Sanford Field, Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium, and Sanford Museum

Deadball Baseball

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…

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Bears And Mile High Stadium in Denver CO

A postcard about the Bears Stadium

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…

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Mud Hens Former Roost – Ned Skeldon Stadium/Lucas County Stadium

A view of the Ned Skeldon Stadium

Ned Skeldon Stadium is located at 2901 Key Street in Maumee, Ohio. The ballpark was the home of the International League Toledo Mud Hens from 1965 to 2001. The ballpark is located in the Lucas County Recreation Center and originally was part of the Lucas County Fairgrounds. In 1955, when the Toledo Mud Hens departed Swayne Field and…

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Pullman Park – From Railroad Cars to Kelly Automotive Park

A building of the Pullman 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…

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Jamestown’s Gem – Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park

Bleachers of the 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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