Grandstand Section 8

Section 8, officially Baseline Grandstand 8, is down the first base line about as far as the Pesky Pole.  It formerly extended down to the field, but in the early 1970s 10 rows were reclassified as Lower Boxes 1A, 1AA, and 1AAA (now Right Field Box 6).  Later, the seats between there and the roof poles were reclassified as Right Field Boxes (now Right Field Box 94).  In 1975 Section 8 held 1091 seats.  Currently it holds 442 seats in 17 rows.

When Sections 1 through 10 were built in 1934, there were no seats, only benches.  Rows were closer together, so there was even less leg room than there is now.  In these sections you will notice that after every 4th row there is extra vertical separation from the next row.  That indicates that 4 rows of seats were created out of 5 rows of benches.  A few inches of concrete were added to make four rows deeper, and the fifth row was sacrificed.  So when the following row was made deeper, it started on a level an extra row higher than the 4th.  What this means is that if you are in rows 2, 6, 10, or 14, you have an extra height advantage over the row in front of you.

In Row 1, Seats 12 and 13 have long leg room. 

Section 8 is higher priced that adjacent Section 7.  Rows 1 through 10 are higher priced than rows 11 through 17.

Best seat: Row 1 Seat 26
Worst seat: Row 1 Seat 10 (behind pole 8)