sport.wikisort.org - StadiumTinker Field was an outdoor baseball stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States. Named after Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Tinker, it was located in the West Lakes neighborhoods of Downtown Orlando, adjacent to the Camping World Stadium and one mile west of the Amway Center. In April 2015 the City of Orlando tore down the grandstands and removed all other extant buildings.
Baseball stadium in Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Tinker Field |
 |
Location | 287 South Tampa Ave, Orlando, Florida |
---|
Coordinates | 28°32′19″N 81°24′17.2″W |
---|
Owner | City of Orlando |
---|
Operator | City of Orlando |
---|
Capacity | 5,014 (1965–2015) 4,000 (1933–1964) 1,500 (1923–1932) |
---|
Field size | Left Field - 340 ft (104 m)[1] Center Field - 412 ft (126 m)[2][3][4] Right Field - 320 ft (98 m) |
---|
Surface | Grass |
---|
|
Broke ground | 1914 |
---|
Built | 1914 |
---|
Opened | 1923 |
---|
Demolished | June 2015 |
---|
|
Cincinnati Reds (MLB) (spring training) 1923–1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB) (spring training) 1934–1935 Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (MLB) (spring training) 1936–1990 Orlando Rays (SAL/SL) 1963–1999 Orlando Suns (FCSL) 2008 |
|
|
Tinker Field |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
|
Location in United States Show map of the United States |
Location | 1610 W. Church St., Orlando, Florida |
---|
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
---|
Built | 1922 (1922) |
---|
NRHP reference No. | 04000456[5] |
---|
Added to NRHP | May 14, 2004 |
---|
|
---|
Constructed in 1914, Tinker Field was the spring training home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, and Minnesota Twins. It was also the home park of the Orlando Rays minor league baseball team before they moved to Cracker Jack Stadium in 2000. It was located directly adjacent to the western side of the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium and boasted a capacity of 5,100 before the grandstands were removed in 2015.
History
The field first saw use for baseball in 1914; the first known stadium built on the site was in 1923. It was all-wood construction and seated 1,500. For the next 10 years, the Cincinnati Reds would call Tinker Field their spring training home til 1933. The Brooklyn Dodgers trained there in 1934 and 1935. In 1936 Clark Griffith moved the Washington Senators to Orlando, where the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins would train until after the 1990 season. The stadium was rebuilt again in 1963, and when Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., was demolished, nearly 1,000 of the stadium's seats were moved to Tinker Field. The remaining seats were sold by the City of Orlando in 2015.[6] The old press box next to the home side dugout was the original press box and can be seen in photographs as early as the 1920s.
Tinker Field was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[7] One of the most historical non-baseball events to take place at Tinker Field was a visit from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on March 6, 1964. He spoke before thousands of people from the pitcher's mound in his only public speech in the city.[8]
On January 28, 2014, during the groundbreaking of the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium reconstruction, it was announced that the grandstands and all other extant buildings surrounding Tinker Field would be torn down. The reasons cited were that the expansion of the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium would shorten right field so much that it would make it unusable even if it the entire building complex was renovated. On March 9, 2015, Orlando City Council approved an ordinance to demolish the grandstands and buildings, and allocated money to re-create the area surrounding the field.[9]
In September, 2015, the City of Orlando held a public input meeting and unveiled preliminary plans to memorialize Tinker Field.[10] Tinker Field History Plaza opened in May 2018, memorializing civil rights and baseball in Orlando.[11]
Present
Each November, Tinker Field hosts the Electric Daisy Carnival—a three-day festival that features electronic dance music with celebrity DJs, visual effects, rides, and art.[12]
On September 6, 2015, Tinker Field was the site of West Lakes Family Fun Day—an event held by members of the neighborhoods surrounding the field prior to the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.
Each June or July, Tinker Field hosted the Orlando Vans Warped Tour—a one-day festival that features rock music with popular bands from around the world.
Gallery
Interior of the original Tinker Field
Updated Entry that was added in 1990.
View from Tampa Ave along the Left Field line.
Looking down on Tinker field from The Florida Citrus Bowl.
References
- "Tinker Field - Ballpark History". springtrainingonline.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- "Pitchers Look Good As CBs Work Out". The Orlando Sentinel. April 1, 1954. p. 16. "Charlie [Big Dike] Wilson[...] showed decided promise. [...] He connected for two doubles, one of them hitting the fence in dead centerfield on one bounce, 412 feet from home plate. Yesterday's workout was the first at Tinker's Field for the CBs." Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- Sokolove, Michael (March 9, 1987). "Reds' 8-7 loss not beautiful, but young players raise value". The Cincinnati Post. p. 22. "It's hard to imagine what's more quickly forgotten than a March 8 game at Tinker's Field against the anonymous Twins. [...] Utility candidate Lloyd McClendon had a strange day. He hit a double to the base of the 412-foot centerfield wall, and walked in all three of his other at-bats." Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- Greenberg, Steve (1990). The Minor League Road Trip. New York: Viking Penguin. p. 52. ISBN 0828907714.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Weiner, Jeff (September 16, 2015). "Orlando to sell Tinker Field seats at Citrus Bowl this month". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tinker Field". National Park Service. April 6, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2020. With accompanying pictures
- Dickinson, Joy Wallace (January 20, 2019). "King offered vision of hope at Tinker Field speech in 1964". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- "Orlando City Council votes to demolish Tinker Field grandstands". WFTV. March 9, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- Weiner, Jeff (September 1, 2015). "Tinker Field memorial plans draw scrutiny at Parramore community meeting". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- Gillespie, Ryan (May 2, 2018). "Tinker Field History Plaza memorializes civil rights and baseball in Orlando". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- "HOMEPAGE". EDC Orlando 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
External links
Media related to Tinker Field at Wikimedia Commons
Minnesota Twins |
---|
|
Franchise |
- History
- Seasons
- Records
- No-hitters
- Awards
- Players
- Managers
- Owners and executives
- Broadcasters
- First-round draft picks
- Opening Day starting pitchers
|
---|
Ballparks | |
---|
Culture and lore | |
---|
Rivalries | |
---|
Important figures | Senators Hall of Famers | |
---|
Wall of Fame members | |
---|
|
---|
Key personnel |
- Owner Jim Pohlad
- President Dave St. Peter
- Vice president/Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey
- General manager Thad Levine
- Manager Rocco Baldelli
|
---|
World Series championships (3) | |
---|
Pennants (6) |
- American League: 1924
- 1925
- 1933
- 1965
- 1987
- 1991
|
---|
Division titles (12) |
- West
- 1969
- 1970
- 1987
- 1991
- Central
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2006
- 2009
- 2010
- 2019
- 2020
|
---|
Wild Card titles (1) | |
---|
Minor league affiliates |
- Triple-A
- St. Paul Saints
- Double-A
- Wichita Wind Surge
- High-A
- Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Single-A
- Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
- Rookie
- FCL Twins
- DSL Twins
|
---|
|
Los Angeles Dodgers |
---|
|
Franchise |
- History
- Seasons
- Award winners
- Records
- No-hitters
- Players
- First-round draft picks
- Managers
- Owners and executives
- Coaches
- Broadcasters
- Radio network
- SportsNet LA
- Hall of Famers
- Opening Day starting pitchers
|
---|
Ballparks | |
---|
Culture | |
---|
Lore |
- Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
- Tri-Cornered Baseball Game
- "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
- 1955 World Series
- Relocation to Los Angeles
- Sandy Koufax's perfect game
- Fernandomania
- Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run
- Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak
- MLB China Series
- NL tie-breaker games/series
- 1946 NL tie-breaker series
- 1951 NL tie-breaker series
- 1959 NL tie-breaker series
- 1962 NL tie-breaker series
- 1980 NL West tie-breaker game
- 2018 NL West tie-breaker game
|
---|
Rivalries |
- San Diego Padres
- San Francisco Giants
- Los Angeles Angels
- New York Yankees
- Subway Series (historically)
|
---|
Important figures | Hall of Fame members | |
---|
Ford C. Frick Award recipients | |
---|
BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipients | |
---|
|
---|
Key personnel | |
---|
World Series Championships (7) |
- 1955
- 1959
- 1963
- 1965
- 1981
- 1988
- 2020
|
---|
League pennants (24) |
- American Association: 1889
- National League: 1890
- 1899
- 1900
- 1916
- 1920
- 1941
- 1947
- 1949
- 1952
- 1953
- 1955
- 1956
- 1959
- 1963
- 1965
- 1966
- 1974
- 1977
- 1978
- 1981
- 1988
- 2017
- 2018
- 2020
|
---|
Division titles (20) |
- 1974
- 1977
- 1978
- 1981 (first half)
- 1983
- 1985
- 1988
- 1995
- 2004
- 2008
- 2009
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2022
|
---|
Wild card berths (3) | |
---|
Minor league affiliates |
- Triple-A: Oklahoma City Dodgers
- Double-A: Tulsa Drillers
- High-A: Great Lakes Loons
- Single-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
- Rookie: Arizona Complex League Dodgers
- Dominican Summer League Dodgers
- Minor League Rosters
|
---|
|
Cincinnati Reds |
---|
|
Franchise |
- History
- Seasons
- Records
- No-hitters
- Awards
- Players
- Managers
- Owners and executives
- Opening Day starting pitchers
- Hall of Fame
- Logos and uniforms
- First-round draft picks
|
---|
Ballparks | |
---|
Culture |
- Cincinnati Red Stockings
- Rosie Reds
- Mr. Red
- Black Sox Scandal
- Kitty Burke
- Ritter Collett
- The Big Red Machine
- Dowd Report
- The Nasty Boys
- Hal McCoy
- Hustle
- W711-2 trading cards
|
---|
Lore |
- Carlton Fisk waves it fair
- 1999 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
- 2013 NL Wild Card Game
- Tom Browning's perfect game
- MLB at Field of Dreams
|
---|
Rivalries | |
---|
Key personnel |
- Owner: Robert Castellini
- President of Baseball Operations: Dick Williams
- General Manager: Nick Krall
- Manager: David Bell
|
---|
World Series Championships (5) | |
---|
National League pennants (9) |
- 1919
- 1939
- 1940
- 1961
- 1970
- 1972
- 1975
- 1976
- 1990
|
---|
AA pennants (1) | |
---|
Division titles (10) |
- National League Central
- 1995
- 2010
- 2012
- National League West
- 1970
- 1972
- 1973
- 1975
- 1976
- 1979
- 1990
|
---|
Minor league affiliates |
- Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
- Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A)
- Dayton Dragons (High-A)
- Daytona Tortugas (Single-A)
- ACL Reds (Rookie)
- DSL Reds (Rookie)
|
---|
Media |
- Broadcasters
- Radio: WLW
- Reds Radio Network
- TV: Bally Sports Ohio
|
---|
|
Senior Professional Baseball Association |
---|
Teams |
- Bradenton Explorers
- Daytona Beach Explorers
- Fort Myers Sun Sox
- Gold Coast Suns
- Orlando Juice
- St. Lucie Legends
- St. Petersburg Pelicans
- San Bernardino Pride
- Sun City Rays
- West Palm Beach Tropics
- Winter Haven Super Sox
|
---|
Stadia | |
---|
На других языках
- [en] Tinker Field
[ru] Тинкер-филд
Тинкер-филд (англ. Tinker Field) — бейсбольное поле в Орландо в штате Флорида. Расположено на Вест-Черч-стрит в районе Уэст-Лейкс к западу от центра города. С запада вплотную примыкает к «Кэмпинг Уорлд Стэдиум». Поле названо в честь члена Национального зала славы бейсбола Джо Тинкера, внесшего значительный вклад в развитие игры в городе.
Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии