List of baseball parks in Indianapolis

rdf:langString List of baseball parks in Indianapolis

rdf:langString This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Indianapolis, Indiana. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed. South Street ParkHome of: Indianapolis – League Alliance (1877), National League (1878)Location: Delaware Avenue (west); South Street (south); Alabama Street (east)Currently: was Big Four freight houses; now parking lot for Gainbridge Fieldhouse, across the street to the west and northwestTinker Park aka Athletic Park aka Seventh Street ParkHome of:Indianapolis – AA (1884) (weekdays)Indianapolis Hoosiers – NL (1887–1889) (weekdays)Location: Tinker (later West Seventh, now West 16th) Street (south, third base); North Mississippi Street (now North Senate Avenue) (west, left field); North Tennessee Street (now North Capitol Avenue) (east, first base)Currently: Methodist Hospital of IndianapolisBruce ParkHome of:Indianapolis – AA (1884) (Sundays only)Indianapolis Hoosiers – NL (1887) (Sundays only)Location: Bruce (now 23rd) Street; College AvenueCurrently: Residential and commercialIndianapolis Park aka East Ohio Street Grounds aka League ParkHome of:Indianapolis Hoosiers – NL (1888–1889) (Sundays only)Indianapolis – Western Inter-State League (1890)Indianapolis – Western League (1892, 1894–1899)Location: New York Street (north); Arsenal Avenue (east); East Ohio Street (south); Hanna Street (renamed Oriental Street about 1898) (west) – near or within the former Noble's Pasture - near Market StreetCurrently: Residential, commercial, school, churchWashington Park (I)Home of:Indianapolis Indians – AL (1900)Indianapolis - Western Association 1901 (partial season)Indianapolis - AA (1902–1904)Location: 3001 East Washington Street (north); Gray Street (east); Christian Street (west) (approximates Parker Avenue); railroad tracks (south) – built from lumber at East Ohio Street parkCurrently: Later site of Wonderland Amusement Park; now commercial, residentialNorthwestern ParkHome of Indianapolis ABCs – early Negro League baseball, early 1900sLocation: 17th Street (formerly Holton Place) (to the south, third base); Brighton Boulevard (replaced by Dr. MLK Jr. Street) (to the east, first base)Currently: Indiana State Police LaboratoryWashington Park (II)Home of:Indianapolis Indians – AA (1905–1912), (1915 – mid-1931)Indianapolis ABCs – Negro National League (1920–1926)Location: 1205 West Washington Street (north); at about where Harding Avenue T's into Washington; opposite "car barns" and site of Indy Transit System [city directories place it between Brush and Lansing, which were a few short blocks east of the current Harding Avenue]; home plate in northwest cornerCurrently: Indianapolis Zoo.[1]Riverside Beach or Riverside ParkHome of: Indianapolis Hoosiers - Federal League (1913)Location: one source says "30th Street and Riverside Park"; another says "30th Street and the canal"Federal League ParkHome of:Indianapolis Hoosiers – FL (1914)Location: "Kentucky Avenue and West Street"; Kentucky Avenue and railroad tracks (southeast, center field); Oliver Street (south, right field); White River (some distance west, first base); former Greenlawn Cemetery (north, third base); intersection of Kentucky, West and South Street (northeast, half a block away) – a block west of the site of Lucas Oil Stadium, and a block south of Victory Field IICurrently: CommercialBush Stadium originally Perry Stadium, then Victory Field (I)Home of:Indianapolis Indians – AA (mid-1931 – 1962), IL (1963), PCL (1964–1968), AA (1969 – mid-1996)Indianapolis ABCs (II) – Negro leagues (1931–1933)Indianapolis Clowns – Negro American League (1946–1950)Location: 1501 West 16th Street – 16th Street (north, left field); Harding Street (east, right field); parking, buildings and Riverside Drive (west, third base); Waterway Boulevard and White River (south, first base)Currently: Has been converted to housing units called Stadium Lofts.Victory Field (II)Home of: Indianapolis Indians – AA (mid-1996–1997), IL (1998–present)Location: 501 West Maryland Street – Maryland Street (north, left field); Maryland Street / Washington Street (west, third base); West Street (east, right field);