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Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium

Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. It is primarily used for baseball, and since 2010, has been the home of the Norwich Sea Unicorns, who were previously known as the Connecticut Tigers. It was the home field of the Connecticut Defenders (previously known as the Norwich Navigators) minor league baseball team until 2009 when the Defenders announced their move to Richmond, Virginia, to become known as the Richmond Flying Squirrels. It was built in 1995 and has a seating capacity of 6,270. It is named for Eastern Connecticut native Thomas Dodd who was a United States senator and Representative from Connecticut, and the father of U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd.

Location

14 Stott Avenue
Norwich, Connecticut
United States

City of Norwich

Norwich Stadium Authority

6,270

Left Field: 309 ft (94 m)
Center Field: 401 ft (122 m)
Right Field: 309 ft (94 m)

Grass

November 3, 1994

April 17, 1995

$9.3 million
($18.6 million in 2023 dollars[1])

Populous
Cook and Jepson[2]

G. Schnip Construction, Inc.[2]

C. R. Klewin[2]

Connecticut Tigers: Dodd Stadium

Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues