 Baseball Pilgrimages
| Ballpark Attendance |
| Year | Total | Average |
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000 |
350,007
324,581
278,579
381,429
498,362
493,706
493,528
462,041
474,764
569,172
633,129
692,426
696,083
730,565
749,446
794,550
887,976
859,823 |
5,073
4,704
4,037
5,693
7,223
6,954
7,050
6,508
6,982
8,249
8,793
9,752
10,088
10,436
10,409
11,035
12,507
11,942 |
| * Attendance figures listed are the regular season totals drawn by the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park |
| Travel Info |
Nearest Major Airport:
Memphis International
(9.3 miles)
Nearest Pro Ballpark:
The Ballpark at Jackson in Jackson, TN (89.6 miles)
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AutoZone Park Facts, Figures & Firsts
Construction cost: $80.5 million
Financing: The Memphis Redbirds privately financed construction of the ballpark ($46 million) and the renovation of the Moore Building (now called the Toyota Center) next to it through the issuance of $72 million in tax-exempt bonds by the Center City Revenue Finance Corp.
Architects: Looney Ricks Kiss (lead) and HOK Sport (consultant)
Construction manager: Beers-Inman, a joint venture between Beers Construction Co. and Inman Construction Co.
Naming rights: Memphis-based AutoZone paid $4.3 million for 25 years, which averages out to $188,000 annually through 2024
Owned by the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation, the non-profit organization that also owns the team.
First game: The Memphis Redbirds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 on April 1, 2000 in front of a sellout crowd of 15,000
Hosted Major League Baseball's inaugural Civil Rights Game on March 31, 2007. The St. Louis Cardinals won the game, 5-1, over the Cleveland Indians before a crowd of 12,815.
Has 48 suites. A sizable berm in left field, called the TruGreen Bluff, can accommodate close to 2,000 fans. Additionally, a pair of club level party decks can each hold 175 people while a picnic pavilion in right field has a capacity of 500.
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