Lost baseball venues
Former major- and minor-league ballparks, from wooden-grandstand parks of the early 1900s to the concrete multipurpose stadiums that replaced them. Many shaped the way the game was played, through quirky outfield dimensions, short porches and deep center fields that no longer exist.
115 venues
View on map →Douglas Park (Rock Island)
Douglas Park in Rock Island, Illinois, was home to the Rock Island Independents, a charter NFL team, from 1907 through 1925. The ballpark survives and is used for youth and American Legion baseball.
Eastern Park
Eastern Park in East New York was built for the 1890 Players' League and was the Brooklyn National League club's home through 1897. The site is now industrial.
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was the Brooklyn Dodgers' home in Flatbush from 1913 through 1957. It was razed in 1960 and replaced by an apartment complex.
Eclipse Park
The first Eclipse Park, at 28th and Elliott Streets in Louisville, was home to the Louisville Eclipse and Colonels of the American Association and National League from 1882 until fire destroyed it in 1892.
Engel Stadium
Engel Stadium in Chattanooga was home to the Lookouts from 1930 to 1999, where Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931; UTC announced in 2025 that it will be torn down.
Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)
Exposition Park on Pittsburgh's North Shore was the Pirates' home from 1891 to mid-1909 and hosted the first modern World Series in 1903. The site is now mostly parking.
Federal League Park (Buffalo)
Buffalo's Federal League Park was built in spring 1914 on the old International Fair grounds for the Buffalo Buffeds and Blues, who played there in 1914 and 1915.
Federal League Park (Indianapolis)
Federal League Park on Kentucky Avenue was home to the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League and then the Indianapolis ABCs before it was cleared for a rail yard in 1917.
Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Fort Lauderdale Stadium was the New York Yankees' spring training home from 1962 to 1995 and the Orioles' from 1996 to 2009, before it was demolished in 2019 for Inter Miami CF's stadium.
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.
Gilmore Stadium
Gilmore Stadium was an 18,000-seat Fairfax District stadium built by oilman Earl Gilmore in 1934, best known for midget auto racing and professional football before CBS Television City replaced it.
Gordon and Koppel Field
Gordon and Koppel Field in Kansas City was home to the Federal League's Packers in 1914-15. It closed in 1917, and the site is now parkland and businesses.
Greenlee Field
Greenlee Field was the Hill District ballpark Gus Greenlee built in 1932 for his Pittsburgh Crawfords, recognized as the first Negro league stadium owned and built by African Americans.
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was Washington's major league ballpark from 1911 to 1961. It stood on the site of an earlier park near Howard University and was replaced by Howard University Hospital.
Hagemeister Park
Hagemeister Park in Green Bay was the Green Bay Packers' first home field, used from their founding in 1919 through the 1922 season. East High School was built on the site beginning in 1923.
Hamtramck Stadium
Hamtramck Stadium was built in 1930 for Detroit's Negro league teams and is one of the few surviving Negro league ballparks. It has been restored for community baseball.
Hank Aaron Stadium
Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Alabama was home to the Double-A Mobile BayBears from 1997 to 2019 and closed after its last events in 2021.
Harrison Park
Harrison Park in Harrison, New Jersey was built for the Federal League's 1915 Newark Peppers, then housed the minor-league Newark Bears and national soccer finals until fire destroyed it in August 1923.
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.
Hilldale Park
Hilldale Park on the Darby-Yeadon line was the home of the Hilldale Club, the 1925 Negro league world champions, from 1914 to 1932. Stores and parking lots now cover the site.
Honolulu Stadium
Honolulu Stadium was a 25,000-seat wooden stadium that hosted University of Hawaii football, several bowl games and the WFL's Hawaiians from 1926 to 1975. It was demolished in 1976 and the site is now Old Stadium Park.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Minneapolis's air-supported dome housed the Vikings, Twins and Gophers from 1982, hosted two World Series champions and a Super Bowl, and was demolished in 2014 for U.S. Bank Stadium.
Huntington Avenue Grounds
The Huntington Avenue Grounds was a small wooden ballpark where Boston's American League club played from 1901 to 1911. It hosted the first modern World Series game in 1903, and the land is now part of Northeastern University.
Jefferson Street Grounds
Jefferson Street Grounds in North Philadelphia hosted the first National League game on April 22, 1876, and was home to Athletics clubs into 1890. A city recreation center now stands on the site.