History:
Minute Maid Park, with its cutting edge technology and classic architecture, has provided "The City of Destiny" a ballpark that will open a new chapter in the history of the city, and the national pastime. The stadium, which opened in 2000, has a retractable roof and 50,000 square feet of glass in the west wall of the roof that provides the fans a view of the Houston skyline, even when closed. Seats along the right field and left field lines will be five feet from the line which will bring the game to the fans. Minute Maid Park also boasts the first closed-caption board for the hearing impaired. The $248 million facility seats 42,180 people.

Playing Field:
Grass

Minute Maid Park Firsts
Game- April 7, 2000, vs. Phillies
Batter - Doug Glanville
Hit - Doug Glanville
Home Run - Scott Rolen
Stolen Base - Doug Glanville
Victory - Randy Wolf
Save - Wayne Gomes

2001 Attendance:
Home Games: 81
Total Attendance: 2,904,277
Percent Capacity: 85.0%
Rank (by Pct. Cap.): 6th
Per-Game Average: 35,855
Rank (by Average): 9th

2002 Attendance:
Home Games: 81
Total Attendance: 2,517,357
Percent Capacity: 73.7%
Rank (by Pct. Cap.): 9th
Per-Game Average: 31,078
Rank (by Average): 14th