Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies
NL EastPhiladelphia, PANational LeagueClosed 2003
Veterans Stadium, known as 'The Vet,' was Philadelphia's multipurpose stadium for three decades. Famous for its notoriously hard AstroTurf, fierce Philly fans, and an actual courtroom in the basement for unruly attendees — it was imploded in 2004.
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Stadium Stats
Capacity
65,454
Year Opened
1971
Surface
Artificial Turf
Roof Type
Open
Did You Know?
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The Vet had a working courtroom inside the stadium, staffed by a judge, to handle arrested fans on game nights.
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The artificial turf was so rock-hard and fast that routine grounders regularly produced unusual bounces.
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Mike Schmidt hit 265 of his 548 career home runs at The Vet, making it his personal launching pad.