This is a list of venues used for professional and college

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. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed. ;

Louisville Baseball Park Louisville Baseball Park (or Grounds) was a baseball park located in Louisville, Kentucky. The park was home to the Louisville Grays of the National League from 1876 to 1877. The field was located within a large block bounded by 4th Street (east); ...

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Louisville Grays The Louisville Grays were a 19th-century United States baseball team and charter member of the National League, based in Louisville, Kentucky. They played two seasons, 1876 and 1877, and compiled a record of 65–61. Their home games were a ...

NL 1876–1877 :Location: 4th Street (east, first base); Hill Street (south, third base); 6th Street (west, left field); Magnolia Avenue (north, right field) – across Magnolia to the south from

Central Park Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated ...

:Currently: St. James Court ;

Eclipse Park Eclipse Park was the name of three successive baseball grounds in Louisville, Kentucky in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were the home of the Louisville baseball team first known as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisvill ...

(I) :Home of: ::semi-pro teams starting about 1874 ::

Louisville Eclipse The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as th ...

AA (1882–1892), NL (1992–early 1893) :Location: 28th Street (east); Elliott Street (south); 29th Street (west); Magazine Street (north) :Currently: Elliott Park, a public park ;

(II) :Home of: ::

Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as th ...

– NL (early 1893-1899) ::

– Western Association (1901 - partial season) :Location: 28th Street (east); Broadway (north) – just south of Eclipse Park (I) :Currently: Commercial buildings ;

(III) :Home of: Louisville Colonels –

American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ...

(1902–1922) :Location: 7th Street (east, right field); West Kentucky Street (south, first base); 8th Street (west, third base); Florence (now Garland) (north, left field) :Currently: Residential ;

Parkway Field Parkway Field is the name of a baseball park that stood in Louisville, Kentucky. It was home to college, minor league, and negro league teams throughout its life, with the longest stints by the Louisville Colonels of the American Association f ...

:Home of: ::Louisville Colonels – AA (1923–1956) ::

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one o ...

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Eastern Parkway Eastern Parkway is a major road that runs through a portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, it was the world's first parkway, having been built between 1870 and 1874. At the time o ...

(north, left field); Brook Street (east, right field); part of the

campus :Currently: athletic field ;

Cardinal Stadium Cardinal Stadium, formerly known as Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the southern end of the campus of the University of Louisville. Debuting in 1998, it serves as the home ...

aka Fairgrounds Stadium :Home of: ::Louisville Colonels – AA (1957–1962) ::Louisville Colonels – IL (1968–1972) ::

Louisville Redbirds Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

/Riverbats – AA (1982–1998), IL (1999) ::

:Location: 937 Phillips Lane –

Freedom Hall Freedom Hall is a multi-purpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It is best known for its use as a basketball arena, previously serving as the home ...

and Phillips Lane (south, home plate); Fairgrounds Road and I-65 (east, right/center field); Fairgrounds road and Crittenden Drive (west, left field) – part of

Kentucky Exposition Center The Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), is a large multi-use facility in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Originally built in 1956. It is overseen by the Kentucky Venues and is the sixth largest facility of its type in the U.S., with of indoor ...

:Currently: demolished, vacant lot ;

Louisville Slugger Field Louisville Slugger Field is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The baseball-specific stadium opened in 2000 with a seating capacity of 13,131. It is currently home to the professional baseball team, the Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate ...

:Home of: Louisville Riverbats/Bats – IL (2000–2019),

Triple-A East The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States. Along with the Pacific Coast League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below Major League Baseball ...

(2021–present) :: Also used by

Louisville City FC Louisville City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team plays in the USL Championship, known through the 2018 season as the United Soccer League (USL), which is currently the second tier of th ...

(soccer) from 2015–2019. :Location: 401 East Main Street – Main Street (south, home plate); Preston Street (west, left field); Witherspoon Street and I-64 (north, center field); parking lot and I-65 (east, right field) ;

Jim Patterson Stadium Jim Patterson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Louisville Cardinals college baseball team. It hosted the 2007 NCAA Super Regionals, where the Cardinals defeated Oklahoma State two g ...

:Home of: University of Louisville (2005–present) :Location: Central Avenue (south, first base); 3rd Street (west, third base); railroad tracks (east, right and center fields); Tway Way (north, left field)

References

*Peter Filichia, ''Professional Baseball Franchises'', Facts on File, 1993. * *{{cite book, last=Lowry, first=Philip J., title=Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present, year=1992, publisher=Addison-Wesley, location=Reading, Massachusetts, isbn=0-201-56777-6, url-access=registration, url=https://archive.org/details/greencathedralsu0000lowr

External links

SABR article on Eclipse Park

Louisville Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

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