Isotopes Information | |
Team Name: | Albuquerque Isotopes |
MLB Affiliation: | Los Angeles Dodgers - Player Development Contract through the 2012 season Florida Marlins - (2003-2008 seasons) |
Minor League Level: | Triple-A (AAA) level |
Minor League: | Pacific Coast League |
Who else is in the Pacific Coast League? | Click here for the PCL layout |
Isotopes Established: | 2003 Season |
Who have played for the Isotopes? | Isotopes All-Time Roster |
Isotopes PCL Heritage | The Isotopes' heritage as a PCL member started with the Dallas/Ft. Worth Rangers in 1963. Here
is how the Isotopes franchise evolved through relocations and affiliations:
1963 Dallas/Ft. Worth Rangers (Twins) |
Isotopes Owner: | Albuquerque Baseball Club, L.L.C. |
Isotopes Address, Phone, Web: |
1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: (505)924-BALL (924-2255) Fax: (505)242-8899 Web: www.albuquerquebaseball.com |
High-Profile Management: |
Ken Young, President Emmett Hammond, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer John Traub, General Manager |
Stadium Name: | Isotopes Park (13,279) |
Stadium Dimensions and Features | Home Plate to Wall Dimensions: 340' Left Foul Pole 383' Left-Center 428' Left side of Outfield Hill 400' Center of Outfield Hill 428' Right side of Outfield Hill 404' Right-Center 340' Right Foul Pole An Isotopes employee told me the right field fence is 14 feet tall and the left field fence is 12 feet tall (no second source to confirm the info has been found) Outfield Hill in straight-away center field (similar to Minutemaid Park, Houston) - 20 feet from wall to warning track, 4'6" tall, 127 feet across Turf: Grass |
Stadium Capacity: | Total Capacity: 13,279
11,054 Chairbacks, breakdown as follows: Reserved Seats: 5,851 Box Seats: 3,951 Club Seating: 712 Suite Seating: 540 Berm (1,800) and picnic areas (425) add additional capacity Top Crowds in Isotopes Park History (going back to the first game in Isotopes Park history): 1) 15,358 on July 4, 2009 2) 15,321 on June 23, 2009 3) 15,276 on July 3, 2010 4) 15,189 on July 4, 2008 5) 15,083 on June 25, 2009 6) 15,020 on July 3, 2006 7) 15,004 on July 3, 2007 8) 14,744 on July 4, 2005 9) 14,547 on June 16, 2007 10) 14,177 on April 4, 2004 (Marlins/Isotopes Exhibition) 11) 13,576 on August 24, 2008 12) 13,501 on July 3, 2004 13) 13,398 on August 27, 2005 14) 13,390 on July 25, 2008 15) 13,380 on August 31, 2003 16) 13,345 on September 3, 2006 17) 13,210 on June 11, 2005 18) 13,193 on August 12, 2006 19) 13,168 on July 30, 2005 20) 13,100 on July 3, 2003 21) 13,085 on August 29, 2009 22) 13,076 on June 24, 2009 23) 13,021 on August 29, 2010 24) 13,013 on May 5, 2008 25) 13,012 on June 14, 2003 26) 13,009 on July 9, 2005 27) 13,002 on September 2, 2010 28) 12,928 on July 10, 2004 29) 12,831 on July 5, 2008 30) 12,742 on August 23, 2008 31) 12,738 on June 10, 2006 32) 12,695 on July 29, 2005 33) 12,525 on July 31, 2009 T-34) 12,420 on August 7, 2004 T-34) 12,420 on July 24, 2010 36) 12,415 on May 30, 2003 37) 12,367 on July 11, 2007 (Triple-A All-Star Game) 38) 12,287 on June 12, 2004 39) 12,278 on May 12, 2007 40) 12,268 on July 2, 2004 41) 12,254 on August 11, 2006 42) 12,250 on August 28, 2010 43) 12,249 on July 24, 2004 44) 12,245 on August 25, 2007 45) 12,236 on August 26, 2005 46) 12,228 on September 2, 2007 47) 12,215 on April 11, 2003 (Isotopes Park First Game) |
Stadium Architect | HOK Sports Facilities Group of Kansas City, Missouri |
Stadium Primary General Contractor | Bradbury Stamm Groundbreaking April 1, 2002 Opened April 11, 2003 |
Stadium Owner | City of Albuquerque |
Stadium Financing: | - $10 Million General Obligation Bond - $15 Million Loan from the New Mexico Finance Authority 10% surcharge on concessions, souvenirs, tickets to pay off loan Rent: $700,000 a year for 25 years |
2010 Ticket Prices and Parking Fee: | $14.00 Box Level Seats ($12.00 purchased in advance)
$12.00 Reserved Level Seats
$24.00 Club Level Seats $6.00 Right-field berm Drive-in area - Closed until further notice Stadium Seating Chart available on the Isotopes official web site Tickets available at the Albuquerque Isotopes Box Office or at Ticketmaster $5 fee for parking unless there are four or more occupants in a vehicle or the vehicle displays disabled person parking placards/license plates. |
2010 Home Game Start Times: | Typically 7:05pm or 6:35pm Weekdays and Saturday, 1:35pm or 6:05pm Sundays; there are a few 12:05pm starts sprinkled throughout the home schedule |
Who are the broadcast rightsholders? | Citadel Communications is the radio rightsholder through the 2015 season.
Citadel is airing weekday evening and weekend games on KNML-AM 610 "The Sports Animal"
and weekday afternoon games on KTBL-AM 1050 in 2010. Links to KNML and KTBL online audio
can be found at albuquerquebaseball.com. No television rightsholder has been named and traditionally the Albuquerque clubs have not had a television (broadcast or cable) rightsholder. In 2010, select games involving the Isotopes can be viewed via MiLB.TV internet. |
Number of Suites: | 30 suites |
Team Mascot Name: | Orbit |
Where does the team name come from? | It is a debated question. Most say it comes from a March 2001
"The Simpsons" television show episode titled "Hungry, Hungry Homer" in which Homer discovers and foils a plan to move the Springfield Isotopes baseball team to Albuquerque. Others say it is related to the atomic history in New Mexico. The first atomic bomb was developed and tested in New Mexico and there are two national laboratories in New Mexico - one in Los Alamos and one in Albuquerque. Few say it is a stylish team name used to generate sales of team souvenirs. |
Isotopes Team History: | 2009: 80-67 (80-64 Regular, 0-3 Playoffs) PCL American Conference Southern Division Champions 29-19 Division Record Attendance: 602,129 (8,363 per-game average)
2008: 68-75 (2nd place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 7.5 games back of division winner Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers)
2007: 72-70 (2nd place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 2.0 games back of division winner New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets)
2006: 70-72 (4th place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 14.0 games back of division winner Round Rock Express (AAA Astros)
2005: 78-66 (2nd place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 2.5 games back of division winner Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers)
2004: 67-77 (4th place, PCL American Conference Central Division -- 12.5 games back of division winner Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs)
2003: 75-73 (74-70 Regular, 1-3 Playoffs) |
History about the loss of the Albuquerque Dukes: | Here is some info from my Albuquerque Dukes archive web page |