History
The city and county built the stadium in about 51 weeks for roughly $18 million, finishing in April 1965 before Atlanta had a major-league team. The minor-league Crackers played there in 1965, and the Braves arrived from Milwaukee in 1966, the same year the Falcons began play there.
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run there to pass Babe Ruth. The Braves won the 1995 World Series at home, and the stadium served as the main baseball venue of the 1996 Olympics.
The Falcons left for the Georgia Dome after 1991. The Braves' last game came in the 1996 World Series, after which they moved into the converted Olympic stadium next door, Turner Field. The old stadium was demolished on August 2, 1997, and its site became parking. Georgia State University bought the land in 2016 and began building a baseball stadium there in December 2025.
Why it matters: It was Atlanta's first major-league stadium and the scene of Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run.
Timeline
- April 9, 1965
Milwaukee beat Detroit 6-3 in an exhibition, a year before the Braves moved.
- April 12, 1966
The relocated Braves lost 3-2 to Pittsburgh before 50,671.
- April 8, 1974Aaron's 715th home run[1]
Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth as the career home run leader.
- October 28, 1995Braves clinch World Series[1]
Atlanta beat Cleveland 1-0 to win the 1995 Series.
- 1996
The stadium was the main baseball venue of the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- October 24, 1996
The Braves lost World Series Game 5 to the Yankees, 1-0.
- August 2, 1997
The stadium was demolished after the Braves moved to Turner Field.
- December 2025
Georgia State began building a baseball stadium on the site.
The site today
| Physical status | Site redeveloped[1,2,3] |
|---|---|
| Current use | Georgia State University owns the site; long used as parking for Turner Field / Center Parc Stadium, it became the site of a new GSU baseball stadium under construction from December 2025 (due fall 2026)[1,2] |
| Surviving remnants | A section of the outfield wall where Hank Aaron's 715th home run landed, a marker at the landing spot, and an outline of the stadium in the parking lot[1,2,3] |
| Mapped location | Former venue parcel |
Street View near the former site · Satellite view (external, current imagery)
Teams & events
| Atlanta Crackers | International League · 1965 |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | National League · 1966–1996 |
| Atlanta Falcons | NFL · 1966–1991 |
| Atlanta Chiefs | NASL · 1967–1981 · tenant |
Listed here are organizations that used this physical venue. A franchise's history and a venue's history are tracked separately.
Venue facts
| Other names | Atlanta Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | 521 Capitol Avenue SE (now Hank Aaron Drive), Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia[1,3] |
| Venue type | Stadium |
| Sports | Baseball, Football, Soccer |
| Level | MLB, NFL, Minor League, NASL, NCAA, Olympic |
| Opened | April 9, 1965[1,3] |
| Last used for sports | October 24, 1996[1,2,3] |
| Demolished | August 2, 1997[1,2,3] |
| Physical status | Site redeveloped |
| Original capacity | 51,500[1,2] |
| Final capacity | 52,007[1,2] |
| Capacity notes | 52,007 baseball and 60,606 football (Wikipedia); Ballparks of Baseball lists 51,500 original and 52,013 final. |
| Architect | Heery & Heery and FABRAP[1] |
| Construction cost | $18 million (built in 51 weeks per SABR)[1,2,3] |
| Surface | Grass[1] |
| Owner / operator | City of Atlanta and Fulton County[1] |
| Closure | The Braves moved to Turner Field, converted from the 1996 Olympic stadium next door; the Falcons had moved to the Georgia Dome in 1992. |
Documented details
Connected venues
- Replaced by: Center Parc Stadium · Braves moved to Turner Field (now Center Parc Stadium, GSU football) in 19971996–present
- Related venue: Milwaukee County Stadium · Braves relocated from Milwaukee in 19661953–2000
- Related venue: Milwaukee County Stadium · The Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 19661953–2000
Sources
- Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: address, architect, capacity, closed, construction cost, coordinates, current land use, demolished, events, opened, owner operator, remnants, surface, teams
- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Ballparks of Baseball. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: capacity, closed, construction cost, current land use, demolished, remnants
- Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Society for American Baseball Research (Bob Barrier and Scott McClellan). Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: address, closed, construction cost, demolished, opened, remnants, teams
Research confidence
Key facts on this page (opening, closing, status and location) are each supported by sources, with key dates corroborated by at least two independent sources. Last reviewed 2026-10-19.
Where sources disagree (3)
- Ballparks of Baseball's opening date (1966-04-12) is the Braves' first regular-season game, not the stadium's opening (1965-04-09).
- SABR gives the 1965-04-09 opening crowd as 27,232 in its text and 37,232 in a footnote.
- Peach Bowl tenancy listed as 1971-1992 (Wikipedia infobox, SABR) vs 1971-1991 (Wikipedia succession table).
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