Phillies Baseball Academy Citizens Bank Park Lecture Notes

Vocabulary practice for the Citizens Bank Park tour and Phillies Baseball Academy facts.

Citizens Bank Park Field Elevation

The playing field is $23'$ below street level.

Citizens Bank Park Capacity

$42,901$ Seat Capacity and approximately $70$ Suites.

Citizens Bank Park Scoreboard Dimensions

A state-of-the-art LED board that is $76'$ High and $97'$ wide.

All-Star Walk Way

Features granite markers of Phillies All-Stars since the first All-Star Game in $1933$.

Liberty Bell (Ballpark Feature)

A $35~ft \times 50~ft$ bell that rings after every Phillies home run and win.

Rooftop Bleachers

A Shibe Park phenomenon of the $1920s$ when residents of $20th$ Street built bleacher seats on top of their roofs.

Retired Number 1

Richie Ashburn.

Retired Number 14

Jim Bunning.

Retired Number 20

Mike Schmidt.

Retired Number 32

Steve Carlton.

Retired Number 36

Robin Roberts.

Retired Number 42

Jackie Robinson.

Retired Number 15

Dick Allen.

Legends of the Diamond

A display in the Cadillac Hall of Fame Club noting that $39$ Hall of Famers have worn a Phillies uniform.

Pioneer of Pinstripes

A display highlighting Phillies trailblazers who helped break down the color barrier.

Recreation Park

Phillies ballpark history from $1887$ to $1938$.

Shibe Park/Connie Mack

Phillies ballpark history from $1938$ to $1970$.

Veterans Stadium

Phillies ballpark history from $1971$ to $2003$.

Phillies World Series Trophies

Trophies won in the years $1980$ and $2008$.

Scoreboard Room Operations

It takes $17$ people to run the show, including $4$ scoreboard operators, $6$ camera persons, and $10$ robotic cameras.

Dan Baker

The PA Announcer who announces the games from the Scoreboard Room.

Official Scorer Seat

A role located in the Press Box that calls all the games.