Buffalo Base Ball Park and Offermann Stadium

Professional baseball was played at the corner of East Ferry and Michigan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, for 72 years beginning in 1889, through the end of the 1960 season. Originally known as new Olympic Park (old Olympic Park housed Buffalo baseball teams from 1884 to 1888 at the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Summer Street),…

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J.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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Fulton County Stadium Makes A Great Parking Lot – For Now

Atlanta/Fulton County Stadium was the fourth home of the National League Braves and the first in Atlanta. The Braves two previous homes were Braves Field in Boston and County Stadium in Milwaukee. Once nestled at the confluence of Interstates 75, 85, and 20, Fulton County Stadium is now a parking lot. Unlike other lost ballparks, however, Fulton County Stadium…

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