List of baseball parks in Louisville, Kentucky
This is a list of venues used for professional and college baseball in Louisville, Kentucky. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
- Louisville Baseball Park
- Home of: Louisville Grays NL 1876–1877
- Location: 4th Street (east, first base); Hill Street (south, third base); 6th Street (west, left field); Magnolia Avenue (north, right field) – across Magnolia to the south from Central Park
- Currently: St. James Court
- Eclipse Park (I)
- Home of:
- semi-pro teams starting about 1874
- Louisville Eclipse AA (1882–1892), NL (1992–early 1893)
- Location: 28th Street (east); Elliott Street (south); 29th Street (west); Magazine Street (north)
- Currently: Elliott Park, a public park
- Eclipse Park (II)
- Home of:
- Louisville Colonels – NL (early 1893-1899)
- Louisville Colonels – Western Association (1901 - partial season)
- Location: 28th Street (east); Broadway (north) – just south of Eclipse Park (I)
- Currently: Commercial buildings
- Eclipse Park (III)
- Home of: Louisville Colonels – American Association (1902–1922)
- Location: 7th Street (east, right field); West Kentucky Street (south, first base); 8th Street (west, third base); Florence (now Garland) (north, left field)
- Currently: Residential
- Parkway Field
- Home of:
- Louisville Colonels – AA (1923–1956)
- University of Louisville
- Location: Eastern Parkway (north, left field); Brook Street (east, right field); part of the University of Louisville campus
- Currently: athletic field
- Cardinal Stadium aka Fairgrounds Stadium
- Home of:
- Louisville Colonels – AA (1957–1962)
- Louisville Colonels – IL (1968–1972)
- Louisville Redbirds/Riverbats – AA (1982–1998), IL (1999)
- University of Louisville
- Location: 937 Phillips Lane – Freedom Hall and Phillips Lane (south, home plate); Fairgrounds Road and I-65 (east, right/center field); Fairgrounds road and Crittenden Drive (west, left field) – part of Kentucky Exposition Center
- Currently: demolished, vacant lot
- Louisville Slugger Field
- Home of: Louisville Riverbats/Bats – IL (2000–2019), Triple-A East (2021–present)
- Also used by Louisville City FC (soccer) from 2015–2019.
- Location: 401 East Main Street – Main Street (south, home plate); Preston Street (west, left field); Witherspoon Street and I-64 (north, center field); parking lot and I-65 (east, right field)
- Jim Patterson Stadium
- Home of: University of Louisville (2005–present)
- Location: Central Avenue (south, first base); 3rd Street (west, third base); railroad tracks (east, right and center fields); Tway Way (north, left field)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 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, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.