Tiger Stadium (Detroit)

Tiger Stadium
"The Corner"
	Tiger Stadium in 1998
Former names	Navin Field (1912–1937); Briggs Stadium (1938–1960);
Address	2121 Trumbull Avenue; Detroit, Michigan; United States
Coordinates	42°19′55″N 83°4′8″W
Owner	Detroit Tigers (1912–1977); City of Detroit (1977–2009)
Operator	Detroit Tigers
Capacity	23,000 (1912); 30,000 (1923); 52,416 (1937);
Field size	Left field – 340 ft (104 m); Left-center field – 365 ft (111 m); Center field – 440 ft (134 m); Right-center field – 370 ft (113 m); Right field – 325 ft (99 m); Backstop – 66 ft (20 m);
Surface	Bluegrass
Construction
Broke ground	October 1911
Opened	April 20, 1912
Closed	July 24, 2001
Demolished	June 30, 2008 (began); September 21, 2009 (completed);
Construction cost	US$300,000; ($9.1 million in 2022 dollars)
Architect	Osborn Engineering Company
General contractor	Hunkin & Conkey
Tenants
	Detroit Tigers (MLB) 1912–1999; Detroit Heralds (OL) 1912–1919; Detroit Heralds/Tigers (APFA) 1920–1921; Detroit Panthers (NFL) 1925–1926; Detroit Lions (NFL) 1938–1939, 1941–1974; Detroit Cougars (NPSL / NASL) 1967–1968;
	Tiger Stadium
	Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Michigan State Historic Site
NRHP reference No.	88003236
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 6, 1989
Removed from NRHP	September 1, 2022

Tiger Stadium, previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium, was a multi-use stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit. The stadium was nicknamed "The Corner" for its location at the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. It hosted the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 to 1999, as well as the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1938 to 1974. Tiger Stadium was declared a State of Michigan Historic Site in 1975 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989.

The last Tigers game at the stadium was held on September 27, 1999. In the decade after the Tigers vacated the stadium, several rejected redevelopment and preservation efforts finally gave way to demolition. The stadium's demolition was completed on September 21, 2009, though the playing field remained until 2018, when the site was redeveloped for youth sports as the Corner Ballpark.

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