Posts Tagged ‘Pittsburgh Pirates Affiliate’
Sanford Field, Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium, and Sanford Museum
Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium is located at 1201 S. Mellonville Avenue in Sanford, Florida. One block south of Sanford Memorial Stadium, at the northeast corner of South Mellonville Avenue and Celery Avenue, is the former site of Sanford Field. The two ballparks coexisted briefly. Sanford Field was constructed in 1926. It included a simple, wooden grandstand…
Read MoreFleming Stadium and the North Carolina Baseball Museum
It also houses the North Carolina Baseball Museum, located on the stadium ground past the third base grandstand. According to Chris Epting’s Roadside Baseball: The Locations of America’s Baseball Landmarks, Fleming Stadium was erected in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, with the stadium’s official dedication on June 29, 1939. When it opened, the…
Read MoreBears And Mile High Stadium in Denver CO
Bears Stadium was located at 2755 West 17th Avenue, in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1947, the ballpark was the home of the Western Association Denver Bears beginning in 1948. From 1949 to 1951, the Bears were an affiliate of the Boston Braves, and from 1952 to 1954, they were an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In…
Read MoreSavannah’s Historic Grayson Stadium and the Extermination of the Sand Gnats
Grayson Stadium is located at 1401 East Victory Drive in Savannah, Georgia. Opened in 1926, the ballpark originally was known as Municipal Stadium. Located in Daffin Park, Grayson Stadium is part of the Daffin Park-Parkside historic district and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The ballpark is one of the most picturesque in the…
Read MorePullman Park – From Railroad Cars to Kelly Automotive Park
Pullman Park was located at 100 Pullman Park Place near the intersection of Pillow Street and Plum Street in Butler, Pennsylvania. The ballpark (first base side) was located alongside the former Standard Steel Car Company plant which manufactured railroad rolling stock (railroad cars) beginning in 1902. Standard Steel was acquired by Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company…
Read MoreSalem Municipal Stadium/Kiwanis Field – Still A Fine Old Ballpark
A view of the Salem Municipal Stadium
Read MoreJamestown’s Gem – Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park
Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park is located at 485 Falconer Street in Jamestown, New York. Constructed in 1940 through a public/private partnership, the ballpark is owned and maintained by the City of Jamestown. When it opened in 1941, the ballpark was known as Jamestown Municipal Stadium and was the home of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONY)…
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