Turner Field

Opened in 1997

About Turner Field

Turner Field was an MLB stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It opened in 1997 and closed in 2016. It was designed by Heery International. Its last recorded capacity was 49,586. Its only tenant was Atlanta Braves (MLB, 1997–2016). On our ranked lists it ranks 58th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

Appears in

58th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
31st shortest-lived of 83 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
61st longest single tenancy (19 years) of the 100 longest on record in MLB stadiums

Venue Information

Capacity

49,586

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1997

Year Closed

2016

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Elevation

942 ft

287 m above sea level

Architect

Heery International

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

The site today

Center Parc Stadium (opened 2017) now stands on or beside the site.

Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.

Teams

Home seasons at Turner Field by team, 1997–2016. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Atlanta Braves While based here: 20 seasons · 1786-1451-1 regular season · 12 postseason trips MLB · 1997–2016 Territory map on ImperialismMap Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 1966–1996 Turner Field 1997–2016 Truist Park 2017–present All 8 home venues of the Atlanta Braves Walpole Street Grounds 1871–1893 Congress Street Grounds 1894 Walpole Street Grounds 1895–1914 Braves Field 1915–1952 Milwaukee County Stadium 1953–1965 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 1966–1996 Turner Field 1997–2016 Truist Park 2017–present	MLB	1997–2016

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Turner Field?

The capacity of Turner Field is 49,586.

When was Turner Field built?

Turner Field opened in 1997.

What is on the site of Turner Field today?

Center Parc Stadium (opened 2017) now stands on or beside the site.

Who designed Turner Field?

Turner Field was designed by Heery International.

Where did the Atlanta Braves play before Turner Field?

Before moving to Turner Field in 1997, the Atlanta Braves played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium from 1966 to 1996.

Where did the Atlanta Braves play after Turner Field?

After leaving Turner Field in 2016, the Atlanta Braves moved to Truist Park in 2017.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats: What stands on the site today.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 33.7353, -84.3894

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Center Parc Stadium	2017–	Same site
Centennial Olympic Stadium	1996–1996	Same site
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	1965–1997	0.3 mi
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	2017–	1.5 mi
State Farm Arena	1999–	1.6 mi
Omni Coliseum	1972–1997	1.6 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Atlanta Braves

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.