List of jewel box baseball parks

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Jewel box is a term sometimes used in reference to the group of Major League Baseball ballparks built (or re-built) primarily between 1909 and 1915, after the wooden ballpark era and before the modern multipurpose stadium era. These parks featured two-tier grandstand design to take advantage of the steel structural supports and often squeezed inside a city block bringing fans right on top of the action. The "retro" ballparks constructed in the 1990s (and later) were an attempt to capture, to some degree, the perceived intimacy and baseball focus of these parks.

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Jewel box ballparks by city

Here is a list of the jewel box ballparks, their dates of use as a Major League Baseball facility^ (see note below), and some indication of their remnants, if known:

Boston

Brooklyn

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Detroit

New York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

St. Louis

Washington

^Unless otherwise noted, first and last years listed include entire baseball season in that year.

Night baseball – lights added

Jewel box parks were used during the era that saw the Major Leagues begin playing games at night. Below is a list of when each park had lights installed.

ParkYear lights were installed
Crosley Field1935
Ebbets Field1938
Connie Mack Stadium1939
Comiskey Park1939
Polo Grounds1940
Sportsman's Park1940
Forbes Field1940
Griffith Stadium1941
Braves Field1946
Yankee Stadium1946
Fenway Park1947
Tiger Stadium1948
Wrigley Field1988
Baker BowlNever
League ParkNever

The Cleveland Indians also played home games at Cleveland Stadium starting in 1932. They played their first night game at Cleveland Stadium in 1939.

References

  1. "The Corner Ballpark". detroitpal.org. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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