sports, large entertainment events, and other civic affairs. It was demolished by implosion in March 2004 after being replaced by the adjacent Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field. A parking lot now sits on its former site.
Teams and Seasons
List of credited publications
| League |
Date/Season |
Team(s) |
Type
|
| National Football League
|
September 12, 1971
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions
|
Program
|
| October 10, 1971
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings
|
Program
|
| College football
|
November 2, 1974
|
Navy Midshipmen vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
Program
|
| Major League Baseball
|
1975
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Program
|
| National Football League
|
October 24, 1976
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings
|
Program
|
| November 5, 1978
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers
|
Program
|
| Major League Baseball
|
1980
|
NLCS (Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros)
|
Program
|
| National Football League
|
September 27, 1981
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
|
Program
|
| December 27, 1981
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants
|
Postseason Program
|
| December 11, 1983
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New Orleans Saints
|
Program
|
| Major League Baseball
|
1987
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Program
|
| National Football League
|
October 4, 1987
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears
|
Program
|
| September 24, 1989
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers
|
Program
|
| November 12, 1989
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
|
Program
|
| October 13, 1991
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New Orleans Saints
|
Program
|
| Major League Baseball
|
1993
|
NLCS (Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves)
|
Program
|
| National Football League
|
November 14, 1993
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Miami Dolphins
|
Program
|
| August 21, 1997
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
|
Program
|
| Major League Baseball
|
1999
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Program
|
| National Football League
|
December 3, 2000
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans
|
Program
|
| December 31, 2000
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
Postseason Program
|
| January 11, 2003
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons
|
Program
|
| January 19, 2003
|
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
Postseason Program
|
| Major League Baseball
|
September 28, 2003
|
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves
|
Program
|
See also
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