Russ Chandler Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.

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Main entrance to Russ Chandler Stadium, May-2024.

Chair-back seats in front of the press box and a club area.

Much of downtown Atlanta is visible from behind the plate.

Quick Facts:

Location: Ferst Drive at Fowler Street Northwest, Atlanta, Ga. (map it using Google Maps)
Opened: 1930 as Alexander Rose Bowl Field (current stadium built 2002, renovated 2020)
Home team: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Atlantic Coast Conference
Capacity: 3,718

Georgia Institute of Technology, nestled among Atlanta city streets on the west side of the Downtown Connector (I-75/85), has utilized this ball field since 1930, when the land was graded and dedicated following the school’s appearance in the 1929 Rose Bowl football game. While the grounds have been used continuously since, the original stadium was torn out when 5th Street was extended in 1971. (That street now loops around the field and is designated Ferst Drive.) A donation from A. Russell Chandler facilitated the construction of a new permanent stadium in 1985; it was rebuilt in 2002.

The ball field features asymmetrical dimensions. While it reaches 409 feet in left center field, the right field power alley is only 353 feet from the plate thanks to the encroachment of Fowler Street.

One unusual feature of Yellow Jackets games is the seventh-inning stretch. Rather than playing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” as is common at many ball fields, Jackets fans sing along to the 1970s novelty hit “Dead Skunk” by Loudon Wainwright III.

Game	Date	League	Level	Result
358	Sat 11-May-2024	Atlantic Coast	Div I	Duke 14, GEORGIA TECH 10

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