List of baseball parks in Buffalo, New York

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Buffalo, New York. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

Riverside Park: Home of: Buffalo Bisons - International Association (1878) / NL (1879–1883); Location: Fargo Avenue (southwest); Rhode Island Street (northwest); West Avenue (northeast); Vermont Street (southeast); Currently: Residential

Olympic Park (I)

Home of:

Buffalo Bisons - NL (1884–1885)

Buffalo Bisons - IL (1886–1888)

Location: Richmond Avenue (west); Summer Street (south); Norwood Avenue (east) - a few blocks west of the site of War Memorial Stadium

Currently: Richmond-Summer Recreation Center, residential buildings

Olympic Park (II) aka Buffalo Baseball Park

Home of:

Buffalo Bisons - IL (1889, 1891–1923)

Buffalo Bisons - PL (1890)

Location: East Ferry Street (north, third base); houses and Masten Avenue (east, left field); Woodlawn Avenue (south, right field); buildings and Michigan Avenue (west, first base) - a few blocks north of the site of War Memorial Stadium

Currently: Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts and Buffalo AME Church

Buffalo Baseball League grounds

Home of:

Amateur clubs in the Buffalo Baseball League

Buffalo Bisons - IL (1890)

Location: Urban Street (north); Belt Line Railroad (east); Fougeron Street (south - about a block away from the Belt Line - Genesee Street crossing)

Federal League Park: Home of: Buffalo Buffeds/Blues - FL (1914–1915); Location: Northland Avenue (north, third base); Lonsdale Road (west, first base); Hamlin Road (south, right field); Oriole (now Donaldson Road) T'ing-into the property from the east, and Wohlers Avenue (east, left field) - a few blocks northeast of Olympic Park II; Currently: Residential

Offermann Stadium orig. Bison Stadium aka Buffalo Baseball Pak: Home of: Buffalo Bisons - IL (1924–1960); Location: East Ferry Street (north, third base); houses and Masten Avenue (east, left field); Woodlawn Avenue (south, right field); Buffalo AME Church and Michigan Avenue (west, first base) - a few blocks north of the site of War Memorial Stadium (same as Olympic Park II); Currently: Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts and Buffalo AME Church

War Memorial Stadium

Home of:

Buffalo Bisons - IL (1961–1970)

Buffalo Bisons - EL (1979–1984), AA (1985–1987)

Location: Jefferson Avenue (east, left field); Best Street (south, right field); Dodge Street (north, third base); Masten Park and Masten Avenue (west, first base)

Currently: Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion

Hyde Park Stadium - later Sal Maglie Stadium

Home of:

Buffalo Bisons - IL (1967-1968) (night games)

also various Niagara Falls lower-minor teams

Location: Niagara Falls, New York - within Hyde Park - Hyde Park Boulevard (west, third base); Gill Creek (south, first base); Robbins Drive (east, right field); softball diamonds and Linwood Avenue (north, left field)

Sahlen Field, previously Coca-Cola Field, Dunn Tire Park, North AmeriCare Park, Downtown Ballpark, originally Pilot Field

Home of:

Buffalo Bisons - AA (1988–1997), IL (1998–present)

Toronto Blue Jays - AL (2020, part of 2021) due to COVID-19 travel restrictions

Location: 275 Washington Street - Washington Street (west, first base); Swan Street (north, third base); Oak Street (east, left field); parking deck and Exchange Street (south, right field)

References

Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
Michael Gershman, Diamonds: The Evolution of the Ballpark, Houghton Mifflin, 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.
Marc Okkonen, The Federal League of 1914-1915, Society for American Baseball Research, 1989

See also

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