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Kindrick Legion Field / Helena Brewers
| Year Built | 1939 |
| Capacity | 2,010 |
| Dimensions | 335L, 400C, 325R |
| Last Visit | July 1999 |
| League | Pioneer League |
| Level | Rookie |
| Address/Directions | 1103 N. Main, Helena. From the I-15 freeway, take the Cedar Street exit and proceed westward. Cedar Street turns into Main Street. After a few miles, look to your left at Memorial Park. |
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The folks in Helena know how to rock and roll, if my visit to Kindrick Legion
Field is any indication. A raucous crowd of 1,500 or turned out on a cold
summer's night to cheer on their Brewers. The presence of a large youth group
certainly livened things up, but I suspect that Kindrick Legion Field is always
loud, thanks to the intimate design of the grandstand. The noise certainly
reverberates throughout the stadium, and it won't take a lot of folks to raise a
fuss.
And Kindrick is certainly set up for partying. You're never too far away from a
concession stand, and except for 50 or so reserved box seats, all the seats in
the park are general admission. Kindrick Legion Field may date back to 1939, but
the facilities were updated in the 1970s and last year, so the bathrooms are
new, as are the concession stands.
There aren't many season-ticket sold in Kindrick Legion Field, which means you
can always snare a more expensive $7 seat. If you're lucky, you'll be seated in
back of home plate and close to Calvin Griffith, whose season ticket is directly
in back of home plate in the second row. Griffith, the legendary former owner of
the Minnesota Twins, summers in Helena and can be found at most Helena Brewers
home games. Cal's looking a little haggard these days, and he certainly doesn't
dress up for games (his appearance was one step above a street person, decked
out in an old Twins jacket with letter so worn as to be almost unintelligible),
but Calvin's a living piece of history, and it's great to see that Calvin's love
of the game is manifested with regular visits to a rookie-league ballpark.
| Concession Highlights |
A picnic area down the third-base line is sponsored by Pyramid Ales, a Seattle microbrewery. During our visit, Pyramid Hefeweizen was on tap. Down the first-base line is a beer-only stand featuring Montana microbrewed beers from Blackfoot River Brewery, Kessler Brewery, and Sleeping Giant Brewery, as well as Bud, Dos Equis (!), and Coors.
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