List of baseball parks in Jersey City, New Jersey
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This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
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- Grand Street Grounds
- Home of:
- Jersey City Jerseys Eastern League (mid-1885 – 1886)
- Jersey City Skeeters International League (1887)
- Location: Grand Street
- Currently: unknown
- Oakland Park
- Home of:
- Jersey City Skeeters Central League (1888)
- Jersey City Jerseys Atlantic Association (1889 - mid-1890)
- New York Giants NL (1889 - 2 games)[1]
- Location: Oakland Avenue (northwest); Hoboken Avenue (southwest - grandstand location); Bonner (now Baldwin) Avenue (southeast); Fleet Street (northeast).
- Currently: Residential and commercial buildings
- Johnston Street Grounds
- Home of: Jersey City Atlantic League (1900)
- Location: Johnston Street
- Currently: unknown
- West Side Park (I) aka Skeeters Park
- Home of:
- Jersey City Skeeters Eastern League (1902–1911) / International League (1912–1915)
- Jersey City Skeeters IL (1918 – about 1929)
- Location: West Side Avenue (east), Belmont Avenue (south), Marcy Avenue (west), Duncan Avenue (north)
- Formerly: Jersey City Golf Club
- Currently: Lincoln Park (developed and renamed in 1930)
- West Side Park (II) aka Skeeters Park
- Home of: Jersey City Skeeters IL (about 1930 – 1933)
- Location: West Side Avenue (northwest, first base); Bay View Avenue (northeast, third base)
- Currently: University buildings
- Roosevelt Stadium
- Home of:
- Jersey City Giants IL (1937–1950)
- Brooklyn Dodgers NL (1956–1957, 15 games)
- Jersey City Reds / Jerseys IL (1960–1961)
- Jersey City Indians / Jersey City A's EL (1977–1978)
- Location: Droyer's Point (north, third base); State Highway 440 / Danforth Avenue (east, center field); Newark Bay (south and west, right field and home plate)
- Currently: Residential and commercial development
See also
References
- ^ "GIANTS BALLPARKS: 1883 - PRESENT". MLB.com. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- 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 Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to present.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.
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