Posts Tagged ‘Petco Park’
San Diego’s Lane Field – The Ballpark By The Bay
Lane Field was located near the northern end of the San Diego Bay, in San Diego, California, at the northeast corner of North Harbor Drive and West Broadway California just across from the West Broadway Pier. The ballpark was constructed on land originally used by the City of San Diego and United States Navy as an…
Read MoreSan Diego Stadium – Qualcomm And Jack Murphy
Qualcomm Stadium is a multipurpose ballpark located at 9449 Friars Road, seven miles north east of downtown San Diego, California. From 1969 to 2003, it was the home field of the National League San Diego Padres. For one season – in 1968 – it was the home to the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres.…
Read MoreAlbert Spalding and Point Loma Nazarene University
Baseball pioneer and Hall of Famer Albert Spalding played for two early major league teams in the 1870s, the Boston Red Stockings (who later became the Braves) and the Chicago White Stockings (later known as the White Sox). Towards the end of his playing days he helped form the National League and, with an eye…
Read MoreTed Williams – His Boyhood Home When “The Kid” Was Just A Kid
Ted Williams, the Splendid Splinter, grew up in the North Park section of San Diego, California. His boyhood home is located at 4121 Utah Street. His home on Utah Street is located in the North Park section of San Diego, just northeast of Balboa Park. The home is a modest, one story bungalow. Williams lived there…
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