Visiting all of the MiLB ballparks

--GCS Ballpark, Sauget, IL (Independent Frontier League Gateway Grizzlies)
--TR Hughes Ballpark, O'fallon, MO (Independent Frontier League River City Rascals)
--Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, FL (spring training home for the St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins; also one of the Cardinals minor league teams plays there)

Jacksonville Suns Florida... very nice, bring a glove right on top of the field.

Rochester Redwings, NY... another very nice park, fantastic downtown location (hit Nick Tahoes for a garbage plate while in Rochester)

Syracuse Chiefs, NY... another newr MILB park that is very nice.

Clearwater Threshers, FL... awesome new stadium (repica dimension to new Phillies park in PA.

For those that have been, don't forget Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the Omaha Royals.

Great park, Legends Field, home of the St. Lucie Mets and Mets spring training.

I also hear that the park for the Brooklyn Cyclones is awesome.

Oh yeah, duh...

Rosenblatt
HoHoKam, Mesa, AZ
City of Palms Park, Ft. Myers (Red Sox Spring Training)

Wow, confused there for a minute.

Augusta Pirates/Greenjackets in Augusta GA. We used to live down the road from there and went to many games. We drove by the Visalia Oaks' Recreation Park in CA last December, but for some reason, there was no baseball going on. Looks like the renovations are going to be nice.

Many of my visits were of former FSL teams and teams no longer in existence:

Old Cocoa Stadium (was Astros A)
Osceola County Stadium (was Astros A)
Holman Stadium (Vero Beach)
Old West Palm Beach Park (Expos A)
Tinker Field (Orlando, FL)
Lynchburg City Stadium (Pirates A)
Salem Municipal Stadium (Pirates A...old park)
Salem Memorial Stadium (Astros A...new park)
McCormick Field (Asheville, NC)
Sims Legion Park (Gastonia, NC...old park)
Hooker Field (Martinsville, VA...former rookie park)
Calfee Park (Pulaski, VA...rookie park)
Dan Daniels/Post 325 Field (Danville, VA...rookie park)
Greer Stadium (Nashville, TN)
War Memorial Stadium (Greensboro, NC)
War Memorial Stadium (Hampton, VA)
Campbell's Field (Camden, NJ Riversharks)

JT,
Wow, I remember the Old West Palm Beach stadium, also spring training home to the Atlanta Braves with the Expos.
That's where one of the former Expos laid one right square in husband's eye, shattering his cheek bone and socket. Not great memories.
We also spent years in the park in Ft Lauderdale spring training home to the Orioles and NYY and in Pompano home of the Pompano Miracle but can't remember their affiliation.

No way I can remember the names of some of the stadiums. But I can list the towns and the MLB affiliate at the time.

The Ball Park, Old Orchard Beach, ME aka the mosquito pit (Phillies)
Hadlock Field, Portland, ME (Marlins/Red Sox)
Holman Stadium Nashua, NH (Indy/played Legion there))
Gill Stadium Manchester, NH (Yankees?/our Legion team played regions there)
Campbell Field, Camden, NJ (Indy)
The Sandcastle, Atlantic City, NJ (Indy)
Waterfront Park, Trenton, NJ (Yankees)
First Energy Stadium, Reading, PA (Phillies)
Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE (Royals)
Waconah Park, Pittsfield, MA (coached travel there/now a NECBL park)
Clearwater, FL (Phillies)
Winter Haven, FL (Red Sox)
Fort Meyers, FL (Tigers)
Palm Springs, CA (Angels)
Bakersfield, CA (Dodgers)
Modesto, CA (A's)

One of the most entertaining nights watching baseball was in Modesto on 50 cent Union Card Night. Admission, beer and hot dogs were 50 cents by presenting a union card. It was a little wild that night.

Waconah Park has a couple of unique distinctions. One, it's the country's oldest wood structure stadium. Second, it has a sunset delay for fifteen minutes when the sun sets in the hitter's eyes.

Perhaps this may help.

www.minorleagueballparks.com

Lest Forget the 'Old' Parks
(at the MLB, MILB & IND)

I have been to many,
just not them all.......yet

Old Parks MLB
Atlanta Braves Atlanta, GA Fulton Co. Stadium
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, MD Memorial Stadium
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, OH Riverfront Stadium
Cleveland Indians OH Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Detroit Tigers Detroit, MI Tiger Stadium
Houston Astros Houston, TX Astrodome
Milwaukee Brewers, WI Milwaukee Co. Stadium
Montréal Expos Montréal, P.Q. Stade olympique
Montréal Expos San Juan, P.R. Estadio Hiram Bithorn
Philadelphia Phillies, PA Veterans Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates, PA Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals MO Busch Stadium 1966
San Diego Padres San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium
San Francisco Giants CA Monster Park
Seattle Mariners Seattle, WA Kingdome
Washington Nationals DC RFK Stadium
Washington Senators DC Clark Griffith Stadium

Old Parks IL:AAA
Ottawa Lynx Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa Stadium
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, NY Silver Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, NY MacArthur Stadium
Toledo Mud Hens Maumee, OH Ned Skeldon Stadium

Old Parks AA:AAA
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, NY Pilot Field
Indianapolis Indians Indianapolis, IN Victory Field
Louisville Redbirds Louisville, KY Cardinal Stadium
Oklahoma City 89's Ok. City, OK All Sports Stadium

Old Parks PCL:AAA
Calgary Cannons Calgary, Alta. Burns Stadium
Edmonton Trappers Edmonton, Alta. TELUS Field
Edmonton Trappers Yuma, AZ Desert Sun Stadium
Memphis Redbirds Memphis, TN Tim McCarver Stadium
Phoenix Firebirds Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Stadium
Vancouver Canadians, B.C. Nat Bailey Stadium

Old Parks EaL:AA
Albany-Colonie Yankees Colonie, N.Y. Heritage Park
Bowie Baysox Baltimore, MD Memorial Stadium
Bowie Baysox College Park, MD Shipley Field
Canton-Akron Indians, OH T Munson Memorial Stadium
Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, MD Municipal Stadium
New Britain Red Sox New Britain, CT Beehive Field
New Hampshire Fisher Cats Manchester, NH Gill Stad
New Haven Ravens West Haven, CT Yale Field
Williamsport Bills Williamsport, PA Bowman Field

Old Parks SL:AA
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, TN Engel Stadium
Greenville Braves Greenville, SC Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, FL Wolfson Park
Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, TN Bill Meyer Stadium
Orlando Rays Lake Buena Vista, FL Wild W of Sports

Old Parks TXL:AA
Arkansas Travelers Little Rock, AR Ray Winder Field
El Paso Diablos El Paso, TX Cohen Stadium
Jackson Generals Jackson, MS Smith-Wills Stadium
Midland Rockhounds Midland, TX Christensen Stadium
Round Rock Express Round Rock, TX The Dell Diamond
Shreveport Capt. Shreveport, LA Fair Grounds Field
Wichita Wranglers, KS Lawrence-Dumont Stadium

Old Park CAL:A+
Riverside Pilots, CA UC-Riverside Sports Center
Stockton Ports Stockton, Calif. Billy Hebert Field

Old Parks CL:A+
Durham Bulls, NC Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Old Parks FSL:A+
Clearwater Phillies, FL Jack Russell Memorial Stad.
Lakeland Tigers Lakeland, Fla. Henley Field

Old Parks MWL:A-
Appleton Foxes Appleton, Wis. Goodland Field
Battle Creek Battle Cats, Mich. C.O. Brown Stadium
Cedar Rapids Kernels, IO Veterans Memorial Stadium
Peoria Chiefs Peoria, IL Pete Vonachen Stadium
Rockford Cubbies / Reds, IL Marinelli Field
Waterloo Diamonds Waterloo, IO Municipal Stadium
Sultans of Springfield IL R. Roberts Stad at Lanphier Park

Old Parks SALLY:A-
Cape Fear Crocs Fayetteville, NC J.P. Riddle Stad.
Capital City Bombers Columbia, SC Capital City Stad.
Charleston Alley Cats, WV Watt Powell Park
Greensboro Bats Greensboro, NC WW Memorial Stadium
Macon Braves Macon, GA Luther Williams Field
South Georgia Waves Albany, GA P. Eames Sports Complex
Wilmington Waves, NC UNC-Wilmington Brooks Field

Old Parks NYP:SSA
Elmira Pioneers Elmira, NY Dunn Field
Erie SeaWolves Erie, PA Jerry Uht Park
Hamilton Redbirds, Ont. Bernie Arbour Stadium
Little Falls Mets, NY Veterans Memorial Park
Lowell Spinners Lowell, Mass. Alumni Field
Niagara Falls Rapids, NY Sal Maglie Stadium
New Jersey Cardinals Augusta, NJ Skylands Park
Pittsfield Mets / Astros, MA Wahconah Park
Queens Kings Jamaica, NY STJ University
St. Catharines Blue Jays St., Ont. Community Park
Staten Island Yankees, NY College of Staten Island
Utica Blue Sox Utica, NY Donovan Stadium
Watertown Indians Watertown, NY Duffy Fairgrounds
Welland Pirates Welland, Ont. Welland Stadium

Old Parks APPY:R
Huntington Cubs Huntington, WV St. Cloud Commons
Martinsville Phillies/Astros, VA Hooker Field

Old Parks PIO:R
Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Alta. Athletic Park
Missoula Osprey Missoula, MT Lindborg-Cregg Field
Provo Angels Provo, UT Larry H. Miller Field

Old Parks AA:IND
Coastal Bend Aviators Robstown, TX Fairgrounds Field
St. Joe Blacksnakes, MO Phil Welch Stadium

Old Parks AtL:IND
Aberdeen Arsenal Bel Air, MD Harford CC
Atlantic City Surf Atlantic City, NJ The Sandcastle
Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds Quakertown, PA Memorial Park
Nashua Pride Nashua, NH Holman Stadium
Newburgh Black Diamonds, NY Delano-Hitch Stadium

Old Parks CAN-AM:IND
Adirondack Lumberjacks Glens Falls, NY East Field
Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs, NY Heritage Park
Allentown Ambassadors, PA Hunsicker Bicentennial Park
Bangor Lumberjacks Orono, ME Mahaney Diamond UME
Bangor Lumberjacks, ME John Winkin Sports Complex
Catskill Cougars Mountaindale, NY Baxter Stadium
Elmira Pioneers Elmira, NY Dunn Field
MA Mad Dogs / North Shore Spirit Lynn, MA Fraser Field
New Haven County Cutters West Haven, CT Yale Field
Waterbury Spirit Waterbury, CT Municipal Stadium

CENTRAL LEAGUE (IND, disbanded 2005)
Old Teams
Coastal Bend Aviators Robstown, TX Fairgrounds Field
Edinburg Coyotes, TX Edinburg Baseball Stadium
Fort Worth Cats, TX LaGrave Field
Pensacola Pelicans, FL University of West Florida
San Angelo Colts San Angelo, TX Foster Field

Old Parks FL: IND
Florence Freedom Hamilton, Ohio Foundation Field
Johnstown Johnnies Johnstown, PA Point Stadium
Kenosha Mammoths Kenosha, WI Simmons Field
Mid-Missouri Mavericks Columbia, MO Taylor Stad @ Simmons Field
Richmond Roosters Richmond, IN McBride Stadium

Old Parks NL:IND
Lincoln Saltdogs Lincoln, NE Haymarket Park
St. Paul Saints St. Paul, MN Midway Stadium
Sioux City Explorers, IO Lewis & Clark Park
Sioux Falls Canaries, SD Sioux Falls Stadium
Winnipeg Goldeyes, Man. Winnipeg Stadium

(as of 2008)

Regards

Bear,

You win!

quote:

Originally posted by TPM:
JT,
We also spent years in the park in Ft Lauderdale spring training home to the Orioles and NYY and in Pompano home of the Pompano Miracle but can't remember their affiliation.

When I lived there in the early 70's...Pompano was the Mets.

HOLY SNEIKEES BEAR!

I'm not worthy!

Bear a Baseball Rat

Wow Bear... I'll bet you saw the Denver Bears play at Mile High Stadium too.

quote:

Originally posted by trojan-skipper:
Wow Bear... I'll bet you saw the Denver Bears play at Mile High Stadium too.

I did, I did!

Thanks for the reminder TS. That was my first MiLB game. Now, who did they play??? Zephyrs sounds familiar. 'twas '75.

Fun topic. My list is NO WHERE near Bear's but not too shabby. I know I'm missing a few but here's the ones I could come up with so far.

Toledo Mud Hens Maumee, OH Ned Skeldon Stadium
Indianapolis Indians Indianapolis, IN Victory Field
Albany-Colonie Yankees Colonie, N.Y. Heritage Park
Canton-Akron Indians, OH T Munson Memorial Stadium
Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, MD Municipal Stadium
Williamsport Bills Williamsport, PA Bowman Field
Delmarva Shorebirds, MD Perdue Stadium
Frederick Keys, MD Harry Grove Stadium
Akron Aeros, OH, Canal Park
Richmond Roosters Richmond, IN McBride Stadium
Winnipeg Goldeyes, Man. Winnipeg Stadium
Old Cocoa Stadium (was Astros A)
First Energy Stadium, Reading, PA (Phillies)
Quad Cities River Bandits, IA John O’Donnell Stadium
Tampa Yankees, FL Legends Field
New Orleans Zephyrs, LA Zephyr Field
Everett AquaSox, WA Everett Memorial Stadium
Butler Yankees, PA Pullman Park
Columbus Clippers, OH Cooper Stadium

And thanks to previous posters, I was able to cut and past quite a few.

Augusta, GA - greenjackets
Savannah, GA - Sand Gnats
Rome, GA - Braves
Jacksonville, FL - Suns
Nashville, TN
Pigeon Forge, TN - Smokies
Columbia, SC
Lynchburg, VA
Chattanooga, TN
Daytona Beach, FL - cubs
Johnson City, TN - Cardinals
Kingsport, TN - Mets
Elizabethton, TN - Twins
Greenville, TN - AStros
Macon, GA - Braves
Waycross, GA
Albany, GA
Clearwater, FL -threshers

Salisbury, MD - shorebirds
greenville, SC - drive

This was fun remembering. Many of these were teams we saw while we were playing tournaments. There are others that I attended when I was umpiring years ago in minors in South Georgia, North Florida, and Alabama.