List of Texas League stadiums

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There are ten stadiums in use by Texas League (TL) baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium (1994) in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Missions. The newest stadium is Riverfront Stadium (2020) in Wichita, Kansas, home of the Wichita Wind Surge. One stadium was built in the 1990s, six in the 2000s, two in the 2010s, and one in the 2020s. The highest seating capacity is 10,486 at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri, where the Springfield Cardinals play. The lowest capacity is 6,631 at Hodgetown in Amarillo, Texas, where the Amarillo Sod Poodles play. All stadiums use a grass surface.

Since its founding, there have been 67 stadiums located among 36 municipalities used by the league. The TL does not consider teams in existence from 1888 to 1890 as part of its franchise history.[1] Therefore, the list does not include stadiums prior to it originating in 1902. Of the stadiums with known opening dates, the oldest to have hosted TL games was Gaston Park (1886), home of the Dallas Steers and Dallas Giants; Riverfront Stadium is also the newest of all stadiums to host TL games. The highest known seating capacity was 21,000 at Turnpike Stadium, the Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs home. The stadiums with the lowest known capacity were League Park (Longview, Texas) and Trojan Park Athletic Field, the respective homes of the Longview Cannibals and Tyler Sports, which each seated only 2,500.

Active stadiums[edit]

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Current stadium locations:

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Former stadiums[edit]

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Texas League stadium locations

See also[edit]

  1. ^ Amarillo Dilla Villa was also known as Potter County Stadium (1957–1969) and Memorial Stadium (1970–2000).
  2. ^ Beidenham Park was also known as League Park (1901–1910) and Gassers Park (1915–1924).
  3. ^ Block Stadium was renamed League Park after 1915.[16]
  4. ^ Burnett Field was also known as Steer Stadium (1925–1938), Rebel Field (1939–1948), and Eagles Stadium.
  5. ^ Busch Stadium was also known as Buffalo Stadium (1928–1952).
  6. ^ Cardinal Park was also known as Tribe Park (1948–1954).
  7. ^ Christensen Stadium was also known as Cubs Stadium (1974–1984) and Angels Stadium (1985–1994).
  8. ^ Clark Field was also known as Bull Stadium.
  9. ^ Disch Field was the precursor to Disch–Falk Field.
  10. ^ Driller Park was also known as Texas League Park, Tulsa County Stadium (1934), and Oiler Park (1961–1976).
  11. ^ Drillers Stadium was also known as Sutton Stadium (1981–1982) and Tulsa County Stadium (1983).
  12. ^ Giants Field was also known as Lon C. Hill Stadium (1951–1977) and is now named Harlingen Field.
  13. ^ Gulfview Park was also known as Pirate Park (1919–1920).
  14. ^ LaGrave Field was also known as New Panther Park (1926–1928).
  15. ^ Lawrence–Dumont Stadium was also known as Wichita Stadium (1950–1957) and Lawrence Stadium (1958–1977).
  16. ^ League Park was located at a different site than Block Stadium, which had been renamed League Park.[16]
  17. ^ Ray Winder Field was called Travelers Field prior to 1966.
  18. ^ Schepps Palm Field was also known as Chamber of Commerce Park (1954–1956), Clipper Field, and Giants Field.
  19. ^ SPAR Stadium was also known as Texas League Park (1938–1957), Bonneau Peters Field (1968), and Braves Field.[60]
  20. ^ Spudder Park was also known as Athletic Park (1920–1926).
  21. ^ State Fair Racetrack was used by the Dallas Steers from August 3, 1924 to the end of the season after Steer Park burned.
  22. ^ Steer Park was also known as Joe Gardner Park (1915–1916), Submarine Park (1917–1918), and Marine Park (1919–1922). It burned to the ground on July 19, 1924, and the Dallas Steers completed the season at State Fair Racetrack.
  23. ^ After League Park burned in June 1932, the San Antonio Indians played the remainder of the season at Tech Field.[16]
  24. ^ Texas League Park was also called Jack Holland Field/Western League Park (1924–1948) and Tribe Park.
  25. ^ Tim McCarver Stadium was also known as Blues Stadium.
  26. ^ Tingley Field was also known as Apprentice Field and Rio Grande Park.[70]
  27. ^ Toros Stadium was also known as Riverside Park (1956–1961).
  28. ^ The Shreveport Sports played the remainder of the 1932 season at Trojan Park Athletic Field as the Tyler Sports after Beidenham Park burned on May 4.
  29. ^ Turnpike Stadium was renamed Arlington Stadium (1972).
  30. ^ Vincent–Beck Stadium was also known as Cardinal Field (1969–1981).

References[edit]

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  32. ^ “Drillers Stadium”. Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  33. ^ “Driller Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  34. ^ “Dudley Field”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  35. ^ “Electric Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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  38. ^ “Fairgrounds Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  39. ^ “Gaston Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  40. ^ “Harlingen Baseball Park (Field)”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  41. ^ “Gorman Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  42. ^ “Gulfview Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  43. ^ “Katy Park”. Digitalballparks.com. Digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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  45. ^ “LaGrave Field”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  46. ^ “Lawrence-Dumont Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  47. ^ “League Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  48. ^ “League Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  49. ^ “Magnolia Ballpark”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  50. ^ “Mission Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  51. ^ “Moody Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  52. ^ “Oil City Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  53. ^ “Padgitt Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  54. ^ “New Panther Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  55. ^ “Old Panther Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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  57. ^ “Riverside Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  58. ^ “Schepps Palms”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  59. ^ “Smith-Wills Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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  61. ^ “SPAR Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  62. ^ “Spudder Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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  64. ^ “Steer Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  65. ^ “Stuart Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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  68. ^ “Texas League Park”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  69. ^ “Tim McCarver Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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  72. ^ “Toros Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  73. ^ “Trojan Park Athletic Field”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  74. ^ “Turnpike Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  75. ^ “Vincent-Beck Stadium”. Stats Crew – The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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