Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Baseball stadium in downtown Atlanta, United States
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was a circular multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, with a pale concrete lower facade of three stacked levels of rectangular openings between vertical columns. Above it curved a dark blue upper seating deck with evenly spaced pale vents, and a second lower blue seating ring sat beneath. It seated 60,606 for football and 52,007 for baseball.
The facility opened in 1965 after the Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta. It remained the home ground for the team until 1996, when it was closed and later demolished.
Hank Aaron hit his record-breaking 715th career home run at this stadium on April 8, 1974, surpassing Babe Ruth's previous record.
The site no longer exists and has been replaced by a parking lot. A marker on the pavement still shows where Hank Aaron hit his famous home run on April 8, 1974.
The monument marking where Hank Aaron's 715th home run landed still stands in its original spot, now beside a parking lot with the old stadium's outline set into the pavement. The outfield fence was given to the Georgia State Baseball Complex and installed before the 1998 season.
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