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Oldest Ballparks
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This is something I posted on the Home Page of a league I'm in, thought it might be of interest.
Saw the reference to Nickerson Field by Erfurman and did a little research. The oldest Park in America is Rickwood Field in Alabama, which was the home of a couple of Negro League teams, is now more of a museum, and opened in 1910. The oldest MLB stadium is Fenway Park in Boston which opened in 1912. The oldest parks still in use professionally (besides Fenway) are Wrigley Field in Chicago, Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach and Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana all of which opened in 1914. As a side note, I played High School games in Bosse Field as the RF for the Mt. Vernon Wildcats (1967-69). The 3rd oldest park in the MLB is Dodger Stadium (1962), the 4th is Anaheim Stadium (1966). The oldest park in Japan in Koshien Stadium, built in 1924 and still used by the Hanshin Tigers of the NPB. Nickerson Field was built in 1928 on the site of the old Braves Field and is still in use by Boston College. Besides actually playing at Bosse Field, I attended many Minor League games there in the 60's when Evansville was the AA White Sox affiliate and the Twins AAA team (the Triplets). I've been to many, many games at Dodger Stadium from the late 60's to present, and quite a few at Anaheim Stadium, including the 1966 MLB All-Star Game. I grew up in Indiana, but we had family in SoCal and vacationed there in the summer. I moved to SoCal permanently in 1974 and have lived up in the Desert since 1995. I may post something about ballparks of the Class A California League in the future.
Saw the reference to Nickerson Field by Erfurman and did a little research. The oldest Park in America is Rickwood Field in Alabama, which was the home of a couple of Negro League teams, is now more of a museum, and opened in 1910. The oldest MLB stadium is Fenway Park in Boston which opened in 1912. The oldest parks still in use professionally (besides Fenway) are Wrigley Field in Chicago, Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach and Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana all of which opened in 1914. As a side note, I played High School games in Bosse Field as the RF for the Mt. Vernon Wildcats (1967-69). The 3rd oldest park in the MLB is Dodger Stadium (1962), the 4th is Anaheim Stadium (1966). The oldest park in Japan in Koshien Stadium, built in 1924 and still used by the Hanshin Tigers of the NPB. Nickerson Field was built in 1928 on the site of the old Braves Field and is still in use by Boston College. Besides actually playing at Bosse Field, I attended many Minor League games there in the 60's when Evansville was the AA White Sox affiliate and the Twins AAA team (the Triplets). I've been to many, many games at Dodger Stadium from the late 60's to present, and quite a few at Anaheim Stadium, including the 1966 MLB All-Star Game. I grew up in Indiana, but we had family in SoCal and vacationed there in the summer. I moved to SoCal permanently in 1974 and have lived up in the Desert since 1995. I may post something about ballparks of the Class A California League in the future.
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