Posts Tagged ‘Lou Gehrig’
West Palm Beach Spring Training History – Connie Mack Field and Municipal Stadium
West Palm Beach boasts a proud Spring Training history. Both the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals now call West Palm Beach their Spring Training home. Opened in 2017, The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches is located at 5444 Haverhill Road in West Palm Beach. Since 1998, the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals have…
Read MoreHenninger Field And 120 Years of Baseball in Chambersburg PA
Henninger Field is located at the intersection of Vine Street and Riddle Alley in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The ball field dates back to 1895 and originally was known as Wolf Park, part of the Wolf Lake Park development named after Chambersburg businessman Augustus Wolf. In 1895, Clay Henninger, a Chambersburg businessman and local baseball promoter, founded the…
Read MoreHonolulu Stadium – Hawaii’s Sheltered Harbor Of Professional Baseball
Honolulu Stadium was located at the southwest corner of King Street and Isenberg Street in Honolulu, Hawaii. The ballpark was constructed in 1925 by local businessman J. Ashman Beaven, who served as general manager of the stadium from 1925 until 1939. Honolulu Stadium was caddy-corner to Moiliili Field, which was located at the northeast corner…
Read MoreHartford’s Bulkeley Stadium – Now A Nursing Home With A Home Plate
Morgan M. Bulkeley Stadium was located on the southeast corner of Hanmer Street and George Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The ballpark originated in 1921 as Clarkin Field, named in honor of its builder, Jim Clarkin, the owner of the Eastern League Hartford Senators. After a fire in 1927, the ballpark was rebuilt. Clarkin sold the team…
Read MoreCrescent Lake Park/Huggins-Stengel Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
Crecent Lake Park is located at 1320 5th Street N in St. Petersburg, Florida. In the southern most part of the park, tucked away in a residential neighborhood, is an important and relatively unspoiled historical baseball site. Beginning in 1925, the ball field at Crescent Lake Park was the spring training home of the American League…
Read MoreLouisville’s Parkway Field and Cardinal Stadium
Parkway Field was located at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and South Brook Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Constructed in 1923 on land purchased from the University of Louisville, Parkway Field was the home ballpark of the Minor League American Association Louisville Colonels from 1923 until 1956. An earlier incarnation of the American Association Louisville Colonels played…
Read MoreJ.P. Small Memorial Park – Jacksonville’s Oldest Ballfield
Baseball has been played at 1701 Myrtle Avenue in Jacksonville, Florida, since 1912. Currently known as J.P. Small Memorial Park, the ball field has been the site of major league spring training, minor league games, Negro League games, and countless high school and college contests, as well as high school and college football. From 1912…
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