Stade Quillorama
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| Former names | Stade Municipal de Trois-Rivières (1938–2001) Stade Fernand Bédard (2001–2016) Stade Stéréo Plus (2017–2019) |
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| Address | 1760 avenue Gilles-Villeneuve |
| Location | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°20′52″N 72°33′23″W / 46.34778°N 72.55639°W |
| Owner | City of Trois-Rivières |
| Operator | Quillorama |
| Capacity | 5,000 (1938–2009) 4,000 (2009–present) (4,500 with outdoor patio) |
| Record attendance | 6,022 (August 28, 2015)[1] |
| Field size | Left field: 317 ft (97 m) Centre field: 372 ft (113 m) Right field: 342 ft (104 m)[2][3] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1938[3] |
| Renovated | 2009[4] |
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| Trois-Rivières Aigles (FL) 2013–present Trois-Rivières Jr. Aigles (LBJEQ) 1971–present Trois-Rivières Saints (CBL) 2003 Trois-Rivières Aigles (EL) 1971–77 Trois-Rivières Royals (Can-Am) 1941–42, 1946–50 Trois-Rivières Royals (QPL) 1940 | |
Stade Quillorama is a baseball stadium in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the Frontier League. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 4,000 and has an outdoor patio that holds 500 people, which brings the total capacity to 4,500.
History
[edit]The stadium was built in 1938. It was previously the home of the original Trois-Rivières Aigles, operating in the Eastern League from 1971 to 1977. It was then the home of the Trois-Rivières Saints of the Canadian Baseball League in 2003.
In 1971, a major junior baseball team started playing at Stade Municipal. They are the Trois-Rivières Jr. Aigles, who currently plays in the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec (LBJEQ).
In 2012, the Can-Am League expanded to Trois-Rivières. The new team, the Trois-Rivières Aigles, began to play at the stadium in 2013. The team currently plays in the Frontier League at its 11th season of existence.
On August 28, 2015, a stadium record crowd of 6,022 invaded the Fernand-Bédard Stadium as former Major League Baseball pitcher Éric Gagné, was the starting pitcher for one game in a Aigles uniform.[5] The Aigles were able to pull a 5–3 win against their provincial rival Québec Capitales.
Naming
[edit]The stadium was originally named Le Stade Municipal de Trois-Rivières from 1938 to 2001. The name then changed to Stade Fernand-Bédard, and then to Stade Stéréo Plus in December 2016.[6] The change to Stade Quillorama was announced in December 2019. Quillorama is a large bowling centre in the province of Quebec.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Résumé des saisons". Les Capitales de Québec (in French). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Stade Fernand-Bédard" (in French). Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Trois-Rivières Aigles". CanAmLeague.com. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Stade Quillorama". Tourisme Trois-Rivières. Innovation et Développement économique Trois-Rivières. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Aigles : Éric Gagné permet aux Aigles de vaincre les Capitales à son retour au monticule (Can-Am)". RDS.ca (in French). August 28, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Cote, Marianne (June 22, 2016). "Stade Stereo+ : un gros "plus" pour le stade". L'Hebdo Journal (in French). Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "New for 2020: Quillorama Stadium". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Stadium history at Les Aigles de Trois-Rivières (in French)
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