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Federal League Park (Indianapolis)

Indianapolis, Indiana · Ballpark

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.

Opened: 1914
Closed: 1916
Demolished: 1917
Capacity: 23,000

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History

Built in 1914 on part of the old Greenlawn cemetery, the 23,000-capacity park housed the Indianapolis Hoosiers in the Federal League's first season as a self-declared major league. The franchise moved to Newark for 1915.

The Indianapolis ABCs played there in 1915 and 1916. Early in 1917 the park was torn down for a railroad freight yard, about a block south of today's Victory Field.

Why it matters: It was Indianapolis's Federal League ballpark.

Timeline

1914
Hoosiers move in[1,2]
The Hoosiers moved into the new Kentucky Avenue park as the Federal League declared itself a major league.
1915
Hoosiers move to Newark[1]
The franchise moved to Newark for 1915.
1917
Demolished[1]
Early in 1917 the park was demolished and replaced with a railroad freight yard.

The site today

Physical status	Site redeveloped[1]
Current use	Railroad freight yard (built after demolition)
Mapped location	Former venue site

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Teams & events

Indianapolis Hoosiers	Federal League · 1914
Indianapolis ABCs	1915–1916

Listed here are organizations that used this physical venue. A franchise's history and a venue's history are tracked separately.

Venue facts

Other names	Federal Park; Washington Park
Location	Kentucky Avenue and West Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
Venue type	Ballpark
Sports	Baseball
Level	MLB, Negro leagues
Opened	1914[1,2]
Last used for sports	1916[1]
Demolished	1917[1]
Physical status	Site redeveloped
Original capacity	23,000[1]
Closure	The Federal League franchise left after 1914 and the league folded after 1915; the park was cleared for a rail yard.

Documented details

The park was built on part of the former Greenlawn cemetery.[1]
Field dimensions were 365 ft to left, 428 to center and 304 to right.[1]
The site is about a block south of Victory Field and a block west of Lucas Oil Stadium.[1]

Sources

Federal League Park, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: capacity, closed, coordinates, demolished, events, opened, teams
Federal League Park, Indianapolis (park IND07), Baseball Data Hub. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: coordinates, opened, teams

Research confidence

Key facts on this page (opening, closing, status and location) are each supported by sources, with key dates corroborated by at least two independent sources. Last reviewed 2026-10-19.

Where sources disagree (2)

Wikipedia's infobox gives demolition as 1916; its text says early 1917.
The infobox's 1913 build date appears to refer to the Hoosiers' earlier park at Riverside Park.

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