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 →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.
Payne Park
Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida hosted major-league spring training and minor-league baseball from 1924 until 1988, and its site has been a public park since 2007.
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.
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was the University of Pittsburgh's on-campus football bowl from 1925 to 1999. It also served as a secondary home for the Steelers in the 1950s and '60s.
Polo Grounds
This was the fourth ballpark to carry the Polo Grounds name. It was rebuilt in concrete and steel on Coogan's Hollow after a 1911 fire and served baseball and football until 1963, then came down in 1964 for public housing.
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.
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.
Recreation Park (Detroit)
Recreation Park was home to the National League's Detroit Wolverines from 1881 to 1888 and hosted Detroit's first major league game. The Detroit Medical Center now occupies the site.
Recreation Park (Philadelphia)
Recreation Park in North Philadelphia hosted baseball from about 1860 and was the Phillies' first National League home from 1883 to 1886.
RFK Stadium
Opened in 1961 as D.C. Stadium and renamed for Robert F. Kennedy in 1969, RFK was Washington's main stadium for NFL, MLB and MLS teams. Its structure was demolished in 2025-26 to make way for a new Commanders stadium.
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati's riverfront multipurpose stadium was home to the Reds and Bengals from 1970, renamed Cinergy Field in 1996, and imploded at the end of 2002.
Robison Field
Robison Field was the St. Louis National League club's home on the city's north side from 1893 to mid-1920. A high school was later built on the site.
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.
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.
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.
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.
San Diego Stadium
San Diego Stadium, later Jack Murphy, Qualcomm and SDCCU Stadium, was a Mission Valley multi-purpose stadium. It was home to the Chargers, the Padres and San Diego State football for decades.
Shea Stadium
The Mets' home from 1964 through 2008 and the Jets' through 1983, Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows was dismantled in 2008-09 and its footprint became parking for Citi Field.
Shibe Park
Shibe Park, renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1953, was Philadelphia's major league ballpark from 1909 to 1970. It was the Athletics' home and later the Phillies'. A church now occupies the site.
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.
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.
South End Grounds
The South End Grounds was the home of Boston's National Association and National League club from 1871 until August 1914. Northeastern University buildings and a garage now cover the site.
South Side Park
South Side Park was the White Sox's home from 1900 to 1910 and, as Schorling's Park, the Chicago American Giants' home until a fire in December 1940. Public housing now stands on the site.
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park stood at Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street. Rebuilt in steel and concrete in 1909, it was home to both St. Louis major league teams for decades until 1966. The land became a Boys Club athletic field.