Lanphier Park

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Coordinates: 39°49′01″N 89°38′11″W / 39.817074°N 89.6364°W / 39.817074; -89.6364 Lanphier Park is a stadium in Springfield, Illinois. It is primarily used for baseball. It originally opened in 1928 and was renovated in 1977. It holds 5,000 people. The facility's full name is Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park. Roberts (1926–2010), a Hall-of-Fame pitcher and a graduate of Lanphier High School, was Springfield's most accomplished ballplayer.

The field has been home to the AAA American Association Springfield Redbirds (1978 to 1981), 3 affiliates in the Midwest League and an independent Frontier League team, The Springfield Capitals. In December 2007 it was announced that baseball would return to Springfield, Illinois. The Springfield Sliders debuted in the CICL (Central Illinois Collegiate League) and won the league championship in their first season. It would be the final CICL championship, as the league was disbanded and its teams (including the Sliders) now a part of the Prospect League.

The stadium also sees considerable use hosting local amateur baseball, including Springfield College in Illinois and Lanphier High School.

Preceded by Branch Rickey Stadium	Home of the Springfield Capitals 1996 – 2001	Succeeded by Marinelli Field

v t e Current ballparks in the Prospect League

West Division	Benedictine University Ballpark Clemens Field Founder's Field Lanphier Park Quincy Stadium

Central Division	Danville Stadium Don McBride Stadium Hawkins Field League Stadium Sycamore Stadium

East Division	Jack Critchfield Park Linda K. Epling Stadium Pullman Park The Pipe Yard V.A. Memorial Stadium

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