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List of baseball parks in New Orleans

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List of baseball parks in New Orleans

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in New Orleans, Louisiana. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

Crescent City Base Ball Park or Sportsman's Park
Occupants: Location: New Basin Canal (now covered by Pontchartrain Expressway aka Interstate-10); across from Greenwood Cemetery; Metairie Road / City Park Avenue. Contemporary city directories give the location as "New Basin Canal and South Metairie Rd"
Athletic Park
Occupant: New Orleans Pelicans – Southern Association (1901–1907) Location: South Carrollton Avenue (northwest); Tulane Avenue (northeast); South Pierce Street (southeast); New Basin Canal (southwest) - same site as Pelican Stadium
Pelican Park
Occupants: Location: South Carrollton Avenue (northwest); Palmyra Street (northeast); Pierce Street (southeast); Banks Street (southwest) Currently: commercial businesses
Pelican Stadium originally Heinemann Park (1915–1937)
Occupants: Location: South Carrollton Avenue (northwest, home plate); Tulane Avenue (northeast, third base / left field); Gravier Street, railroad tracks, canal (southwest, first base / right field); Pierce Street (southeast, center field). Currently: commercial / retail
City Park Stadium later renamed Tad Gormley Stadium
Occupant: New Orleans Pelicans – Southern Association (1958–1959) – disbanded after 1959 season Location: New Orleans City Park – 5400 Stadium Drive (south); Marconi Drive (west); Roosevelt Mall Street (north and east)
Louisiana Superdome – later renamed Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Occupant: New Orleans Pelicans – American Association (1977) – moved from Tulsa Oilers of 1932–1942 and 1946–1976 – disbanded after 1977 season Location: 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive and Poydras Street (northeast); Lasalle Street (southeast); Stadium Drive and Howard Avenue (southwest); Stadium Drive and US-90 (northwest)

References

List of baseball parks in New Orleans Wikipedia


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