List of baseball parks in Cleveland

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Cleveland, Ohio. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed. The street system was reworked about 1905, resulting in many formerly named streets becoming numbered streets.

Progressive Field

Baseball parks in Cleveland

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Case Commons
Home of: Forest City – independent – amateur (1866–69) / professional (1870)
Location: East 38th Street (was Catawba Street – the nearby Case Avenue was renamed 40th); Garden Street (now Central Avenue); Scovill Avenue (this portion was later renamed Community College Avenue)
Currently: residential
National Association Grounds
Home of:
Forest CityNational Association (1871–1872)
various amateur teams through the years
Cleveland Forest CityUnited States Baseball League (1912)
Location: Willson Avenue (now East 55th Street); Garden Street (now Central Avenue)
Currently: commercial
National League Park (I) or Kennard Street Ball Park
Home of: Cleveland BluesNational League (1879–1884)
Location: Kennard (now East 46th) Street (west, third base); Sibley Street (now Carnegie Avenue) (north, left field); buildings and Wilson Avenue (now East 55th Street) (east, right field); Cedar Avenue (south, first base)
Currently: commercial
National League Park (II)
Home of: Cleveland SpidersAmerican Association (1887–1888) / National League (1889–1890)
Location: East 35th (was Douglass) Street (west); Payne Avenue (north); East 39th (was Clifton) Street (east); Euclid Avenue (south)
Currently: commercial
Brotherhood Park
Home of: ClevelandPlayers' League (1890)
Location: Willson Avenue (now East 55th Street); Nickel Plate Railroad tracks (now Metro tracks)
Currently: commercial
League Park aka Dunn Field 1921–1929
Home of:
Cleveland Spiders – NL (1891–1899)
Cleveland IndiansAmerican League (1900 [as minor league], 1901–31 full time, 1932–1946 part time)
Cleveland Bearcats / SpidersAmerican Association (1914–1915)
Cleveland Red SoxNegro National League (1934)
Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American League (1943–1948)
Location: Lexington Ave (south, right field); East 66th Street (originally Dunham) (west, first base); Linwood Avenue (originally Beecher) (north, third base); residences and East 70th Street (originally Russell) (east, beyond left field)
Currently: League Park public playground
Tate Field renamed Hooper Field
Home of:
Cleveland Tate StarsNegro National League and others (1919–1923)
Cleveland BrownsNegro National League (1920–1931) (1924 only)
Cleveland Elites – NNL (1926 only)
Cleveland Hornets – NNL (1927 only)
Location: Beyerle Road Southeast (northeast, third base); Sykora Road Southeast (southeast, left field); Harwood Avenue Southeast (north, home plate – street no longer exists); Hugo Avenue (T-ing into the Beyerle–Harwood intersection)
Currently: golf course
Luna Park (Luna Bowl)
Home of:
Cleveland Green SoxFederal League (1913)
Cleveland Tigers – NNL (1928 only)
Cleveland GiantsNegro National League (1933 only)
Location of amusement park and ballpark within it: Mt. Carmel Road (originally Ingersoll Road) (northeast); East 110th Street (east); Woodland Avenue (south, first base); Woodhill Road (northwest, third base)
Currently: housing
Cleveland Hardware Field
Home of:
Cleveland Cubs – NNL (1931 only – some games)
Cleveland Stars Negro East–West League (1932 only)
Location: East 79th Street and Kinsman Road Southeast
Currently: housing
Cleveland Stadium
Home of:
Cleveland Cubs – NNL (1931 only – some games)
Cleveland Indians – AL (1932–1946 part time, 1947–1993 full time)
Location: 1085 West 3rd Street (first base side); Lake Erie (third base side)
Currently: site of FirstEnergy Stadium
Progressive Field orig. Jacobs Field
Home of: Cleveland Indians / Guardians – AL (1994–present)
Location: 2401 Ontario Street (southwest, third base); Carnegie Avenue (southeast, first base); Wigman Court (east, right field corner); East 9th Street (northeast, right field); Eagle Avenue (northwest and west, left field and left field corner)

See also

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References

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  • Filichia, Peter (1993). Professional baseball franchises : from the Abbeville Athletics to the Zanesville Indians. New York: Facts on File Publications. ISBN 978-0816026470.
  • 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, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.
  • Baseball Memories, by Marc Okkonen, Sterling Publishing, 1992.
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