E. J. Block Athletic Field

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E.J. Block Athletic Field
Location	East Chicago, Indiana
Broke ground	1941
Opened	May 25, 1942
Owner	East Chicago
Operator	East Chicago Parks Department
Construction cost	unknown
Architect	Inland Steel Company
Tenants	Conquistadors (MAL) 1995 Crimson Wave (CCAC) ?-present EC Central Cardinals, 1987-present EC Post 266, ?-1993 EC Post 369, ?-present
Capacity	Baseball: 3,500
Field dimensions	Left field - 360 ft Center Field - 385 ft Right field - 320 ft

E.J. Block Athletic Field is a stadium in East Chicago, Indiana. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field for Calumet College of St. Joseph's Crimson Wave Baseball team which play in the CCAC. It is also the home park of the East Chicago Central High School baseball team^[1] and the East Chicago Post 369 American Legion summer baseball team, respectively.

It originally opened in 1942.

[edit] History

Block Stadium as it is known today was dedicated on Memorial Day 1942 and was financed by the Block family (owners of the Inland Steel Company) to boost employee morale. They later donated the stadium to the City of East Chicago.

The stadium first served a professional team in 1995 as the East Chicago Conquistadors called it home, for their first and only season. The team brought in an average crowd of 94 fans per game.