Forgotten Minor League Ballparks
Minor league parks were neighborhood institutions in cities across the country. Many vanished as teams moved to new suburban stadiums or as major league expansion pushed minor league clubs out.
These records are often less documented than major league parks, so several carry partial verification labels. Local knowledge helps: if you can source a date or location, please contribute it.
44 venues
Sulphur Dell
Sulphur Dell was Nashville's main ballpark from 1885 to 1963, known for its steep right-field slope. It was razed in 1969, and the Sounds' First Horizon Park now stands on the site.
Borchert Field
Borchert Field, opened in 1888 as Athletic Park, was the cramped north-side Milwaukee ballpark that housed the minor-league Brewers for half a century before County Stadium.
Lloyd Street Grounds
Lloyd Street Grounds was the Milwaukee Brewers' park, including their single American League season in 1901, before the club became the St. Louis Browns. It was torn down in 1904 and the land became housing.
Nicollet Park
Nicollet Park was the Minneapolis Millers' ballpark at Nicollet Avenue and 31st Street from 1896 to 1955. It was torn down soon after its last season and the land became a bank branch site.
Russwood Park
Russwood Park was Memphis's main ballpark on Madison Avenue, home of the Southern Association Chicks. It burned down on Easter night 1960, hours after its last game.
Lexington Park
Lexington Park was the St. Paul Saints' home at Lexington and University avenues from 1897 to 1956. A grocery store and later other commercial buildings replaced it.
Vaughn Street Park
Vaughn Street Park was the home of Portland's Pacific Coast League Beavers from 1901 through 1955. It was razed in 1956 and the site is now industrial land.
Ponce de Leon Park
Ponce de Leon Park was Atlanta's principal ballpark for nearly six decades, home of the minor-league Crackers and the Negro league Black Crackers, remembered for a magnolia tree in play in deep center field.
Terrapin Park
Terrapin Park was built for Baltimore's 1914-15 Federal League club and then served the International League Orioles as Oriole Park until it burned in July 1944. Rowhouses, a school and a brewery now occupy the site.
Pelican Stadium
Pelican Stadium, first called Heinemann Park, was the New Orleans Pelicans' home at Tulane and Carrollton avenues from 1915 to 1957. It was torn down and a hotel was built on the site.
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
Baltimore's 33rd Street stadium, begun as a 1922 football bowl and rebuilt around 1950-54, was home to the Orioles through 1991 and to the Colts, Stallions and Ravens before demolition in 2001-02.
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)
Kansas City's Municipal Stadium, opened in 1923 as Muehlebach Field, served the Monarchs, the Athletics, the Chiefs and the early Royals until 1972. It was torn down in 1976.
Tinker Field
Tinker Field was Orlando's longtime spring training and minor league park, used by the Senators/Twins from 1936 to 1990. It was demolished in 2015, and a history plaza now marks the site.
Parkway Field
Parkway Field was the American Association Louisville Colonels' ballpark from 1923 to 1956 and later a University of Louisville field. Its grandstand was razed in 1961, and the grounds are now intramural fields.
Offermann Stadium
Offermann Stadium was the International League Buffalo Bisons' ballpark on Michigan Avenue from 1924 to 1960. It was torn down in 1961 and a school was built on the site.
Wrigley Field (Los Angeles)
Built by William Wrigley Jr. in 1925 for the Pacific Coast League Angels, Los Angeles's Wrigley Field later housed the American League Angels for one season in 1961 and was demolished in 1969.
Ruppert Stadium
Ruppert Stadium was the Ironbound ballpark of the Yankees' top farm club, the Newark Bears, and the Negro National League Newark Eagles, who won the 1946 Negro World Series there.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden was the arena built over North Station that housed the Bruins from 1928 and the Celtics from 1946 until both moved next door in 1995. It was demolished in 1998.
Buffalo Stadium
Buffalo Stadium, built by the St. Louis Cardinals for the Texas League Houston Buffaloes, opened in Houston's East End in 1928. It was sold for salvage in 1963, and a furniture showroom later went up on the site.
St. Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 near Forest Park and was the Blues' home from 1967 to 1994. It was demolished in February 1999 and the site redeveloped as The Highlands.
Silver Stadium
Silver Stadium, opened in 1929 as Red Wing Stadium on Norton Street, was home to the Rochester Red Wings for 68 seasons before the club moved downtown.
Bush Stadium
Bush Stadium, opened in 1931 as Perry Stadium, was the Indianapolis Indians' home until 1996. It was partly demolished and turned into the Stadium Lofts apartments in 2013.
Ray Winder Field
Ray Winder Field hosted the Travelers in Little Rock from 1932 to 2006, using the same grandstand throughout. It was demolished in 2012.
MacArthur Stadium
MacArthur Stadium, opened in 1934 as Municipal Stadium on Syracuse's north side, was home to the International League Chiefs for more than six decades.
Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Wichita hosted the National Baseball Congress World Series from 1935 to 2018 and several minor league teams. It was razed in late 2018 and a new ballpark was built on the site.
Lane Field
Lane Field was a wooden WPA-built ballpark at the foot of Broadway on San Diego Bay, home of the Pacific Coast League Padres from 1936 through 1957.
War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium, known as 'The Rockpile', was a WPA-built stadium on Buffalo's East Side. It was home to the AAFC and AFL Bills and to the Buffalo Bisons, and was demolished in 1989.
Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium was a WPA-built Art Deco stadium on Jersey City's Newark Bay waterfront, where Jackie Robinson made his professional debut in 1946 and the Brooklyn Dodgers played part-time in 1956-57.
Sick's Stadium
Sick's Stadium was a Rainier Valley ballpark built by brewer Emil Sick for his PCL Rainiers in 1938 and pressed into service as the one-season major league home of the 1969 Seattle Pilots.
Gilmore Field
Gilmore Field was the Fairfax District home of the Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars from 1939 to 1957, a small ballpark beside the Farmers Market that drew a celebrity crowd.
Mile High Stadium
Mile High Stadium began as a minor-league ballpark in 1948 and grew into the Denver Broncos' home for 41 seasons. It also hosted the Colorado Rockies' first two MLB seasons.
Rosenblatt Stadium
Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha hosted the College World Series from 1950 to 2010 and minor league baseball from 1949 to 2010. It was demolished in 2012-2013 and the land became part of the Henry Doorly Zoo.
Metropolitan Stadium
Built in suburban Bloomington to attract major-league sports, Metropolitan Stadium hosted the Twins and Vikings from 1961 through 1981; the Mall of America now covers the site.
Cardinal Stadium (Louisville)
Cardinal Stadium, opened as Fairgrounds Stadium in 1956, was the University of Louisville's football home from 1957 to 1997 and later a minor-league ballpark. It was demolished in stages from 2014 to 2019.
Westgate Park
Westgate Park was the Pacific Coast League Padres' privately built ballpark in Mission Valley from 1958 to 1967. It was razed and Fashion Valley mall now covers the site.
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Built in 51 weeks and finished before Atlanta had a major-league team, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium hosted the Braves from 1966 to 1996, the Falcons through 1991, and Hank Aaron's 715th home run before demolition in 1997.
Arlington Stadium
Opened in 1965 as minor-league Turnpike Stadium, Arlington Stadium was expanded for the Texas Rangers, who played there from 1972 to 1993 before it was razed in 1994.
Tim McCarver Stadium
Tim McCarver Stadium was Memphis's minor league ballpark at the Mid-South Fairgrounds from 1968 to 1999. It was demolished in 2005.
Omni Coliseum
The Omni Coliseum in downtown Atlanta hosted the Hawks from 1972 to 1997 and the NHL Flames until 1980. It was demolished in July 1997 and State Farm Arena was built on the same site.
Market Square Arena
Market Square Arena was the Indiana Pacers' downtown home from 1974 to 1999, spanning Market Street next to City Market. It was imploded in 2001 and the site now holds an apartment tower and a Cummins facility.
Aloha Stadium
Aloha Stadium was Hawaii's largest stadium, home of University of Hawaii football and the NFL Pro Bowl. Closed to fans in 2020, it is being demolished in 2026 for a smaller replacement.
Herschel Greer Stadium
Greer Stadium was home to the Nashville Sounds from 1978 to 2014, famous for its guitar-shaped scoreboard. It was demolished in 2019 so the land could return to Fort Negley Park.
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena on the Detroit riverfront was the Red Wings' home from December 1979 to 2017. The city dismantled it in 2019-2020, and the site is being redeveloped as Water Square.
Miami Arena
Miami Arena in Overtown was the first home of the Miami Heat (1988-1999) and the Florida Panthers (1993-1998). Outmoded within a decade, it was demolished in 2008.