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List of baseball parks in Jersey City, New Jersey

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

Grand Street Grounds
Home of:
:Jersey City Jerseys – Eastern League (mid-1885 – 1886)
:Jersey City Skeeters – International League (1887)
Location: Grand Street; and in the general vicinity of Prior Street and Montgomery Street
Currently: commercial and residential
Oakland Park
Home of:
:Jersey City Skeeters – Central League (1888)
:Jersey City Jerseys – Atlantic Association (1889 – mid-1890)
:New York Giants – NL (1889 - 2 games)
Location: Oakland Avenue (northwest); Hoboken Avenue (southwest - grandstand location); Bonner (now Baldwin) Avenue (southeast); Fleet Street (northeast).
Currently: Residential, commercial buildings and New Jersey Route 139
Johnston Avenue Grounds
Home of: Jersey City – Atlantic League (1900)
:and various local semi-pro clubs (1890s to about 1910s)
Location: Johnston Avenue, within the Lafayette neighborhood adjacent to Van Horne Street; and to the Morris Canal
Currently: Mostly residential
West Side Park (I) aka Skeeters Park
Home of:
:Jersey City Skeeters – Eastern League (1902–1905)
Location: West Side Avenue (east), Belmont Avenue (south), Marcy Avenue (west), Duncan Avenue (north)
Formerly: Jersey City Golf Club
Currently: Lincoln Park (developed and renamed in 1930)
West Side Park (II) aka Skeeters Park
Home of: Jersey City Skeeters – International League (1906–1933)
Location: West Side Avenue (northwest, first base); Bay View Avenue (northeast, third base); buildings and Hudson Boulevard (now JFK Boulevard) (southeast, left field); Audubon Street (southwest, right field); about southwest of the previous ballpark
Currently: New Jersey City University buildings
Roosevelt Stadium
Home of:
:Jersey City Giants – IL (1937–1950)
:Brooklyn Dodgers – NL (1956–1957, 15 games)
:Jersey City Reds / Jerseys – IL (1960–1961)
:Jersey City Indians / Jersey City A's – EL (1977–1978)
Location: Droyer's Point (north, third base); State Highway 440 / Danforth Avenue (east, center field); Newark Bay (south and west, right field and home plate)
Currently: Residential and commercial development

See also

References

  • Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.

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