PNC Field, formerly Lackawanna County Stadium (1989-2007), is a minor league baseball stadium located in Moosic, Pennsylvania (between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre). The stadium is the home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees. It was opened in 1989, and seats 10,982 fans. The field's dimensions and turf surface were designed to match those of Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, then home to the Red Barons' original major league affiliate, the Philadelphia Phillies. Lackawanna County sold the naming rights to PNC Bank on February 1, 2007. Moosic is a borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania six miles (nine km) south of Scranton, PA and 13 miles (21km) northeast of Wilkes-Barre, PA on the Lackawanna River. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lackawanna County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a grass-like man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Natural vegetaton dominated by grasses Grass is a common word that generally describes a monocotyledonous green plant in the family Poaceae. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... League International League Division North Year founded 1989 Major League affiliation New York Yankees Home ballpark PNC Field Previous home ballparks City Moosic, Pennsylvania Current uniform colors Navy Blue, Grey, White Previous uniform colors Red, Blue, White Logo design Baseball bat and Uncle Sam hat with the Yankees wordmark centered... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... Moosic is a borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania six miles (nine km) south of Scranton, PA and 13 miles (21km) northeast of Wilkes-Barre, PA on the Lackawanna River. ... Scranton is a city located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. ... Wilkes-Barre (pronounced wilkes-berry or wilkes-bear, and most often by non-natives as wilkes-bar) is a city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ... League International League Division North Year founded 1989 Major League affiliation New York Yankees Home ballpark PNC Field Previous home ballparks City Moosic, Pennsylvania Current uniform colors Navy Blue, Grey, White Previous uniform colors Red, Blue, White Logo design Baseball bat and Uncle Sam hat with the Yankees wordmark centered... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (or The Vet) was located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue in Philadelphia. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,14,20,32,36,42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1883–present) unofficially Philadelphia Blue Jays (1944-1945) Philadelphia Quakers (1882) (Commonly referred to as Blue Jays 1944-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Ballpark Citizens... PNC Bank is the flagship subsidiary of PNC Financial Services. ...

Operations of both the stadium and the Yankees' franchise will be taken over by Mandalay Baseball Properties for the 2007 season, coinciding with the first year of the Yankees' affiliation to the New York Yankees. Previously, the stadium and franchise were managed by the Lackawanna County Stadium Authority, which was heavily criticized for being constantly mired in county politics.

As part of the agreement with Mandalay, the county will replace the turf field with a sand-based bluegrass playing surface identical to the one at Yankee Stadium. for the start of the 2007 season. Mandalay is also removing the top four rows of the stadium's upper deck, and relocating those seats to the former bleacher areas in the lower deck along the first and third base lines.^[1] The resulting change in seating capacity has yet to be announced. POA may refer to: Power of attorney, legal authorization to act on someone elses behalf Portable Object Adapter, part of the CORBA specification Salgado Filho International Airport, IATA airport code Porto Alegre, the city this airport is located Pacific Ocean Areas, area of the Pacific theater of operations assigned... Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ...

Through 2006, the stadium also hosted an Atlantic regional high school band competition, as well as home games of Scranton Preparatory School's football team. These, and all other non-baseball events, will no longer be hosted at the stadium beginning in 2007, due to its conversion to a natural grass playing surface.^[2] Scranton Preparatory School is a Jesuit college preparatory day school for boys and girls. ...

References

1. ^ Jennings, Chad. "Yankees' Triple A Team Moving In", The Citizens' Voice, 2006-10-11. Retrieved on 2006-10-24.
2. ^ Jennings, Chad. "A Sod Day At the Stadium", The Times-Tribune, 2006-11-15. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

External links

• SWBYankees.com - PNC Field
• BallParkWatch - Lackawanna County Stadium - SWB Red Barons
• Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
• Photographs of Lackawanna County Stadium - Rochester Area Ballparks