MN-Mom started a great thread about what MLB parks you've been to. How about the Minor League parks you've been to. They are always a lot of fun too.
Meinen Field, Peoria, IL (old home of Peoria Chiefs) O'Brien Field, Peoria, IL (new home....) Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, IL (Kane County Cougars) The Diamond, Lake Elsinore, CA (Lake Elsinore Storm) Silver Cross Field, Joliet, IL (Independent Joliet Jackhammers)
Posts: 1251 | Location: Illinois | Registered: January 30, 2006
--GCS Ballpark, Sauget, IL (Independent Frontier League Gateway Grizzlies) --TR Hughes Ballpark, O'fallon, MO (Independent Frontier League River City Rascals) --Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, FL (spring training home for the St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins; also one of the Cardinals minor league teams plays there)
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Posts: 860 | Location: Waterloo, IL--Cape Girardeau, MO | Registered: February 05, 2006
Augusta Pirates/Greenjackets in Augusta GA. We used to live down the road from there and went to many games. We drove by the Visalia Oaks' Recreation Park in CA last December, but for some reason, there was no baseball going on. Looks like the renovations are going to be nice.
Many of my visits were of former FSL teams and teams no longer in existence:
Old Cocoa Stadium (was Astros A) Osceola County Stadium (was Astros A) Holman Stadium (Vero Beach) Old West Palm Beach Park (Expos A) Tinker Field (Orlando, FL) Lynchburg City Stadium (Pirates A) Salem Municipal Stadium (Pirates A...old park) Salem Memorial Stadium (Astros A...new park) McCormick Field (Asheville, NC) Sims Legion Park (Gastonia, NC...old park) Hooker Field (Martinsville, VA...former rookie park) Calfee Park (Pulaski, VA...rookie park) Dan Daniels/Post 325 Field (Danville, VA...rookie park) Greer Stadium (Nashville, TN) War Memorial Stadium (Greensboro, NC) War Memorial Stadium (Hampton, VA) Campbell's Field (Camden, NJ Riversharks)
JT
Posts: 3516 | Location: Lynchburg, VA | Registered: January 15, 2003
JT, Wow, I remember the Old West Palm Beach stadium, also spring training home to the Atlanta Braves with the Expos. That's where one of the former Expos laid one right square in husband's eye, shattering his cheek bone and socket. Not great memories. We also spent years in the park in Ft Lauderdale spring training home to the Orioles and NYY and in Pompano home of the Pompano Miracle but can't remember their affiliation.
Posts: 10717 | Location: South Florida | Registered: July 28, 2003
No way I can remember the names of some of the stadiums. But I can list the towns and the MLB affiliate at the time.
The Ball Park, Old Orchard Beach, ME aka the mosquito pit (Phillies) Hadlock Field, Portland, ME (Marlins/Red Sox) Holman Stadium Nashua, NH (Indy/played Legion there)) Gill Stadium Manchester, NH (Yankees?/our Legion team played regions there) Campbell Field, Camden, NJ (Indy) The Sandcastle, Atlantic City, NJ (Indy) Waterfront Park, Trenton, NJ (Yankees) First Energy Stadium, Reading, PA (Phillies) Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE (Royals) Waconah Park, Pittsfield, MA (coached travel there/now a NECBL park) Clearwater, FL (Phillies) Winter Haven, FL (Red Sox) Fort Meyers, FL (Tigers) Palm Springs, CA (Angels) Bakersfield, CA (Dodgers) Modesto, CA (A's)
One of the most entertaining nights watching baseball was in Modesto on 50 cent Union Card Night. Admission, beer and hot dogs were 50 cents by presenting a union card. It was a little wild that night.
Waconah Park has a couple of unique distinctions. One, it's the country's oldest wood structure stadium. Second, it has a sunset delay for fifteen minutes when the sun sets in the hitter's eyes.
Posts: 1632 | Location: Mid-Atlantic | Registered: October 29, 2007
Lest Forget the 'Old' Parks (at the MLB, MILB & IND)
I have been to many, just not them all.......yet
Old Parks MLB Atlanta Braves Atlanta, GA Fulton Co. Stadium Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, MD Memorial Stadium Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, OH Riverfront Stadium Cleveland Indians OH Cleveland Municipal Stadium Detroit Tigers Detroit, MI Tiger Stadium Houston Astros Houston, TX Astrodome Milwaukee Brewers, WI Milwaukee Co. Stadium Montréal Expos Montréal, P.Q. Stade olympique Montréal Expos San Juan, P.R. Estadio Hiram Bithorn Philadelphia Phillies, PA Veterans Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates, PA Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals MO Busch Stadium 1966 San Diego Padres San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium San Francisco Giants CA Monster Park Seattle Mariners Seattle, WA Kingdome Washington Nationals DC RFK Stadium Washington Senators DC Clark Griffith Stadium
Old Parks IL:AAA Ottawa Lynx Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa Stadium Rochester Red Wings Rochester, NY Silver Stadium Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, NY MacArthur Stadium Toledo Mud Hens Maumee, OH Ned Skeldon Stadium
Old Parks AA:AAA Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, NY Pilot Field Indianapolis Indians Indianapolis, IN Victory Field Louisville Redbirds Louisville, KY Cardinal Stadium Oklahoma City 89's Ok. City, OK All Sports Stadium
Old Parks PCL:AAA Calgary Cannons Calgary, Alta. Burns Stadium Edmonton Trappers Edmonton, Alta. TELUS Field Edmonton Trappers Yuma, AZ Desert Sun Stadium Memphis Redbirds Memphis, TN Tim McCarver Stadium Phoenix Firebirds Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Stadium Vancouver Canadians, B.C. Nat Bailey Stadium
Old Parks EaL:AA Albany-Colonie Yankees Colonie, N.Y. Heritage Park Bowie Baysox Baltimore, MD Memorial Stadium Bowie Baysox College Park, MD Shipley Field Canton-Akron Indians, OH T Munson Memorial Stadium Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, MD Municipal Stadium New Britain Red Sox New Britain, CT Beehive Field New Hampshire Fisher Cats Manchester, NH Gill Stad New Haven Ravens West Haven, CT Yale Field Williamsport Bills Williamsport, PA Bowman Field
Old Parks SL:AA Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, TN Engel Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville, SC Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, FL Wolfson Park Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, TN Bill Meyer Stadium Orlando Rays Lake Buena Vista, FL Wild W of Sports
Old Parks TXL:AA Arkansas Travelers Little Rock, AR Ray Winder Field El Paso Diablos El Paso, TX Cohen Stadium Jackson Generals Jackson, MS Smith-Wills Stadium Midland Rockhounds Midland, TX Christensen Stadium Round Rock Express Round Rock, TX The Dell Diamond Shreveport Capt. Shreveport, LA Fair Grounds Field Wichita Wranglers, KS Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Old Park CAL:A+ Riverside Pilots, CA UC-Riverside Sports Center Stockton Ports Stockton, Calif. Billy Hebert Field
Old Parks CL:A+ Durham Bulls, NC Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Old Parks FSL:A+ Clearwater Phillies, FL Jack Russell Memorial Stad. Lakeland Tigers Lakeland, Fla. Henley Field
Old Parks MWL:A- Appleton Foxes Appleton, Wis. Goodland Field Battle Creek Battle Cats, Mich. C.O. Brown Stadium Cedar Rapids Kernels, IO Veterans Memorial Stadium Peoria Chiefs Peoria, IL Pete Vonachen Stadium Rockford Cubbies / Reds, IL Marinelli Field Waterloo Diamonds Waterloo, IO Municipal Stadium Sultans of Springfield IL R. Roberts Stad at Lanphier Park
Old Parks SALLY:A- Cape Fear Crocs Fayetteville, NC J.P. Riddle Stad. Capital City Bombers Columbia, SC Capital City Stad. Charleston Alley Cats, WV Watt Powell Park Greensboro Bats Greensboro, NC WW Memorial Stadium Macon Braves Macon, GA Luther Williams Field South Georgia Waves Albany, GA P. Eames Sports Complex Wilmington Waves, NC UNC-Wilmington Brooks Field
Old Parks NYP:SSA Elmira Pioneers Elmira, NY Dunn Field Erie SeaWolves Erie, PA Jerry Uht Park Hamilton Redbirds, Ont. Bernie Arbour Stadium Little Falls Mets, NY Veterans Memorial Park Lowell Spinners Lowell, Mass. Alumni Field Niagara Falls Rapids, NY Sal Maglie Stadium New Jersey Cardinals Augusta, NJ Skylands Park Pittsfield Mets / Astros, MA Wahconah Park Queens Kings Jamaica, NY STJ University St. Catharines Blue Jays St., Ont. Community Park Staten Island Yankees, NY College of Staten Island Utica Blue Sox Utica, NY Donovan Stadium Watertown Indians Watertown, NY Duffy Fairgrounds Welland Pirates Welland, Ont. Welland Stadium
Old Parks APPY:R Huntington Cubs Huntington, WV St. Cloud Commons Martinsville Phillies/Astros, VA Hooker Field
Old Parks PIO:R Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Alta. Athletic Park Missoula Osprey Missoula, MT Lindborg-Cregg Field Provo Angels Provo, UT Larry H. Miller Field
Old Parks AA:IND Coastal Bend Aviators Robstown, TX Fairgrounds Field St. Joe Blacksnakes, MO Phil Welch Stadium
Old Parks AtL:IND Aberdeen Arsenal Bel Air, MD Harford CC Atlantic City Surf Atlantic City, NJ The Sandcastle Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds Quakertown, PA Memorial Park Nashua Pride Nashua, NH Holman Stadium Newburgh Black Diamonds, NY Delano-Hitch Stadium
Old Parks CAN-AM:IND Adirondack Lumberjacks Glens Falls, NY East Field Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs, NY Heritage Park Allentown Ambassadors, PA Hunsicker Bicentennial Park Bangor Lumberjacks Orono, ME Mahaney Diamond UME Bangor Lumberjacks, ME John Winkin Sports Complex Catskill Cougars Mountaindale, NY Baxter Stadium Elmira Pioneers Elmira, NY Dunn Field MA Mad Dogs / North Shore Spirit Lynn, MA Fraser Field New Haven County Cutters West Haven, CT Yale Field Waterbury Spirit Waterbury, CT Municipal Stadium
CENTRAL LEAGUE (IND, disbanded 2005) Old Teams Coastal Bend Aviators Robstown, TX Fairgrounds Field Edinburg Coyotes, TX Edinburg Baseball Stadium Fort Worth Cats, TX LaGrave Field Pensacola Pelicans, FL University of West Florida San Angelo Colts San Angelo, TX Foster Field
Old Parks FL: IND Florence Freedom Hamilton, Ohio Foundation Field Johnstown Johnnies Johnstown, PA Point Stadium Kenosha Mammoths Kenosha, WI Simmons Field Mid-Missouri Mavericks Columbia, MO Taylor Stad @ Simmons Field Richmond Roosters Richmond, IN McBride Stadium
Old Parks NL:IND Lincoln Saltdogs Lincoln, NE Haymarket Park St. Paul Saints St. Paul, MN Midway Stadium Sioux City Explorers, IO Lewis & Clark Park Sioux Falls Canaries, SD Sioux Falls Stadium Winnipeg Goldeyes, Man. Winnipeg Stadium
(as of 2008)
Regards
Posts: 1511 | Location: Fairland, Maryland USA | Registered: December 26, 2002
Originally posted by TPM: JT, We also spent years in the park in Ft Lauderdale spring training home to the Orioles and NYY and in Pompano home of the Pompano Miracle but can't remember their affiliation.
When I lived there in the early 70's...Pompano was the Mets.
JT
Posts: 3516 | Location: Lynchburg, VA | Registered: January 15, 2003
Fun topic. My list is NO WHERE near Bear's but not too shabby. I know I'm missing a few but here's the ones I could come up with so far.
Toledo Mud Hens Maumee, OH Ned Skeldon Stadium Indianapolis Indians Indianapolis, IN Victory Field Albany-Colonie Yankees Colonie, N.Y. Heritage Park Canton-Akron Indians, OH T Munson Memorial Stadium Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, MD Municipal Stadium Williamsport Bills Williamsport, PA Bowman Field Delmarva Shorebirds, MD Perdue Stadium Frederick Keys, MD Harry Grove Stadium Akron Aeros, OH, Canal Park Richmond Roosters Richmond, IN McBride Stadium Winnipeg Goldeyes, Man. Winnipeg Stadium Old Cocoa Stadium (was Astros A) First Energy Stadium, Reading, PA (Phillies) Quad Cities River Bandits, IA John O’Donnell Stadium Tampa Yankees, FL Legends Field New Orleans Zephyrs, LA Zephyr Field Everett AquaSox, WA Everett Memorial Stadium Butler Yankees, PA Pullman Park Columbus Clippers, OH Cooper Stadium
And thanks to previous posters, I was able to cut and past quite a few.
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Posts: 2742 | Location: NE Ohio | Registered: January 10, 2004
Augusta, GA - greenjackets Savannah, GA - Sand Gnats Rome, GA - Braves Jacksonville, FL - Suns Nashville, TN Pigeon Forge, TN - Smokies Columbia, SC Lynchburg, VA Chattanooga, TN Daytona Beach, FL - cubs Johnson City, TN - Cardinals Kingsport, TN - Mets Elizabethton, TN - Twins Greenville, TN - AStros Macon, GA - Braves Waycross, GA Albany, GA Clearwater, FL -threshers
Salisbury, MD - shorebirds greenville, SC - drive
This was fun remembering. Many of these were teams we saw while we were playing tournaments. There are others that I attended when I was umpiring years ago in minors in South Georgia, North Florida, and Alabama.
Posts: 240 | Location: Johnson City, TN | Registered: April 01, 2004
Looks like the renovations are going to be nice.
