List of baseball parks in Jersey City, New Jersey

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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.

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Roosevelt Stadium
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) [1]
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; [2] and to the Morris Canal [3]
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 1 mile (1.6 km) 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

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Oakland Park was a ballpark in The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. It was the home of the minor league baseball club, the Jersey City Skeeters, from 1888 to 1890. The club briefly disbanded in July 1890, but the park continued to be used by other local teams for several years after. It hosted the New York Giants of Major League Baseball for their first two home games in 1889 following their eviction from the Polo Grounds.

West Side Park was the name of two different baseball parks in Jersey City, New Jersey in the early 20th Century. Both parks were also called Skeeters Park in reference to the long-time nickname of the teams, the "Jersey City Skeeters", so called because of the many mosquitoes ("skeeters") which lived in Jersey City's marsh lands.

References

  1. ↑ "Giants Ballparks: 1883-Present". Sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ The Jersey Journal , February 28, 1901, p.8
  3. ↑ The Jersey Journal, September 20, 1900, p.8
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