List of baseball parks in Vancouver
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
List
[edit]| Venue | Location | Home of | Status |
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| Athletic Park (renamed Sick's Capilano Stadium) | Hemlock Street (west, first base); 6th Avenue (south, right field); Birch Street (east, left field); railroad tracks (northeast); 5th Avenue imaginary line (north, third base) | Vancouver Beavers
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Closed (currently commercial and residential) |
| BC Place | North side of False Creek | ||
| Nat Bailey Stadium (formerly Capilano Stadium) | 4601 Ontario Street (east, third base); Midlothian Street (southwest, center field); Hillcrest Park and DinMont Avenue (northwest, first base) | Vancouver Mounties
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| Oppenheimer Park | Japantown (Paueru-Gai) in Downtown Eastside | Asahi baseball team (prior to World War II) | |
| Recreation Park | Homer Street (northwest, first base); Smithe Street (northeast, third base); Hamilton / Mainland Street (southeast, left field); Nelson / Cambie Street (southwest, right field) | Vancouver Beavers – Northwestern League (1905–1912) | Closed (currently office buildings and the small Yaletown Park) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 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 Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present.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 978-0-89950-367-7. OCLC 19630055.