Al Lang Stadium, Baseball and soccer stadium in downtown St. Petersburg, United States
Al Lang Stadium is a baseball and soccer venue located along the waterfront in St. Petersburg, offering views of the harbor and holding approximately 7,200 seats. The concrete grandstands provide clear sightlines to the field and create a straightforward, functional setting for sporting events.
The stadium opened in 1947 on the grounds of a former athletic park and served as a spring training facility for multiple Major League Baseball teams for decades. Later, it became home to a local soccer team, reflecting shifts in regional sports focus over time.
The stadium is named for Al Lang, a St. Petersburg mayor who drew major-league spring training to the city from 1914. Since 2011 it has been the home of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, and the club's green-and-yellow colours appear on seats and on the "COYR" sign behind one goal.
The grandstand faces southeast, so most seats look out over the harbor and Tampa Bay past the left-field wall. The concrete cantilevered overhang shades much of the seating from the afternoon sun, and a sea breeze often cools the ground. The stadium has few enclosed, air-conditioned areas, so dress for the weather.
Al Lang Stadium appears in the 1955 film "Strategic Air Command", where James Stewart's character, baseball player Robert "Dutch" Holland, is picked up by the US Air Force during St. Louis Cardinals training. The stadium also hosted the 2012 NASL playoff final, which the Rowdies won against the Minnesota Stars.
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