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This is a list of venues used for professional and college baseball in Louisville, Kentucky. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

Louisville Baseball Park

Home of: Louisville Grays 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

Currently: St. James Court

Eclipse Park (I)

Home of:

semi-pro teams starting about 1874

Louisville Eclipse 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

Eclipse Park (II)

Home of:

Louisville Colonels – NL (early 1893-1899)

Louisville Colonels – Western Association (1901 - partial season)

Location: 28th Street (east); Broadway (north) – just south of Eclipse Park (I)

Currently: Commercial buildings

Eclipse Park (III)

Home of: Louisville Colonels – American Association (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

Home of:

Louisville Colonels – AA (1923–1956)

University of Louisville

Location: Eastern Parkway (north, left field); Brook Street (east, right field); part of the University of Louisville campus

Currently: athletic field

Cardinal Stadium aka Fairgrounds Stadium

Home of:

Louisville Colonels – AA (1957–1962)

Louisville Colonels – IL (1968–1972)

Louisville Redbirds/Riverbats – AA (1982–1998), IL (1999)

University of Louisville

Location: 937 Phillips Lane – Freedom Hall 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

Currently: demolished, vacant lot

Louisville Slugger Field

Home of: Louisville Riverbats/Bats – IL (2000–2019), Triple-A East (2021–present)

Also used by Louisville City FC (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

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)

See also

• Lists of baseball parks

References

• Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
• Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-367-5.
• Lowry, Philip J. (1992). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.

External links

• SABR article on Eclipse Park
• Pictures of Louisville ballparks
• Pictures of Louisville baseball subjects

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