Visit Oklahoma City's Bricktown Ballpark

Welcome to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, home of the OKC Baseball Club. Learn about Oklahoma sports legends, snag a photo with a sibling mascot duo and make time for a postgame stroll down Flaming Lips Alley.

OKC Baseball Club (Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2015)
Established: 1962 (as the Oklahoma City 89ers)
Ballpark: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (opened 1998)
League: Pacific Coast League, East Division
Notable Alumni: Cody Bellinger, Walker Buehler, Ryne Sandberg
Championships: 1963, 1965, 1992, 1996 (all in the Triple-A American Association); 2023 (Pacific Coast League)

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Major League Baseball arrived in Houston in 1962, necessitating the relocation of that city's previously existing Minor League team. The Houston Buffaloes therefore became the Oklahoma City 89ers, who have survived and thrived as a Triple-A entity in Oklahoma City ever since. The 89ers, who changed their name to the RedHawks in 1998, were affiliated with the Texas Rangers from 1983-2010 and the Houston Astros from 2011-2014. Following that season, an ownership group headed by Los Angeles Dodgers minority owner Peter Guber bought the team. Its name, and affiliation, was summarily switched to the Dodgers. For the 2024 season, the team name was changed to the Oklahoma City Baseball Club, but a new permanent identity will be revealed at the end of the year.

Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark

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2 South Mickey Mantle Drive
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104
405-218-1000
Capacity: 9,000
Dimensions: Dimensions: left field, 325 feet; center field, 400 feet; right field, 325 feet

Park Factors (2021-22)
100 = league average
Runs: 88 | Homers: 80 | Hits: 92
Pacific Coast League environment: 5.77 runs per team per game (second-highest of 11 full-season leagues)

Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, which opened in 1998 as Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark, has always had "Bricktown" in its name. The facility is located in Oklahoma City's Bricktown Entertainment District, an area filled with renovated and repurposed brick warehouse buildings. The ballpark played a key role in the reinvention of the neighborhood, now filled with shops, bars and restaurants. It should come as no surprise that a brick exterior is one of Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark's most distinctive features. That just means there's mortar love.

Features

A walk around Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark's exterior provides an impromptu lesson in Oklahoma baseball history. A statue of Johnny Bench stands outside the home-plate entrance; Mickey Mantle and Warren Spahn are similarly honored, with the former standing outside third base and the latter in right field. Bench and Mantle both hail from Oklahoma, while Spahn resided in the state for many years.

Johnny Bench Drive and Mickey Mantle Drive both border the ballpark, as does Joe Carter Avenue (Carter is an Oklahoma City native). Mantle and Carter's streets both intersect with Flaming Lips Alley, located just beyond the outfield fence. This, of course, is named for the city's most well-known band of psychedelic-pop weirdos.

A more thorough exploration of the state's sporting history can be found inside the ballpark, courtesy of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Located in a converted former restaurant space on the left-field side, the museum is open to visitors Tuesday through Saturday (although generally not during games). A statue of Oklahoma sports legend Jim Thorpe stands outside the entrance.

Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark is a multi-level behemoth that is far bigger than today's more intimate facilities. The official capacity is 9,000, but the upper-level seats on the first base side are closed off to fans.

The ballpark boasts a 360-degree concourse and a massive scoreboard (as well as a giant auxiliary board in left field). One of the more scenic spots to watch the game is the Skyline Deck in right field, which offers views of Oklahoma City buildings such as the Devon Energy Tower (the tallest building in the state).The Miller Lite Landing, in left field, features rail and picnic table seating as well as ample opportunity to catch a home run ball.

Concessions

Oklahoma City, of course, offers a full array of ballpark staples. On the beverage front, the team sells a variety of unique Stubborn Sodas flavors as well as Beer Bats. (These, of course, are plastic bat-shaped beverage receptacles filled with beer.) For dessert, you may want to consider a Churro Sundae with hand-scooped ice cream.

Mascot

Brix and Brooklyn, a brother-sister duo, are cattle dog pups. Together they represent their ballpark's name and location (Brix) and the history of the parent club (Brooklyn). They arrived at the ballpark in 2015, in conjunction with Oklahoma City changing its name and affiliation to the Dodgers. The team was immediately "bow-wowed" by Brix and Brooklyn's energy and enthusiasm, and they've been ballpark and community staples ever since.

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Local Attractions

The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, commemorating the victims of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building, is beautiful and devastating. The outdoor memorial includes a reflecting pool and the Field of Empty Chairs, in honor of the 168 people who were killed. The adjacent museum offers a chance to learn much more about that horrible day, and the ways in which Oklahoma City residents -- and America at large -- rallied together in its aftermath.

The massive Oklahoma National Stockyards -- "The World's Largest Stocker and Feeder Cattle Market" -- has live cattle auctions every Monday and Tuesday that are open to the public. The area surrounding the stockyards is evocative of the cattleman (and woman) lifestyle, with stores dedicated to cowboy hats, boots, and saddle repair.

Of course, the ballpark itself is in the Bricktown Entertainment District. In addition to myriad food and alcoholic beverage options, the area features public murals, plenty of open space and, perhaps most intriguingly, the American Banjo Museum.

Finally, check out the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. In addition to its titular hall of fame, the complex includes four playing fields and hosts a variety of national and international tournaments.

Food and Drink

It should come as no surprise that the Cattlemen's Cafe, located in Stockyard City, serves all manner of steak. But this iconic restaurant -- "a favorite destination of anyone who's pulled on a pair of ropers" -- is also known for its euphemistically-named Lamb Fries (fried lamb testicles).

Leo's Barbecue, unassuming and friendly, is one of Oklahoma City's most revered barbecue establishments. The ribs in particular are spectacular, and every meal comes with a free slice of strawberry banana cake.

Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse is located on Mickey Mantle Drive, a short walk from the ballpark.

Moving On

When this writer visited Oklahoma City in 2012, it was the first stop in a sprawling itinerary that also included the Tulsa Drillers, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Springfield Cardinals, Memphis Cardinals, Jackson Generals (no longer in Minor League Baseball) and Arkansas Travelers. Other options include the Wichita Wind Surge (to the north), Amarillo Sod Poodles (to the west) and the Frisco RoughRiders (to the south).

The Road to Los Angeles

The Oklahoma City Baseball Club is the top team in Los Angeles' farm system, one rung above the Tulsa Drillers (the only other Minor League team in the state of Oklahoma). The Great Lakes Loons (Midland, Michigan) are at High-A, with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at Single-A.

Single-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
High-A: Great Lakes Loons
Double-A: Tulsa Drillers
Triple-A: Oklahoma City Baseball Club