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Riverfront Stadium

Riverfront Stadium in 1992
Location201 East Pete Rose Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (now demolished)
Broke groundFebruary 1, 1968
OpenedJune 30, 1970
ClosedDecember 12, 1999 (NFL), September 22, 2002 (MLB)
DemolishedDecember 29, 2002
OwnerCity of Cincinnati
SurfaceAstroTurf 8 (1970-2000)
Grass (2001-2002)
Construction cost$45 million
ArchitectHeery & Heery
FABRAP
Former namesRiverfront Stadium (1970-1996)
Cinergy Field (1996-2002)
TenantsCincinnati Bengals (NFL) (1970-1999)
Cincinnati Reds (NL) (1970-2002)
Capacity1970-2000 - 52,952 (baseball); 59,754 (football)
2001-2002 - 39,000
Field dimensions1970-2000
Left field - 330 ft (101 m)
Left-center field - 375 ft (114 m)
Center field - 404 ft (123 m)
Right-center field - 375 ft (114 m)
Right field - 330 ft (101 m)
Backstop - 51 ft (15 m)
2001-2002
Left field - 325 ft (99 m)
Left-center field - 370 ft (113 m)
Center field - 393 ft (120 m)
Right-center field - 373 ft (113 m)
Right field - 325 ft (99 m)
Backstop - 41 ft (12 m)

Riverfront Stadium, later known as Cinergy Field, (1970-2002) was the home of the Cincinnati Reds National League baseball team and the Cincinnati Bengals National Football League team. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 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The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium The Major League Baseball season finished with the Anaheim Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Located on the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, the stadium was best known as the home of "The Big Red Machine," as the Reds were often called in the 1970s. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. "The Big Red Machine" is also the publicly used name of the Hells Angels biker gang This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Construction began on February 1, 1968 and was completed at a cost of less than $50 million. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On June 30, 1970, the Reds played their first game at the stadium against the Atlanta Braves. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Hank Aaron would hit the first ever home run in the park that game. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Two weeks later on July 14, Riverfront hosted the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League This game is best remembered for the often-replayed collision at home plate between the home-grown Pete Rose and catcher Ray Fosse of the Cleveland Indians. Raymond Earl Fosse (b April 4, 1947 in Marion, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

In September 1996, Riverfront Stadium was renamed "Cinergy Field" in a sponsorship deal with Greater Cincinnati's energy company, Cinergy Corporation. Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon Cinergy Corp (ˈsɪnɚʤi as a homophone of " Synergy " was an energy company based in Cincinnati Ohio. Cinergy Corp (ˈsɪnɚʤi as a homophone of " Synergy " was an energy company based in Cincinnati Ohio. In 2001, to make room for Great American Ball Park, the seating capacity at Cinergy Field was reduced to 39,000. The Major League Baseball season finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees in a Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Great American Ball Park is the home of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. There was a huge wall in Center Field visible after the renovations. The stadium was demolished by implosion on December 29, 2002. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The Major League Baseball season finished with the Anaheim Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. Video clips of its demolition were featured in the music video for the song MakeDamnSure by Taking Back Sunday. " MakeDamnSure " is an Alternative rock Song by Taking Back Sunday on their first major label release Louder Now. Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York.

Contents

History

"Cookie-Cutters"

Riverfront was a multi-purpose, circular "cookie-cutter" stadium, one of many built in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s as communities sought to save money by having their football and baseball teams share the same facility. Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of Stadium designed for use by multiple teams playing Baseball, American football, soccer, and in some The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Riverfront, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Shea Stadium in New York, RFK Stadium in Washington, D. C., Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego and Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia all opened within a few years and were largely indistinguishable from one another; in particular, it was often confused with fellow Ohio River cookie-cutter Three Rivers Stadium by sportscasters because of the two stadium's similar names and similar designs. Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, sometimes shortened to "Fulton County Stadium" was a multi-use ( Baseball, football, Soccer, Rock concert Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, better known as RFK Stadium or RFK, is a professional sports Stadium in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Qualcomm Stadium (aka " The Q " " The Murph " formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000

The site on which Riverfront Stadium sat originally included the 2nd Street tenement birthplace and boyhood home of cowboy singer and actor Roy Rogers, who joked that he was born "somewhere between second base and center field. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5 1911 &ndash July 6 1998 was a singer and Cowboy Actor. "

Big Red Machine

Riverfront Stadium during a Cincinnati Reds game vs. the Chicago Cubs on May 23, 1988.
Riverfront Stadium during a Cincinnati Reds game vs. the Chicago Cubs on May 23, 1988. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers

Riverfront Stadium quickly earned a place in Cincinnati's century-long baseball tradition as the home of one of the best teams in baseball history. The World Series had visited the Reds' previous home, Crosley Field, just three times in its final 31 years, (1939, 1940, 1961) but it came to Riverfront in its first year (1970) and a total of four times in the stadium's first seven years, with the Reds winning back-to-back championships in 1975 and 1976. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Crosley Field was a Major League Baseball park located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League The World Series would return in 1990, with Cincinnati winning the first two of a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics at Riverfront. The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.

Baseball purists disliked Riverfront's artificial turf, but Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson took advantage of it by encouraging speed and line drive hitting that could produce doubles, triples and high-bouncing infield hits. Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass. George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins Players who combined power and speed like Joe Morgan, Pete Rose and Ken Griffey, Sr. thrived there. Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into George Kenneth Griffey (born April 10, 1950 in Donora Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star On defense, the fast surface and virtually dirtless infield (see photo) rewarded range and quickness by both outfielders and infielders, like shortstop Dave Concepción who used the turf to bounce many of his long throws to first. David Ismael Concepción Benitez (born June 17, 1948) better known as Dave Concepción, is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball Catcher Johnny Bench and first baseman Tony Perez also played here. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947) is a former American Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Atanasio Pérez Rigal, more commonly known as Tony Pérez (born May 14, 1942 in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba) is a former player in The artificial turf covered not only the normal grass area of the ballpark but also what is usually the "skinned" portion of the infield. Only the pitcher's mound, the home plate area, and cutouts around first, second and third bases had dirt surfaces. This was the first stadium in the majors with this "sliding pit" configuration. The new stadiums that would follow (Veterans Stadium, Royals Stadium, Kingdome, Metrodome, Skydome) would install sliding pits as the original layout, and the existing artificial turf fields in San Francisco, Houston, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis would change to the cut-out configuration within the next few years. Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Ewing M Kauffman Stadium (ˈkɔfmən formerly Royals Stadium) is a Major League Baseball Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and The Kingdome was an indoor sports and entertainment arena owned by King County Washington and located in Seattle Washington. The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California For the aeronautical use see Astrodome (aviation Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 Busch Memorial Stadium, or Busch Stadium was the home of the St

Riverfront hosted the MLB All-Star Game twice. First in 1970 with President Richard Nixon in attendance, and again in 1988. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

Professional football

The stadium seen from above in 1980.
The stadium seen from above in 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

Despite Cincinnati's love of baseball, it was the prospect of a professional football team that finally moved the city to end twenty years of discussion and build a new stadium on the downtown riverfront. After playing for two seasons at the University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium on campus, the Bengals built on the Reds' success in the stadium's first year when they recorded their first winning season and first playoff appearance in 1970, just their third year of existence. The University of Cincinnati is a Coeducational public Research university in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Perhaps the most memorable football game at Riverfront was the AFC Championship on January 10, 1982. The American Football Conference Championship Game, otherwise known as AFC Championship Game, is one of the two Semi-final matches of the National Football League Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The game became known as the Freezer Bowl and was won by the Bengals over the San Diego Chargers, 27-7. In NFL lore the Freezer Bowl ( January 10, 1982) was the 1981 AFC Championship Game between the San Diego Chargers and The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. The air temperature during the game was -9 °F (-23 °C) and the wind chill was -59 °F (-51 °C), the coldest in NFL history. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. This page is for the movie "Wind Chill" For the term see Wind chill. The win earned the Bengals their first of two trips to the Super Bowl while playing at Riverfront. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL

Riverfront Stadium also hosted the 1988 AFC Championship, as the Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 21-10 to advance to their second Super Bowl appearance. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb

During the Bengals' tenure, they posted a 5-1 record in playoff games played in Riverfront Stadium, with victories over the Buffalo Bills (twice), San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, and Houston Oilers. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. Their only home playoff loss came to the New York Jets. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.

Baseball-only

The Riverfront Stadium site in June, 2006. This photo was taken from the western concourse of Great American Ball Park. A small portion of the Riverfront Stadium site is now occupied by the Reds' Hall of Fame and Museum and Main Street, which was extended when the new park was built. The Cincinnati Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium is in the distance.
The Riverfront Stadium site in June, 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This photo was taken from the western concourse of Great American Ball Park. Great American Ball Park is the home of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. A small portion of the Riverfront Stadium site is now occupied by the Reds' Hall of Fame and Museum and Main Street, which was extended when the new park was built. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum is an entity established by Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise that pays homage to the team's past through The Cincinnati Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium is in the distance. The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Paul Brown Stadium is a football Stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

When the Bengals moved to Paul Brown Stadium in 2000, the Reds were left as Cinergy Field's only tenant. Paul Brown Stadium is a football Stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the 2001 baseball season, the stadium was remodeled into a baseball-only configuration, and the artificial surface was replaced with grass. The Major League Baseball season finished with the Arizona Diamondbacks defeating the New York Yankees in a Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. To allow room for the construction of Great American Ball Park (which was being built largely over the grounds the stadium already sat on), a large section of the left and center field stands was removed and the distance to the fences was shortened by five feet. Great American Ball Park is the home of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. The new Great American Ballpark and old Riverfront Stadium were 26 inches apart at its closest point during this time. Consequently, in its last years, the stadium achieved an openness and a degree of aesthetic appeal that it had lacked for most of its existence. In the Reds' final two seasons in the stadium, ongoing construction on Great American was plainly visible just beyond the outfield walls while the team played their games.

The logo the Reds used in 2002 for their final season Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field.
The logo the Reds used in 2002 for their final season Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field.

Milestones

Baseball

Football

References

External links

See also

Preceded by
Nippert Stadium		Home of the
Cincinnati Bengals
1970 – 1999		Succeeded by
Paul Brown Stadium
Preceded by
Crosley Field		Home of the
Cincinnati Reds
1970 – 2002		Succeeded by
Great American Ball Park
Preceded by
RFK Stadium
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum		Host of the All-Star Game
1970
1988		Succeeded by
Tiger Stadium
Anaheim Stadium

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