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August 21, 1949

Opening Day of Miami Stadium, image ran in the Miami News on June 27, 1966 (Photograph by Jay Spencer, HistoryMiami)
- Opening Day of Miami Stadium, image ran in the Miami News on June 27, 1966 (Photograph by Jay Spencer, HistoryMiami)

August 21, 1949

Miami Stadium, home field of the Miami Marlins minor league baseball team, opens in northwest Miami. It served as the spring training home of several major league teams for several decades. The stadium was torn down in 1999.