Ballpark
Kingdome
Seattle · 1977–1999 · config 1999
Favors hitters
(+0.2 runs for the away team)
Dimensions
LF 331′ · LFA 375′ · LC 375′ · CF 410′ · RC 375′ · RFA 375′ · RF 312′
Walls LF 12′ · CF 12′ · RF 12′
Hard artificial turf dome — hits play big
Average foul ground
Capacity 59,438
Dome + turf = loud contact.
Overhead diagram
Photograph
About this park
The Kingdome was loud contact under a roof — hard turf, a baggy personality, and baseball that played bigger than outdoor Seattle nights. Hitters liked the noise off the dome; pitchers counted outs carefully. When Safeco opened, the carnival moved outdoors.