Harry Grove Stadium
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Harry Grove Stadium, located in Frederick, Maryland
, is the home of the Frederick Keys
, a class A minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles
. Opened in 1990, it seats 5,400 fans.
The stadium is named for Harry Grove, who was one of the founders of the Frederick Hustlers, a professional team that existed between 1915 and the World War II
era. The Grove family also donated $250,000 to the city to help build the park and were thus honored in the naming of it. Another $1 million was provided by the city of Frederick along with $1.5 million provided by the state of Maryland and $250,000 from Frederick County
.
The 2005 Class A all-star game, pitting the Carolina League
against the California League
, was played in Harry Grove Stadium.
Harry Grove Stadium has also hosted various concerts. On August 19th, 2006, Bob Dylan
played to a sell-out crowd during his third annual 'Summer Minor League Baseball Park Tour'. The World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE) has made it an annual summer stop on its live event tours, a rarity in that the stadium is an outdoor venue.
Harry Grove Stadium also serves host to several autocross clubs, who use the lower lot for their autocross course.
A new state-of-the-art scoreboard and videoboard and brand new audio visual equipment was in place for the 2009 season. The scoreboard has an all new LED
technology speed of pitch, clock and full color high resolution LED message center. The State-of-the-Art videoboard is 50 percent larger than its predecessor and supports high definition video input for a cleaner, crisper image.
Further upgrades include public restrooms that have been completely renovated along with those in the clubhouse, and multiple improvements to bring Harry Grove Stadium into compliance with the American with Disabilities Act.
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
, is the home of the Frederick Keys
Frederick Keys
The Frederick Keys minor league baseball team is the "High-A" class A baseball affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Keys are based in Frederick, Maryland. The franchise is named for Star Spangled Banner poet Francis Scott Key, a native of Frederick County. The team mascot is a coyote known as...
, a class A minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
. Opened in 1990, it seats 5,400 fans.
The stadium is named for Harry Grove, who was one of the founders of the Frederick Hustlers, a professional team that existed between 1915 and the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
era. The Grove family also donated $250,000 to the city to help build the park and were thus honored in the naming of it. Another $1 million was provided by the city of Frederick along with $1.5 million provided by the state of Maryland and $250,000 from Frederick County
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
.
The 2005 Class A all-star game, pitting the Carolina League
Carolina League
The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic Coast of the United States. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
against the California League
California League
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
, was played in Harry Grove Stadium.
Harry Grove Stadium has also hosted various concerts. On August 19th, 2006, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
played to a sell-out crowd during his third annual 'Summer Minor League Baseball Park Tour'. The World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(WWE) has made it an annual summer stop on its live event tours, a rarity in that the stadium is an outdoor venue.
Harry Grove Stadium also serves host to several autocross clubs, who use the lower lot for their autocross course.
Renovations
In 2007, Keys ownership began a project to revitalize Harry Grove Stadium. Renovations have included a new field, seating section, suite level restoration and a new lighting system.A new state-of-the-art scoreboard and videoboard and brand new audio visual equipment was in place for the 2009 season. The scoreboard has an all new LED
LEd
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technology speed of pitch, clock and full color high resolution LED message center. The State-of-the-Art videoboard is 50 percent larger than its predecessor and supports high definition video input for a cleaner, crisper image.
Further upgrades include public restrooms that have been completely renovated along with those in the clubhouse, and multiple improvements to bring Harry Grove Stadium into compliance with the American with Disabilities Act.