Baseball in Puerto Rico
By the 1949-50 season, several new ballparks were built, each containing 6,000 or more seats. The largest new stadium was Ponce's Estadio Francisco Montaner with 9,718 seats. Montaner has the distinction of being the first stadium in Puerto Rico that installed an artificial surface field. The installation of lights, which allowed for night games, further boosted stadium attendances. The Stadium was named to honor Francisco "Paquito" Montaner, one of the greatest Puerto Rican pitchers of all times.
List of sports venues in Portland, Oregon
The following is a list of sports venues in Portland, Oregon, specifically the metro area, that are currently in operation or defunct. The city features two major sports franchises, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Portland Winterhawks, who are major junior ice hockey franchise in the Western Hockey League, have played in the city since 1976 when the Edmonton Oil Kings were relocated. They are a unique team in that they have two venues, the Moda Center and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Providence Park, a 20,323 seat open-air stadium which is the home of the Timbers and the Portland State Vikings football team, is the largest non-auto sports venue in Portland. The Moda Center, formerly the Rose Garden, is a close second with 19,980 seats for basketball games and slightly less for hockey match-ups. Portland International Raceway in Hayden Meadows has the largest seating capacity (30,000) of any sporting venue in Portland. There are several golf courses in the Portland metro area, including the Portland Golf Club where the 1946 PGA Championship was held.