Sahlen Field
Sahlen Field is a stadium in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1988. Its recorded capacity is 16,600.
Key facts
Sahlen Field is a stadium in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1988. Its recorded capacity is 16,600. It is owned by City of Buffalo and Buffalo. It is operated by Bison Baseball, Inc. and Buffalo Bisons. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Pilot Field, North AmeriCare Park, Dunn Tire Park, Coca-Cola Field. Current tenants are Buffalo Nighthawks 1998, Empire State Yankees 2012, Buffalo Bulls baseball, Buffalo Bisons, Toronto Blue Jays.
- Location
- Buffalo, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 16,600
- Opened
- 1988
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- City of Buffalo, Buffalo
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 4
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Sahlen Field is at latitude 42.881306, longitude -78.874278, in Buffalo, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.881306 |
| Longitude | -78.874278 |
| City | Buffalo |
| Region | Buffalo |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video board supplier | Daktronics | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Sahlen Field has carried 5 recorded names. Pilot Field (no sponsor) ran 1988 to 1995. Downtown Ballpark (no sponsor) ran 1995 to present. North AmeriCare Park (no sponsor) ran 1995 to 1999. Dunn Tire Park (no sponsor) ran 1999 to 2008. Coca-Cola Field (no sponsor) ran 2009 to 2018. The average tenure of a name here is 7.2 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Field | None | 1988 to 1995 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Downtown Ballpark | None | 1995 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| North AmeriCare Park | None | 1995 to 1999 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Dunn Tire Park | None | 1999 to 2008 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Coca-Cola Field | None | 2009 to 2018 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Buffalo | 1988 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | City of Buffalo | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Buffalo Bisons | 1988 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Bison Baseball, Inc. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Nighthawks 1998 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Empire State Yankees 2012 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bulls baseball | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bisons | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
18 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3135 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3134 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Coca-Cola Field | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Dunn Tire Park | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | North AmeriCare Park | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Downtown Ballpark | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Pilot Field | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42376 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42375 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42374 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42373 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37359 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37358 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37357 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37356 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37355 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372227544 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Sahlen_Field | Sahlen Field | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: