List of baseball parks in Indianapolis
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Indianapolis, Indiana. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
- South Street Park
- Occupants:
- Indianapolis - International Association (1876-1877), National League (1878)
- Chicago White Stockings - NL (1878 some games)
- Location: Delaware Avenue (west); South Street (south); Alabama Street (east)
- Currently: Later Big Four freight houses; now parking lot for Conseco Fieldhouse, which is across the street to the west
- Bruce Park
- Occupants:
- Indianapolis - AA (1884)
- Indianapolis Hoosiers - NL (1887) (Sundays only)
- Location: Bruce (now 23rd) Street; College Avenue - in Broad Ripple
- Currently: Residential and commercial
- Tinker Park Athletic Park aka Seventh Street Park
- Occupant: Indianapolis Hoosiers - NL (1887-1889) (weekdays)
- Location: Tinker (later Seventh, now 16th) Street (south); Mississippi Street (now Senate Avenue) (west); Capitol Street (east)
- Currently: Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis
- Indianapolis Park
- Occupant: Indianapolis Hoosiers - NL (1888-1889) (Sundays only)
- Location: New York Street (north); Arsenal Avenue (east); East Ohio Street (south); Hanna Street (now Oriental Street) (west)
- Currently: Residential
- Market-Oriental Park
- Occupants:
- Indianapolis - Western Inter-State League (1890)
- Indianapolis - Western League (1892, 1894-1899)
- Location: Formerly Noble's Pasture - Market Street; Oriental Street
- Currently: Residential, commercial, school, church
- Washington Park I
- Occupant: Indianapolis Indians - AL (1901), AA (1902-1904)
- Location: 3001 East Washington Street (north); Gray Street (east); Christian Street (west) (approximates Parker Avenue); railroad tracks (south)
- Currently: Later site of Wonderland Amusement Park; now commercial, residental
- Washington Park II
- Occupant: Indianapolis Indians - AA (1905-1912), (1915 - mid-1931)
- Location: 1205 West Washington Street (north); at about where Harding Avenue T's into Washington; opposite "car barns" and site of Indy Transit System [city directories place it between Brush and Lansing, which were a few short blocks east of the current Harding Avenue]
- Currently: Industrial, International Harvester
- Federal League Park
- Occupants:
- Indianapolis Hoosiers - FL (1914)
- Indianapolis ABCs - Negro Leagues (1915-1920s?)
- Location: Kentucky Avenue and railroad tracks (southeast, center field); former Greenlawn Cemetery and line of South Street (north, third base); Oliver Street (south, right field) - a few blocks west of the site of Lucas Oil Stadium, and a few blocks south of Victory Field II
- Currently: Commercial
- Bush Stadium originally Perry Stadium, then Victory Field (I)
- Occupants:
- Indianapolis Indians - AA (mid-1931 - 1962), IL (1963), PCL (1964-1968), AA (1969 - mid-1996)
- Indianapolis ABCs - Negro Leagues (1930s?)
- Indianapolis Clowns - Negro Leagues (1946-1950)
- Location: 1501 West 16th Street - 16th Street (north, left field); Harding Street (east, right field); parking, buildings and Riverside Drive (west, third base); Waterway Boulevard and White River (south, first base)
- Currently: Being used for automobile storage
- Victory Field (II)
- Occupant: Indianapolis Indians - AA (mid-1996 - 1997), IL (1998-present)
- Location: 501 West Maryland Street - Maryland Street (north, left field); Maryland Street / Washington Street (west, third base); West Street (east, right field);
See also
External links
References
- Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
- Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-367-5.
- Lowry, Philip J. (1992). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.
- The Federal League of 1914-1915, by Marc Okkonen, SABR, 1989.
- Polk City Directories