Coordinates:47.591N122.

333W

SafecoField
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SafecoField(sometimesreferredtoasSafecoorTheSafe)isa
retractableroofbaseballstadiumlocatedinSeattle,Washington.
OwnedandoperatedbytheWashingtonStateMajorLeague
BaseballStadiumPublicFacilitiesDistrict,itisthehome
stadiumoftheSeattleMarinersofMajorLeagueBaseball
(MLB)andhasaseatingcapacityof47,943forbaseball.[6]Itis
locatedinSeattle'sSoDoneighborhood,nearthewestern
terminusofInterstate90.ThefirstgamewasplayedonJuly15,
1999.
Duringthe1990s,thesuitabilityoftheMariners'original
stadiumtheKingdomeasanMLBfacilitycameunder
doubt,andtheteam'sownershipgroupthreatenedtorelocatethe
team.InSeptember1995,KingCountyvotersdefeatedaballot
measuretosecurepublicfundingforanewbaseballstadium.
Shortlythereafter,theMariners'firstappearanceintheMLB
postseasonandtheirvictoryinthe1995AmericanLeague
DivisionSeries(ALDS)renewedapublicdesiretokeepthe
teamintown.Asaresult,theWashingtonStateLegislature
approvedanalternatemeansoffundingforthestadiumwith
publicmoney.Thesiteforthestadium,justsouthofthe
Kingdome,wasselectedinSeptember1996andconstruction
beganinMarch1997.

SafecoField

SafecoFieldinApril2007
Location

1516FirstAvenueSouth
Seattle,Washington98134

Coordinates

47.591N122.333W

AsidefromtheMariners,SafecoFieldisalsousedforamateur
baseballeventsincludingtheWashingtonInterscholastic
ActivitiesAssociationhighschoolstatechampionshipsandone
WashingtonHuskiesgameperseason.Majornonbaseball
eventsthathavebeenheldatSafecoFieldincludethe2001
SeattleBowl(thegameattracted30,144),aswellas
WrestleManiaXIXin2003whichattractedthestadiumsrecord
attendanceof54,097.

Publictransit

NamingrightstothestadiumareownedbySeattlebasedSafeco
Insurance.Safecoreportedlypaid$40milliontohaveitsname
onthestadiumfor20years.ThebondsissuedtofinanceSafeco
FieldwereretiredonOctober1,2011,fiveyearsearlierthan
anticipated.[7]

Recordattendance WrestleManiaXIX54,097

Contents
1 Locationandtransportation
2 History
3 Features
3.1 Layout
3.2 Seatingcapacity

StadiumStation

Owner

WashingtonStateMajor
LeagueBaseballStadium
PublicFacilitiesDistrict

Operator

BaseballClubofSeattleLP

Capacity

Baseball:47,943[1]
Football:30,144

Fieldsize

LeftField331ft(101m)
LeftCenter378ft(115m)
CenterField401ft(122m)
RightCenter380ft(116m)
RightField326ft(99m)
Backstop55ft(17m)

Surface

KentuckyBlueGrass/
PerennialRyegrassblend
Construction

Brokeground

March8,1997

Opened

July15,1999

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6
7
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3.2 Seatingcapacity
3.3 Foodservice
3.4 Retractableroof
3.4.1 Groundrulesconcerningtheroof
3.5 Scoreboards
3.6 Artinthepark
3.7 BaseballMuseumofthePacificNorthwest
3.8 MarinersHallofFame
3.9 DaveNiehausstatue
3.10 Otherfeatures
3.11 SafecoFieldtours
NotableeventsatSafecoField
4.1 MajorLeague
4.2 Collegebaseball
4.3 Other
Gallery
Seealso
Footnotes
Externallinks

Constructioncost $517.6million
($735millionin2016
dollars[2])
Architect

NBBJ
360Architecture

Projectmanager

TheVoskGroupLLP[3]

Structural
engineer

MagnussonKlemencic

Servicesengineer

Flack+KurtzInc. [5]

General
contractor

HuntKiewit[4]

Associates[4]

Maincontractors TheErectionCompanyInc. [4]

Tenants
SeattleMariners(MLB)(1999present)

Locationandtransportation
SafecoFieldislocatedintheSoDodistrictofdowntownSeattle,boundedbyDaveNiehausWaySouth(ablockof
1stAvenueS.)tothewest,andEdgarMartnezDriveS.(formerlyS.AtlanticStreet)[8]tothesouth,S.Royal
BroughamWaytothenorth(S.ConnecticutSt.until1979),[9]andBNSFrailroadtrackstothewest.Thestadiumis
locatednearthewesternterminusofInterstate90.
Parkingisavailableatthestadium'sparkinggaragelocatedacrossEdgarMartnezDrive,theCenturyLinkField
garagetotheNorth,aswellasotherprivatelyoperatedlotsinthearea.Publictransportationisavailablealongthe
arterialstreetssurroundingthestadium.Additionally,thestadiumisconvenienttoSoundercommuterrailservice
atnearbyKingStreetStation.[10]SafecoFieldisalsoservedbySoundTransit'sCentralLinklightraillineand
localMetrobusroutesviathenearbyStadiumStation.

History
OnMarch30,1994,KingCountyexecutiveGaryLockeappointedataskforcetoassesstheneedforanew
baseballstadiumtoreplacetherapidlydeterioratingKingdome.ManyfearedthattheMarinerswouldleaveSeattle
ifanewstadiumwasnotbuilt.InJanuary1995,the28membertaskforcerecommendedtotheKingCounty
Councilthatthepublicshouldbeinvolvedinthefinancingofthestadium.Thetaskforceconcludedthatasalestax
increaseof.01%wouldbesufficienttofundthestadium.KingCountyheldaspecialelectioninSeptember1995,
askingthepublicforthissalestaxincrease.Themeasurewasnarrowlydefeated.
OnOctober14,1995,aspecialsessionofthestatelegislatureauthorizedadifferentfundingpackageforanew
stadiumthatincludedafoodandbeveragetaxinKingCountyrestaurantsandbars,carrentalsurchargeinKing
County,aballparkadmissionstax,acreditagainstthestatesalestax,andsaleofaspecialstadiumlicenseplate.
Ninedayslater,theKingCountyCouncilapprovedthefundingpackageandestablishedtheWashingtonState
MajorLeagueBaseballStadiumPublicFacilitiesDistricttoowntheballparkandoverseedesignand
construction.[11]Taxpayersuitsopposingthelegislativeactionsandthetaxesfailedinthecourts.[12]

OnSeptember9,1996,thesitewasselectedforthenewstadium,justsouthoftheKingdome.Inlatefall,several
membersoftheKingCountyCouncilwrotealettertotheSeattleMariners,statingthatofficialsconsider
postponingconstructionandtheopeningofthe(thenprojected)$384.5millionstadiumproject.[13]Inresponse,
Marinersownershipheldanewsconferencestatingthattheywouldeitherselltheteam,ormovetheteamfrom
Seattle.Afterapublicoutcry,theKingCountyCouncilvotedtoreaffirmtheircooperationwiththeMarinersin
buildinganewstadium.Marinersownershipcontributed$145milliontocovercostoverruns.
ConstructionofficiallybeganonMarch8,1997witha
groundbreakingceremonyfeaturingMarinersstarKenGriffey,Jr.
Theconstruction,overseenbyChiefFinancialOfficerKevin
Mather,[14]continueduntilJuly1999.Thefirstgameinthenew
stadiumwasplayedonJuly15,1999againsttheSanDiegoPadres.
ThePadreswon,32.
Beforethestadiumwasinitiallychristened,thenamingrightstothe
stadiumweresoldforadvertising.SeattlebasedSafecoinsurance
companypaid$40millionforthenamingrightsfortheballpark's
first20years.However,theacquisitionoftheSafecocompanyby
BostonbasedLibertyMutualGrouphasopenedthedistant
possibilitythatthenamecouldbechangedbeforethecontract
expiresin2019.However,expertsspeculatethiswillonlyhappenif
LibertyMutualretirestheSafeconameduringthattime.[15]

SafecoFieldunderconstructionin1998.
TheKingdomeisvisibleinthebackground.

WhenKenGriffey,Jr.,returnedtoSafecoin2007withtheCincinnatiReds,hecametoahero'swelcome,
receivinggiftsfromtheMarinersorganization,andfellowformerplayersJayBuhnerandEdgarMartnez.They
unveiledanewposterthatdeclaredSafecoField"TheHouseThatGriffeyBuilt."
TheMarinersmovedthefencesatSafecoFieldclosertohomeplateasofthe2013season"tocreatean
environmentthatisfairforbothhittersandpitchers,"accordingtoGeneralManagerJackZduriencik.[16]The
centerfieldscoreboardandadpanelswerereplacedwithan11,435squarefootboardinthesamerenovation,
becomingthelargestamongallstadiumscoreboardsinthemajorleagues.[17]Theremodeledfielddebutedon
April8,2013betweentheMarinersandHoustonAstros.[18]Safecohadbeenconsideredoneofthemostpitcher
friendlyballparksinthemajorssinceitopened,[19][20]thoughthe2013remodellinginvolvedshrinkingthe
field.[18]

Features
Likemostballparksbuiltfromthe1990sonward,SafecoFieldisa'retromodern'styleballparkthatincorporates
manyofthefeaturesofballparksbuiltinthe1950sandearlierwithmodernamenities.Incontrastwiththe
Kingdomeandtheothermultipurposestadiumsbuiltprimarilyduringthe1960sand1970s,SafecoFieldfeatures
abrickfaade,anasymmetricalfielddimension,anaturalgrassfield,spectatorsightlinesmoresuitedforbaseball,
andissurroundedbycitystreets,arailroadline,andbuildings.Onamodernnote,theballparkfeaturesa
retractableroof,luxurysuites,extensivefoodandbeverageselectionbeyondtraditionalballparkfare,andmodern
clubhouseamenitiesforplayers,aswellastechnologythatallowsspectatorstomonitorspecialgametimefeatures
withNintendoDSreceivers,andisfullyADAaccessible.

Layout

Thestadiumhasfourmaingatesopentoallticketholdersduring
Marinersgames,locatedatthesouthwest,northwest,northeast,and
southeastcorners.TheseareidentifiedasHomePlate,LeftField,
CenterField,andRightField,respectively.Entrytoallticketholders
isalsoavailablethroughtheMarinersTeamStoreoff1stAvenueand
at"The'Pen"entrybehindthebullpensinleftfield..Specialentrances
formediaandholdersofcertainticketlevelsarelocatedonthe
southwestandsouthsidesofthestadium.
Therearefivemainlevelstothestadium:Field(orStreet),Main
Concourse(100level20,835seats[21]),ClubLevel(200level
ViewfromhighleftfieldcornerinJuly
4,616seats[21]),SuiteLevel(1,554seats[21]),andUpperConcourse
2008.
(300level16,023seats[21]).Twobleachersectionsarelocatedabove
leftfieldandbelowthecenterfieldscoreboard,with3,721seats.[21]
TheBroadcastCenter(pressbox)islocatedontheClubLevelandsublevelbetweenitandtheMainLevel.Asthe
fieldisapproximatelyatstreetlevel,entryintoanyofthemaingatesrequiresvisitorstoascendaflightofstairs,
escalator,orelevatortoaccessthemainconcourse,withtheexceptionoftheRightFieldEntry,whichopensonto
themainconcourse.Stairs,escalators,elevators,andrampslocatedaroundtheballparkprovideaccesstoall
levels.[22]

Seatingcapacity
47,116(19992003)[23]
47,447(20042008)[23]
47,878(20092011)[24]
47,860(2012)[25]
47,476(20132014)[26]
47,574(2015)[6]
47,943(2016present)[1]
54,097(2003,WorldWrestlingEntertainmentWrestleManiaXIX)

Foodservice
SafecoFieldhasanextensivefoodandbeverageselectionaboveandbeyondthetraditionalballparkfareofhot
dogs,pizza,soda,andbeer.Concessionstandssellingtraditionalballparkfareareplentifulonthemainandupper
concourses.Foodcourtsbehindhomeplateonthemainconcourse,aswellasinthe"The'Pen"(knownasthe
BullpenMarketpriortoamajor2011remodel)locatedonthestreetlevelinsidetheCenterFieldgate,sellitems
suchassushi,burritos,teriyaki,stirfries,padthai,garlicfries,crepes,healthfood,seafood,andbarbecue.An
extensiveselectionofbeercanalsobefoundinthoselocations,aswellasalocationontheupperconcourse.Due
tothefactthatNintendoofAmericaownstheteam,youmayorderyourfoodwithaNintendoDSappcalled
NintendoFanNetwork.[27]
Severalrestaurantsandfoodservicesareavailableexclusivelyforfanspurchasingcertainticketlevels:
TheDiamondClubislocatedonthefieldlevelbehindhomeplate.DiamondClubseatsarelocatedinthe
firsteightrowsbehindhomeplateholdersoftheseseatsareentitledtoVIPparkingintheSafecoField
garage,aprivateentrytotheballparkonthefieldlevel,andaccesstotheDiamondClubLoungewithbuffet
andbar.TheloungeisdecoratedwithBabeRuthmemorabilia.DiamondClubseatsaresoldonafullseason,
20game,andsinglegamebasis.
70groupandindividualsuitesoccupyanentireleveloftheballpark.Openonlytoholdersofsuitelevel

tickets,eachsuitefeaturesaprivatewaitstaffandconciergeservice.Holdersofsuitelevelticketsarealso
entitledtoaprivateentrytotheballpark.Suitelevelticketsareavailableonafullseason,partialseason,or
individualgamebasis.
TheWellsFargoTerraceCluboccupiesanotherentireleveloftheballpark.OpenonlytoholdersofTerrace
Clubseatsandcertainotherticketlevels,theclubfeaturestwoloungesandwaitservicetoeachseat.Aswith
suiteleveltickets,holdersofTerraceClubseatsarealsoentitledtoaprivateentrytotheballpark.Terrace
Clubseatsarealsoavailableonfullseason,partialseason,orindividualgamebasis.
TheHititHereCafislocatedinrightfield,onthesamelevelastheTerraceClub.Opentoallvisitors
beforegametimeonafirstcome,firstservedbasis(thoughseasonticketholdersmaymakereservations),
thecafisonlyopentoholdersofticketsinthecafduringgames.HititHereCafticketsareonlysoldon
anindividualgamebasis.

Retractableroof
SafecoFieldhasauniqueretractableroofthatonlyactsasan
"umbrella"forthestandsandfieldratherthanformingacomplete
climatecontrolledenclosure,asisthecasewithallotherretractable
roofsinMajorLeagueBaseball.Seattle'srelativelymildclimate
meanstheparkrarelyneedstobeheatedorcooled,butfrequent
precipitationnecessitatedaroof.Theroofissometimesclosed,
however,indryweatherwhenthetemperatureisparticularlylow.On
coldnights,closingtheroofhelpspreventradiationheatloss.Theonly
othercoveredbaseballstadiumintheworldwithpermanentopenings
isthefixedroofSeibuDomeinTokorozawa,Saitama,Japan,homeof
theSaitamaSeibuLions.

Retractableroofopen,July2008

Intheopenposition,theroofrestsovertheBNSFRailwaytracksthat
boundthestadiumtotheeast,withpartofithangingoverthestandsinrightfield.Thishastheeffectofechoing
thewhistlesfrompassingtrainsintothestadium.TrainwhistleswereafrequentfixtureoftheSafecoField
experienceinitially,butabatedsignificantlywhenanoverpasswasbuiltforRoyalBroughamWay,thestreetthat
boundsthestadiumtothenorthwhichpreviouslycrossedthetracks.
Theroofconsistsofthreemajorsectionsthatextendintotheclosedpositioninatelescopingmanner,withthetwo
outersectionsrestingunderthelargercentersection.Eachsectionrestsonasetofparalleltrackslocatedonthe
northandsouthsidesofthestadium,withtheoutersectionsmovingalongtheinnersetoftracks,andthecenter
sectionmovingalongtheouterset.Eachsectionisstructurallyindependenti.e.,nosectiondependsonanotherfor
structuralstability."WelcometoSafecoField,Seattle"ispaintedontopofthecentersection,visiblefromaircraft
whethertheroofisopenorclosed.Alighted"SafecoField"signwasaddedtotheeastsideoftheroofin2007,
whichaidsinidentificationofthestadiumfromthefreewaystotheeast.
Eachsectionisindependentlypoweredbyelectricmotorsthatmovetherespectivesectionsalongthetracks.Itis
controlledfromacentralcontrolroomlocatedunderthecenterfieldscoreboard.Dependingonwindandweather
conditions,therooftakesapproximately10minutestomovefromthefullyopentothefullyclosedposition,and
viceversa.Theroofmovementisnearlysilent,blendinginwiththeambientnoisetypicallypresentduringagame.
Duringnormaloperation,themovementofeachsectionisgovernedbycomputers,withallthreesectionsmoving
atthesametime.Duringanemergencyormaintenanceoperation,eachsectioncanbeindependentlymoved.A
workingsparemotorandwheelassemblyfortheroofcanbefoundinsidethecenterfieldgate.Initspresentstate,
itservestoeducatevisitorsonhowtheroofoperates,butifneeded,itcanbeusedtoreplaceasimilarpartonthe
roofshouldonebecomedamagedordefective.
OnApril7,2013,TotalProSportsvotedSafecoFieldthe8thBestPlacetoCatchaGamein2013,mainlyowing
theawardtothedesignofSafeco'sretractableroof.[28]

Groundrulesconcerningtheroof
Battedballstrikingtherooforrooftrusses:
Aballstrikingtherooforrooftrussinfairterritoryisjudgedfairorfoulinrelationtowhereitlands.
Aballstrikingtherooforrooftrussinfoulterritoryisafoulball,regardlessofwhereitlands.(Duringa
gameonApril18,2011,RyanRaburnofthevisitingDetroitTigersstruckoneofthetrusseswithafoulpop
upRaburnistheonlybattertodatetohitanypartoftheroofinthismanner.)
Aballstrikingtherooforrooftrussisstillconsideredinflight,andthebatterisoutiflegallycaughtbya
fielder,regardlessofwhereitstruck.
Movementoftheroof:
Ifthegamestartswiththeroofopen,itmaybeclosedduringthegameifweatherconditionswarrant,andat
thediscretionofthehometeam.Playmaycontinueduringclosure,unlesstheumpiresdetermineitis
necessarytostopplay.
Ifthegamestartswiththeroofclosed,itmaybeopenedduringthegameifweatherconditionswarrant.
Openingtheroofcanonlystartbetweeninnings,afternotificationoftheumpirecrewchief.Thevisiting
teammaychallengethedecisiontoopentheroof,butfinaldecisionoverwhethertoopentherooflieswith
thecrewchief.Theroofmayonlybeopenedonceduringagame.

Scoreboards
SafecoFieldfeaturesamanualscoreboard,alightemittingdiode(LED)videodisplay,thelargestHDvideo
displayscoreboardinMLB,acolorLEDoutoftownscoreboard,andLEDribbonboardsalongtheFirst,Third,
andHitItHereCafeFacade.[29][30]
Theoldfashionedmanuallyoperatedscoreboardislocatedinleftfield.
Also,betweenleft&leftcenterfields,suspendedoverbothbullpens,isacolorLEDoutoftown
scoreboard.Inadditiontoscores,runnersonbaseandcountsaredisplayed.Thisscoreboardalsodisplays
pitcherinformationwhenareliefpitcherentersthegame,identifiesanypitchersthatmaybewarmingup,
displaysinformationsuchasanabbreviatedboxscoreofaselectedoutoftowngame,orstatistical
informationsuchasseasonhomerunleaders.ItalsodisplaysNHL,NFLandNBAscoresduringthepartsof
thebaseballseasonthatoverlapwiththeregularseasonand/orplayoffsofthosesports.
Thenew(2013)HDmainscoreboardabovethecenterfieldbleachersis201feetwide,over11,000square
feetinarea,thelargestscreeninusebyanyMLBteamandthe23rdlargestvideoscreenintheworld.The
boardcanbeusedeitherallatonce(forliveactionorvideoreplays),orcanbesplitintosectionsfor
displayinginformationsuchasstatisticsandadvertisements.[31]
HititHereCafeLEDfasciadisplay,whichdisplayshitterandpitchermatchupstatistics.
ColorLEDscoreboardsrunalongtheTerraceClubfascia.Thesehavefullanimationcapability,butusually
display
Scoreandinning
Batterinformationandcount
Outcomeofpreviousatbatsofthecurrentinning
Pitchername,pitchcount,firstpitchdata,andpitchspeed.
Timeofday
Advertising
Additionally,televisionscreensshowingthelocaltelecastofthegamehangfromthebottomoftheTerraceClub
level,forspectatorsseatedinthelastseveralrowsofthemainconcourseseatingareas,aswellasthosestandingon
themainconcourse.Thoughfansintheseareashaveafullviewofthefield,theirviewofthescoreboardsis
obstructedbytheoverhangoftheTerraceClublevel.Thesescreensdisplaythecontentshownonthevideoboard
betweeninningsorwhenthetelecastisonacommercialbreak.

Artinthepark
SafecoFieldanditsadjoiningparkinggaragefeatureextensivepublicartdisplays,including:
Achandeliermadeof1,000resinbaseballbatsabovethehomeplateentry.Acompanion27footdiameter
compassrosemosaicatthehomeplaterotundacapturesanumberofelementsinthehistoryofbaseball.
"Quilts"depictingeachMLBteamlogo,madefromrecycledmetalincludinglicenseplatesfromthe
respectiveteams'states(ortheprovinceofOntariointhecaseoftheTorontoBlueJays,ortheDistrictof
ColumbiainthecaseoftheWashingtonNationals).
Stainlesssteelcutoutsofplayersinvariousposeswhilecatching,batting,fielding,andpitching,integrated
intothefencesatthestadium'sfourmaingates.
Sculpturesdepictinghandsgrippingbaseballsforvarioustypesofpitchesalongthewestfacadeofthe
garage.
A9foottall(2.7m)bronzebaseballglove,"TheMitt",thathasbecomeaniconforSafecoField.
"TheDefiningMoment",amuraldepictingEdgarMartinez'sfamed"TheDouble".
Children'sHospitalWishingWellwhichfeaturesabronzestatueofachildinbattingposition,andincludesa
geysereffectusedatthebeginningofgamesandwhentheopposingteamhitsahomerun.
Porcelainenamelonsteelflagmountedbannerpanelsdepicting"PositionsoftheField".

BaseballMuseumofthePacificNorthwest
TheBaseballMuseumofthePacificNorthwestpayshomagetonowdefunctprofessionalbaseballteamsthat
playedinWashington,Oregon,Idaho,Montana,andBritishColumbiabeforetheestablishmentoftheMarinersin
1977.Additionally,itfeatureshandsondisplaysexplainingthecompositionofbaseballsandbats,andthedifferent
typesofgloves,aswellasareplicaoutfieldfencewithpropstoallowfanstophotographthemselvespretendingto
beoutfielders.

MarinersHallofFame
ColocatedwiththeBaseballMuseumofthePacificNorthwest,theMarinersHallofFamefeaturesbronzeplaques
ofthenineinductedmembers:AlvinDavis(1997),BroadcasterDaveNiehaus(2000),JayBuhner(2004),Edgar
Martnez(2007),RandyJohnson(2012),DanWilson(2012),KenGriffey,Jr.(2013),LouPinella(2014)and
JamieMoyer(2015).Thoseplaquesdescribetheircontributionstothefranchise,aswellasmuralsandtelevision
screensshowinghighlightsoftheircareerswiththeMariners.[32]

DaveNiehausstatue
Abronzestatue[33]oflateSeattleMarinersbroadcasterDaveNiehauswasunveiledFridaySeptember16,2011at
SafecoField.ThestatuecapturestheHallofFamebroadcasterwhobroadcast5,284Marinersgamesover34
seasons(19772010)[34][35]atadesk,behindamicrophone,wearingheadphoneswithhisMarinersscorebookin
frontofhim.HisscorebookisopenedtotheboxscoreforGame5ofthe1995AmericanLeagueDivisionSeries,
whenEdgarMartinezhit"TheDouble".Thereisanemptyseatnexttothestatue,sofanscansitnexttoDaveand
poseforphotos.Dave'slongtimebroadcastpartnerRickRizzspresidedoveraprivateceremonytounveilthe
statue.
TheDaveNiehausBroadcastCenterislocatedontheClubLevelbehindhomeplate.WhenNiehausdied,his
headsetandmicrophonewereplacedbyhisemptyseatintheBroadcastCenterasatribute.[36]

Otherfeatures

TheflagshipMarinersTeamStoreislocatedonthewestsideofthestadium.Thefirstlevelofthestore,onthe
streetlevel,sellsacomprehensiveassortmentofMarinersmerchandise,whiletheupperlevel,onthemain
concourse,displaysgameuseditemsforsale,aswellasacustomjerseyembroiderystation.Otherstoresinclude
theKids'Clubhouseatthenortheastcorneronthemainconcourse,awalkinstoreatthesouthwestcorneronthe
upperconcourse,astorenearthebridgefromtheparkinggarageonthe"club"(200)level,andkiosksthroughout
theballpark.
Children'sHospitalPlayfieldisaplaygroundforchildrenlocatedatthenortheastcornerofthestadiumonthemain
concourse.Alsolocatedinthisareais"Moose'sMunchies",aconcessionstandsellingballparkfareinchildsized
portions.
TheMooseDen,locatedonthemainconcourseneartheChildren'sHospitalPlayfield,isameetandgreetareafor
theMarinerMoose,theteam'smascot.
AnanalogclockisintegratedintotheMariners'compassroselogoabovetheleftfieldbleachers.
Freewifiwasaddedpriortothe2015season.

SafecoFieldtours
SafecoFieldalsogiveswalkingtoursofthestadiumforasmallfee.DepartingfromthemainTeamStore,thetour
includesinformationaboutthestadiumnotgenerallyprovidedatgames,aswellasentryintoareasnotopentothe
generalpublicduringgames,includingthevisitors'clubhouse,playingfieldanddugouts,DaveNiehausBroadcast
Center(pressbox),andaluxurysuite.

NotableeventsatSafecoField
MajorLeague
SafecoFieldhashostedplayoffgamesintwoseasons:2000,when
theMarinerswontheAmericanLeaguewildcardandagainin2001,
whentheywontheAmericanLeagueWestwhiletyingaMajor
Leaguerecordbywinning116games.In2000,theMarinersdefeated
theChicagoWhiteSoxintheALDS30,butweredefeatedbythe
NewYorkYankeesintheALCS,42.Thefollowingyear,the
MarinersdefeatedtheClevelandIndians32intheALDS,butwere
SatellitephotoofSafecoField
againdefeatedbytheYankeesintheALCS,41.TheWorldSeries
hasneverbeenplayedatSafeco.
SafecoFieldalsohostedthe2001MLBAllStarGame.TheAmericanLeaguedefeatedtheNationalLeague,
41.CalRipken,Jr.oftheAL'sBaltimoreOrioleswasthegame'sMVP.Abronzeplaqueinthevisitor's
bullpennowmarksthelocationwhereRipkenhitthefinalAllStarGamehomerunofhisHallofFame
career.
OnOctober1,2004,IchiroSuzukicollectedhis258thhitoftheseasonatSafeco,breakingthe84yearold
singleseasonhitrecordof257previouslyheldbyGeorgeSisler.Sisler,whodiedin1973(thesameyear
Suzukiwasborn),wasrepresentedatthegamebyhisdaughter,and4otherfamilymembers.Ichirowould
goontofinishtheseasonwith262hits.
OnApril15,2009,KenGriffey,Jr.becamethefirst(andonly)playerinfranchisehistorytohavehit400
homeruns.Hehomeredinthe5thinningofftheAngels'JeredWeaver,enroutetoan113triumph.
TheMariners'2011interleagueserieswiththeFloridaMarlinswasmovedtoSafecoFieldduetoa
schedulingconflictwithrockbandU2atSunLifeStadium.WiththeMarlinsofficiallydesignatedasthe
hometeam,thedesignatedhitterrulewasnotineffect,markingthefirsttimethatagamewasplayedunder
suchrulesatanAmericanLeaguestadiuminmoderninterleagueplay.FlixHernndezbecamethefirst

pitchertorecordahitatSafecoField.
OnApril21,2012,PhilipHumberoftheChicagoWhiteSoxthrewaperfectgameagainsttheMariners
markingthe21sttimeaperfectgamehasbeenthrown.Thisalsomarksthefirstperfectgameandnohitterat
SafecoField.
OnJune8,2012,sixMarinerspitchers(KevinMillwood,CharlieFurbush,StephenPryor,LucasLuetge,
BrandonLeague,TomWilhelmsen)threwacombinednohitteragainsttheLosAngelesDodgers,marking
thethirdnohitterthrownbytheMariners,andthefirstonetobeaccomplishedatSafecoField.
OnAugust15,2012,Mariners'pitcherFlixHernndezpitchedthe23rdperfectgameinMajorLeague
BaseballhistoryandthefirstperfectgameinSeattleMarinershistory.Thismarksthe2ndperfectgameand
3rdNohitteratSafecoField,allofwhichhaveoccurredinthe2012season.[37]ItalsomadeSafecoField
thefirstparkevertoplayhosttotwoperfectgamesinthesameseason.
OnAugust10,2013,KenGriffeyJr.becametheseventhmemberinductedintotheMariners'HallofFame.
JoiningagroupthatincludesAlvinDavis(1997),DaveNiehaus(2000),JayBuhner(2004),EdgarMartinez
(2007),RandyJohnson(2012)andDanWilson(2012).

Collegebaseball
OnMay4,2007,anNCAAPacific10ConferencebaseballattendancerecordwassetatSafecoField(later
broken),[38]whentheWashingtonHuskieshosteddefendingconferencechampionOregonStateinfrontof
10,421spectators.[39]Washingtonwonthegame62.

Other
Safecowasthevenueforthe2001incarnationoftheshortlivedSeattleBowlcollegefootballgame.
OnMarch30,2003,SafecowashosttoWrestleManiaXIX,whichsetanalltimerecordattendancefor
SafecoFieldof54,097.
OnSeptember16,2008,TheBeachBoysperformedinthestadium'sfirstconcert,althoughitwasnotopen
tothepublic.
ThestadiumwasthehometotheMicrosoftannualemployeemeetinguntil2012,attractingover20,000
employees.[40]
PaulMcCartney's"OutThere"concertonJuly19,2013markedthestadium'sfirstpublicconcert.Witha
crowdof47,000,theconcertalsofeaturedformerNirvanamembersonaperformanceofthesong"CutMe
SomeSlack".[41]

Gallery

AviewofCenturyLink SafecoField'smain
Field,SafecoField,and entrance.
MountRainierfromthe
topoftheSpace
Needle.

LeftFieldEntrance.

Aviewlookingwest
southwest.

Anexteriorviewof
SafecoField

Seealso
Rick"ThePeanutMan"Kaminski

Footnotes
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Externallinks
Stadiumsiteonmariners.com(http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ba
llpark/)
VideoofSafecoFieldshowstheroofopenandcloseintimelapse

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mediarelatedtoSafeco
Field.

(http://www.metacafe.com/watch/445605/clouds_over_mariners_safeco_baseball_field_in_seattle/)
SafecoFieldSeatingChart(http://seatingchartview.com/safecofield/)
ESPNReview(http://espn.go.com/page2/s/caple/ballparks/safeco.html)
Eventsandtenants
Precededby
TheKingdome

Homeofthe
SeattleMariners
1999present

Succeededby
current

Precededby
TurnerField

HostoftheAllStar
Game
2001

Succeededby
MillerPark

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