Klein Field at Sunken Diamond

Klein Field at Sunken Diamond
	The field in July 2015
	Stanford Location in the United States Stanford Location in California
Former names	Sunken Diamond; (1931–2008)
Location	Stanford University; Stanford, California, U.S.
Coordinates	37°25′55″N 122°09′32″W / 37.432°N 122.159°W
Owner	Stanford University
Operator	Stanford University
Capacity	4,000
Field size	Left Field: 335 feet (102 m); Center: 400 feet (122 m); Right Field: 335 feet (102 m)
Surface	Natural grass
Opened	1931; 93 years ago
Tenants
	Stanford Cardinal (NCAA DI Pac-12); 1931–present

Klein Field at Sunken Diamond is a college baseball park on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. It is the home field of the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference.

The stadium was built 93 years ago in 1931 and has a seating capacity of 4,000.^[1] When the adjacent football stadium was originally built in 1921, dirt was excavated from the site of the future baseball stadium, which created a "sunken" field a decade later. Originally just known simply as Sunken Diamond, the field was renamed in 2008 to honor Stanford athlete and donor Bud Klein (1927–2011) and his family.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the facility as the fourth best setting in Division I baseball.^[5] In 2013, the Cardinal ranked 39th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,747 per home game.^[6] The playing field at Sunken Diamond has an unorthodox alignment, with the batter and catcher facing south. The recommended orientation of a baseball diamond is east-northeast.^[7]

References

^ About Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine at gostanford.com, URL accessed October 24, 2009. Archived 10/24/09
^ "Stanford To Play Non-Conference Game At No. 18 California Tuesday" (Press release). Stanford Department of Athletics. March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
^ "Long-time supporter Bud Klein passes". Go Stanford. May 6, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
^ Fawthrop, Wendy Jalonen (September 2011). "Thank him for coolers". Stanford Alumni Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
^ Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
^ Cutler, Tami (June 11, 2013). "2013 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report" (PDF). Sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ "Objectives of the Game - rule 1.04". Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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[facil-1] About Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine at gostanford.com, URL accessed October 24, 2009. Archived 10/24/09

[2] "Stanford To Play Non-Conference Game At No. 18 California Tuesday" (Press release). Stanford Department of Athletics. March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[ltsp-3] "Long-time supporter Bud Klein passes". Go Stanford. May 6, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

[thhim-4] Fawthrop, Wendy Jalonen (September 2011). "Thank him for coolers". Stanford Alumni Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

[stad_ranks-5] Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

[13att-6] Cutler, Tami (June 11, 2013). "2013 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report" (PDF). Sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[mlbobj-7] "Objectives of the Game - rule 1.04". Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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v t e Stanford Cardinal baseball
Venues	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond (1931–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1918 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in California
ACC	Evans Diamond (California) Klein Field at Sunken Diamond (Stanford)
Big Ten	Dedeaux Field (USC) Jackie Robinson Stadium (UCLA)
Big West	Blair Field (Long Beach State) Caesar Uyesaka Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) Cicerone Field (UC Irvine) Dobbins Stadium (UC Davis) Goodwin Field (Cal State Fullerton) Hardt Field (Cal State Bakersfield) Matador Field (Cal State Northridge) Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) Robin Baggett Stadium (Cal Poly) Triton Ballpark (UC San Diego)
MW	Pete Beiden Field (Fresno State) Tony Gwynn Stadium (San Diego State) Excite Ballpark (San Jose State)
WAC	James W. Totman Stadium (California Baptist) John Smith Field (Sacramento State)
WCC	Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field (San Francisco) Eddy D. Field Stadium (Pepperdine) George C. Page Stadium (Loyola Marymount) Fowler Park (San Diego) Klein Family Field (Pacific) Louis Guisto Field (Saint Mary's) Stephen Schott Stadium (Santa Clara)

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