Hardball Time: Physics of Coors, or Why not to Buy High

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However, within these tight regulations there is such a plethora of possibilities. One of the clearest variations from ballpark to ballpark is in the outfield. Of all things, there are few rules governing the distance to and height of the fences. That brings us to Coors Field, where the game is played a mile high…I guess I could have phrased that better.

Due to the thinner air, balls travel farther there than at other major league parks. To maintain some sense of equity, the fences in Denver are deeper, making the outfield the second-largest in baseball, about 7.5 percent larger than average. The only larger outfield belongs to Kansas City. Yet, since 2007, Kauffman Stadium averaged about three quarters of a homer fewer per game than Coors.