Helfaer Field

Helfaer Field, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a Little League baseball field located next to Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Helfaer Field

Costing $3.1 million to construct, the field seats up to 722 people. Built near the infield of the former Milwaukee County Stadium, it retains the old foul poles from that field. The location of former home plate for Milwaukee County Stadium is located in marked batters boxes up from third base.[1] Along the left field concourse, there is a marker to designate where the former Milwaukee County Stadium home plate was. Helfaer Field has dimensions of 200 feet to left, center, and right fields. The fences are six feet high.[2]

The field is named for Evan Helfaer, a part-owner of the Brewers when they arrived in Milwaukee. A foundation in his name provided the funds to build the field.[3]

See also
  • List of baseball parks in Milwaukee

References
  1. Hoffmann, Gregg (September 4, 2001). "OnMilwaukee.com Sports: Helfaer Field keeps County Stadium memories alive". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. "Helfaer Field" (PDF). MLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  3. "Milwaukee County Stadium – Home Field To Three Different MLB Franchises". Deadball Baseball. November 12, 2013. The field is named in honor of Evan Helfaer, a part owner of the Brewers at the time of their arrival in Milwaukee. A foundation in his name helped provide funds to build the field.


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