Howard J. Lamade Stadium (pronounced "LAM-a-dee") is a baseball stadium in
South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
South Williamsport is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is famous for hosting the Little League World Series. The population was 6,259 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statis ...
. Each year, along with
Little League Volunteer Stadium
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, it hosts the
Little League World Series
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professional baseball
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field, with basepaths, a mound, and after modification in 2006, outfield fences at , forming one-fourth of a true
circle
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. Much of the capacity of the stadium is bench seating, while large berms surrounding the stadium provide additional seating allowing over 40,000 spectators.
History
Originally called Howard J. Lamade Memorial Field, the ballpark opened for the tournament. Howard J. Lamade was the son of '' Grit'' newspaper founder Dietrick Lamade. The younger Lamade was a vice president at Grit Publishing, and served on the board of directors for
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play.
In 2006, the fences were moved back to to all fields. This was done because
home run
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s were becoming too common. Other renovations included the extension of the stadium roofs to the end of the
grandstand
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s, and some bleachers replaced with individual seats with backs, increasing seating of that type from approximately 600 to 1500.
On August 19, , Lamade Stadium set an attendance record for the game between La Grange, Kentucky, and
Clinton County, Pennsylvania
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, with 41,848 people in the stands and on the hill. It was later broken on August 29, , when
Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
Lewisberry is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 380 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Lewisberry is located at (40.135300, -76.860504).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total a ...