Jacksonville’s Wolfson Park Now the NFL Jaguars’ Practice Field

Deadball Baseball

Jacksonville Baseball Park was located at 1201 East Duval Street in Jacksonville, Florida, just northwest of the former Gator Bowl. Constructed in 1954, the ballpark opened in March 1955, hosting a spring training game between the Washington Senators and the Cincinnati Reds. That same month, the ballpark hosted another spring training game between the soon-to-be…

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Ocala’s Gerig Field – A Former Spring Training Minor League Gem

A view of the Gerig Field

Gerig Field was located in what is now the Martin Luther King, Jr., Recreation Complex, located at 1510 NW 4th Street in Ocala, Florida. The ballpark was constructed in 1936 at a cost of approximately $100,000 with funds from the Works Progress Administration. Gerig Field was named in honor of John Jacob Gerig, the then-mayor of Ocala who…

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Bosse Field – The Third Oldest Professional Ballpark In Continuous Use

A view of Bosse Field entrance

Bosse Field is located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Indiana (Don Mattingly was born in Evansville, Indiana, and attended Reitz Memorial High School). The ballpark is owned and maintained by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana, and Vanderburgh County. The ballpark was constructed in 1915 with the backing of…

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The Stars No Longer Shine At Huntsville’s Joe W. Davis Stadium

Joe W. Davis Stadium Marquee

Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium is located at 3125 Leeman Ferry Road in Huntsville, Alabama. The ballpark is named after a former Mayor of Huntsville who spearheaded the effort to bring professional baseball to Huntsville. Constructed in 1985, it has been the home of the Southern League Huntsville Stars for the team’s entire existence. The team’s…

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The Nashville Sounds of Silence At Greer Stadium

The Hershel Greer Stadium

Hershel Greer Stadium, home of the Nashville Sounds, currently is located at 534 Chestnut Street, in Nashville, Tennessee, just two miles south of downtown Nashville. Greer Stadium was constructed by the City of Nashville in 1978 on land that was once part of Fort Negley, a Civil War fortification once occupied by Union Troops. Fort…

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