Jarry Park
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| Location | Montreal, Quebec |
| Opened | April 14, 1969 |
| Closed | September 26, 1976 |
| Capacity | 28,456 |
| Owned By | City of Montreal |
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Jarry Park (known in French as Le Parc Jarry) is a stadium in Montreal, Quebec. It was the home of the Montreal Expos from 1969-1976.
When Montreal was awarded major league baseball's first Canadian franchise in 1968, the city was quickly forced to find a suitable temporary home until a domed stadium could be built. After some hesitation on the part of Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau, the decision was made to convert a 3,000 seat baseball stadium at Jarry Park in the North End into a nearly 30,000 seat venue.
The stadium consisted of a single unroofed grandstand stretching from the left-field foul pole to the right-field foul pole and a large bleacher stand in left field. Beyond right field was a swimming pool in the city park, which long home runs occasionally were hit into. The element was later replicated in Bank One Ballpark. The stadium was rather sparse, given that it was intended to be only a temporary home - though it took far longer to build the Olympic Stadium than was initially anticipated, so much so that there was talk of moving the franchise - and the stadium was very open to the elements, which was a particular problem at the beginning and end of the season.
Although the center field distance was posted as 420, it was actually 417 to straightaway center, and 420 to the deep left and right center field corners.
The stadium was used for various civic events in the years after the Expos moved out. It was gradually converted into a tennis stadium, with one corner of the court located at the old backstop. The stadium was renamed in honor of Pope John Paul II to mark his visit to Montreal and the park on September 11, 1984; it was renamed du Maurier Stadium in 1987. It has since been renamed Uniprix Stadium (Stade Uniprix).
[1] (http://www.stadeuniprix.com/) - official site