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Albuquerque
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)
1964 Dallas Rangers (Kansas City Athletics)
1965-1967 Vancouver Mounties (K.C. Athletics)
1968 Vancouver Mounties (Oakland Athletics)
1969 Vancouver Mounties (Seattle Pilots/Montreal Expos)
1970 Salt Lake City Bees (Padres)
1971-1974 Salt Lake City Angels (Angels)
1975-1981 Salt Lake City Gulls (Angels)
1982-1984 Salt Lake City Gulls (Mariners)
1985-1994 Calgary Cannons (Mariners)
1995-1997 Calgary Cannons (Pirates)
1998 Calgary Cannons (White Sox)
1999-2002 Calgary Cannons (Marlins)
2003-2008 Albuquerque Isotopes (Marlins)
2009-Present Albuquerque Isotopes (Dodgers)

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 ("Isotopes 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: Kentucky Bluegrass
Field of Play Elevation: 5,140 feet (1,566 meters) above sea level
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) 16,059 on July 4, 2011
2) 15,358 on July 4, 2009
3) 15,321 on June 23, 2009
4) 15,276 on July 3, 2010
5) 15,189 on July 4, 2008
6) 15,083 on June 25, 2009
7) 15,020 on July 3, 2006
8) 15,004 on July 3, 2007
9) 14,744 on July 4, 2005
10) 14,547 on June 16, 2007
11) 14,177 on April 4, 2004 (Marlins/Isotopes Exhibition)
12) 14,093 on August 27, 2011
13) 13,576 on August 24, 2008
14) 13,520 on August 28, 2011
15) 13,501 on July 3, 2004
16) 13,411 on July 23, 2011
17) 13,398 on August 27, 2005
18) 13,390 on July 25, 2008
19) 13,380 on August 31, 2003
20) 13,345 on September 3, 2006
21) 13,210 on June 11, 2005
22) 13,193 on August 12, 2006
23) 13,168 on July 30, 2005
24) 13,100 on July 3, 2003
25) 13,085 on August 29, 2009
26) 13,076 on June 24, 2009
27) 13,021 on August 29, 2010
28) 13,013 on May 5, 2008
29) 13,012 on June 14, 2003
30) 13,009 on July 9, 2005
31) 13,002 on September 2, 2010
32) 12,928 on July 10, 2004
33) 12,870 on May 7, 2011
34) 12,831 on July 5, 2008
35) 12,794 on June 18, 2011
36) 12,742 on August 23, 2008
37) 12,738 on June 10, 2006
38) 12,695 on July 29, 2005
39) 12,525 on July 31, 2009
40) 12,469 on August 6, 2011
T-41) 12,420 on August 7, 2004
T-41) 12,420 on July 24, 2010
43) 12,415 on May 30, 2003
44) 12,367 on July 11, 2007 (Triple-A All-Star Game)
45) 12,287 on June 12, 2004
46) 12,278 on May 12, 2007
47) 12,268 on July 2, 2004
48) 12,254 on August 11, 2006
49) 12,250 on August 28, 2010
50) 12,249 on July 24, 2004
51) 12,245 on August 25, 2007
52) 12,236 on August 26, 2005
53) 12,228 on September 2, 2007
54) 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
2011 Ticket Prices and Parking Fee: $14.00 Box Level Seats
($12.00 purchased in advance)

$12.00 Reserved Level Seats
($10.00 purchased in advance)

$24.00 Club Level Seats
($22.00 purchased in advance)

$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

Isotopes Parking Map

$5 fee for parking unless there are four or more occupants in a vehicle or the vehicle displays disabled person parking placards/license plates.

2011 Home Game Start Times: Typically 7:05pm or 6:35pm Weekdays and Saturday, 1:35pm or 6:05pm Sundays; there are a few 11:05am or 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 2011. 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 2011, 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: 2010: 72-71 (2nd place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 1.0 games back of division winner Oklahoma City Redhawks (AAA Rangers)
29-19 Division Record
Attendance: 571,100 (8,159 per-game average)

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)
20-28 Division Record
Attendance: 593,606 (8,361 per-game average)

2007: 72-70 (2nd place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 2.0 games back of division winner New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA Mets)
26-21 Division Record
Attendance: 563,686 (8,053 per-game average)

2006: 70-72 (4th place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 14.0 games back of division winner Round Rock Express (AAA Astros)
26-21 Division Record
Attendance: 581,308 (8,304 per-game average)

2005: 78-66 (2nd place, PCL American Conference Southern Division -- 2.5 games back of division winner Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA Rangers)
21-27 Division Record
Attendance: 582,839 (8,209 per-game average)

2004: 67-77 (4th place, PCL American Conference Central Division -- 12.5 games back of division winner Iowa Cubs (AAA Cubs)
19-29 Division Record
Attendance: 575,607 (8,223 per-game average)

2003: 75-73 (74-70 Regular, 1-3 Playoffs)
26-22 Division Record
2003 PCL American Conference Central Division Champions
Attendance: 576,867 (regular season) (8,012 per-game average)
594,298 (regular season and playoffs)

History about the loss of the Albuquerque Dukes: Here is some info from my Albuquerque Dukes archive web page