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Chain of Lakes Park |
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At Bats |
60, Victor Martinez |
Games |
11, Jorge Julio, Masahide Kobayashi |
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Hits |
19, Victor Martinez |
Innings Pitched |
26.1, Paul Byrd |
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Runs |
13, Asdrubal Cabrera |
Wins |
3, C.C. Sabathia, Jake Westbrook, Fausto Carmona |
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Home Runs |
5, G. Sizemore, A. Marte, Alex Gonzalez |
Strikeouts |
20, Jake Westbroo |
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RBI |
17, Alex Gonzalez |
ERA (min 10 IP) |
0.00, Jake Westbrook, (18 IP) |
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Batting Average |
.367, Franklin Gutierrez |
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2008 Attendance Figures
15 games;
87,301 total attendance; 5,826 average per game
Largest crowd: 8,826 vs. New York Yankees, Tuesday, March 25
Directions to Chain of Lakes Park
From Tampa -- Take I-4 east to Exit 27. Take Polk County Parkway for 12
miles. Take Winter Haven exit (2nd toll booth) at S.R. 540. Take S.R. 540 eight
miles to Highway 17 North two miles over the bridge to the first light and turn
right. Ballpark is on the right behind the Orange Dome.
From Orlando -- Take I-4 west to Exit 55 (U.S. 27). Take U.S. 27 South for 22 miles. Turn right onto S.R. 540 for eight miles. Ballpark is on the left behind the Orange Dome.
Stadium Information
Parking: $5
Stadium built in 1966, renovated in 1993
Dimensions: 340 to leftfield,
425 to centerfield, 340 to rightfield
Seating Capacity: 10,394
Indians 14th Spring Training at this location.
Cleveland Indians Spring Training Location History
1913 Pensacola
1923-27 Lakeland (Adair Field, Henley Field Ball Park)
1940-42 Ft. Myers (Terry Park)
1946 Clearwater
1993-2007 Winter Haven (Chain O' Lakes Park)
Attending a Cleveland Indians Game
Chain O’ Lakes Park in Winter Haven the home of the Cleveland
Indians since 1993 and the Boston Red Sox for 26 years before that is one of the
prettier parks in Florida. Ancient oak trees stretch above the third-base roof.
Marsh birds squawk and ski boats race on a beautiful lake that can be viewed by
climbing to the top of the first-base grandstand. . A grove of orange trees is
nearby and the scent of gardenias and orange blossoms sometimes is in the air,
depending on wind direction.
And then there’s the outfield, which is as big as a nature preserve itself. The foul poles measure 340 feet from home plate and it’s a 425-foot shot to center, one of the farthest among Spring Training ballparks. The Indians wouldn’t be here at all if not for Hurricane Andrew, which ripped up a new training facility in Homestead in 1992 just as Cleveland was preparing to occupy it.
Former Indians Hall of Famer Bob Feller
(pictured at right) makes appearances
at spring training and can be found signing autographs at a left field
concession area on occasion. If you purchase one of his books "Bob Feller's
Little Black Book of Baseball Knowledge," you are immediately moved to the front
of the line.
Indians Spring Training Attendance (1996-2007)
| . | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Total Attendance | 74,180 | 74,615 | 74,723 | 87,282 | 84,831 | 64,329 | 75,019 | 59,131 | 75,063 | 64,302 | 74,092 | 71,589 |
| Number of Games | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Average Attendance | 5,299 | 4,663 | 5,337 | 5,455 | 6,059 | 5,361 | 5,001 | 4,224 | 5,004 | 4,593 | 4,631 | 4,773 |
Area Information
Central Florida Visitors & Convention Bureau, (863) 298-7565 or
www.sunsational.org
Polk County Sports Marketing (863) 534-2500 or
www.centralfloridasports.com
Official Cleveland
Indians Web Site