Jacksonville Baseball Complex

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Jacksonville Baseball Complex
Jacksonville Baseball Complex
Full nameJacksonville Baseball Complex
Location Jacksonville, Texas
Tenants
Jacksonville Jax
(West Dixie League) (1934–1935)
(East Texas League) (1936–1940, 1946)
(Lone Star League) (1947)
(Gulf Coast League) (1950)

The Jacksonville Baseball Complex was a baseball diamond that once existed in Ragsdale Park in Jacksonville, Texas, and was the home of the Jacksonville Jax. [1] The Jacksonville Rodeo Arena now occupies the site. [2] Home plate was in the northwest corner of the square block.

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Location

The site of the former ballpark and present-day rodeo arena is situated on the corner of Mulberry and Bridge streets in Jacksonville. [3]

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References

  1. "Ragsdale Park in Jacksonville, TX minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  2. "Holcomb named marshal of Tuesday's Rodeo Parade". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  3. Columnist, Deborah Burkett (2024-04-28). "62 Years of Tops in Texas Rodeo". Daily Progress Jacksonville, TX. Retrieved 2024-05-18.

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