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| other_names = Atlanta Stadium (1965-75)
| other_names = Centennial Olympic Stadium (1996)
| tenants = [[Atlanta Braves]] (1966-96)<br/>[[Atlanta Falcons]] (1966-91)
| tenants = [[Atlanta Braves]] (1997-2016)
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'''Turner Field''' was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the team. The Braves moved less than one block from Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, which served as their home ballpark for 31 seasons from 1966 to 1996.
'''Turner Field''' was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 [[Summer Olympics]], the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the [[Atlanta Braves]].


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==

Revision as of 07:44, 10 November 2022

Turner Field
Location Atlanta, Georgia
Opened March 29, 1997
Closed October 2, 2016
Demolished n/a
Other Names Centennial Olympic Stadium (1996)
Tenants Atlanta Braves (1997-2016)

Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the Atlanta Braves.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League September 11, 1966 Atlanta Falcons vs. Los Angeles Rams Program
October 29, 1967 Atlanta Falcons vs. Minnesota Vikings Program
October 4, 1970 Atlanta Falcons vs. San Francisco 49ers Program
December 20, 1970 Atlanta Falcons vs. Minnesota Vikings Program
December 2, 1973 Atlanta Falcons vs. Buffalo Bills Program
College football December 28, 1973 1973 Peach Bowl (Georgia Bulldogs vs. Maryland Terrapins) Program
Major League Baseball 1974 Atlanta Braves Program
1980 Atlanta Braves Program
1981 Atlanta Braves Program
1987 Atlanta Braves Program
National Football League August 15, 1987 Atlanta Falcons vs. Buffalo Bills Program
Major League Baseball 1991 World Series (Minnesota Twins vs. Atlanta Braves) Program
1992 World Series (Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays) Program
1993 NLCS (Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves) Program
1995 World Series (Atlanta Braves vs. Cleveland Indians) Program
1996 NLDS (Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) Program
World Series (New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves) Program

See also

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