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List of baseball parks in Toledo, Ohio

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This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Toledo, Ohio. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.

League Park
Occupant: Toledo Blue Stockings - Northwestern League (1883); American Association (1884); Western League (1885) Location: Monroe Street (southwest), 15th Street (northwest), Jefferson Avenue (northeast), 13th Street (southeast); a few blocks northwest of the site of Fifth Third Field.
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Occupant: Toledo Blue Stockings - AA (1884) (Saturdays and Sundays only) Location: Dorr Street, Upton Avenue
Riverside Park
Occupant: Toledo Blue Stockings - WL (1885 - Sundays - league folded in June) Location: North Summit Street, near Ash Street; Maumee River runs southeast of the site
Presque Isle Park
Occupant: Toledo Maumees - Tri-State League (1888 through July 3) Location: Mouth of the Maumee River, "where the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad coal docks are/were sited."
Speranza Park
Occupant: Toledo Maumees a.k.a. Black Pirates - TSL (1888 starting July 4); International League (1889); AA (1890) Location: Triangular block bounded by Cherry Street (northeast), Frederick Street (south), and Franklin Avenue (west). Currently: Grounds of St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
Olympic Park
Occupant: Toledo Black Pirates - Western League (1892 - league disbanded in July) Location: Indiana Avenue, Hawley Street, Woodland Avenue; a few blocks east-southeast of Tri-State Fairgrounds
Whitestocking Park
Occupant: Toledo White Stockings - WL (1894-1895, transferred to Terre Haute, Indiana on July 1, 1895) Location: Lagrange Street (west / home plate), Pearl Street (north / left field), Hudson Street (south / right field)
Ewing Street Park
Occupant: Toledo White Stockings / Swamp Angels / Mud Hens - WL (1894-95, transferred to Terre Haute); Inter-State League (1896) Location: Ewing Street (east), Pinewood Avenue (south - then called Missouri Avenue), Hawley Street (west), Woodland Avenue (north - then called Wisconsin Avenue); about a block east-northeast from Olympic Park site
Bay View Park
Occupant: Toledo Swamp Angels / Mud Hens - ISL (1896-1900) Saturdays and Sundays only Location: Manhattan Boulevard at Summit Street Currently: Bayview Retirees Golf Course
Armory Park
Occupant: Toledo Mud Hens - Inter-State League (1897-1900); Western League (1901); American Association (1902 - July 2, 1909) Location: Spielbusch Avenue (northwest / third base - later Judge Joseph Flores Avenue); The Armory, and Orange Street (northeast / left field); North Ontario Street (southeast / right field); Beech Street (southwest / first base) Currently: U. S. District Courthouse
Swayne Field
Occupant: Toledo Mud Hens - AA (July 3, 1909 - 1913, 1916 - 1955); Toledo "Soumichers" or "Little Mud Hens", South-Michigan League (1914, took to the road mid-season) Location: Monroe Street (southwest / first base), Detroit Avenue (southeast / right field), Council Street (northeast / left field) and railroad tracks (northwest / third base). Currently: shopping center
Lucas County Stadium/Ned Skeldon Stadium
Occupant: Toledo Mud Hens - International League (1965-2001) Location: (Maumee, Ohio) Key Street (west / third base), Ohio Turnpike (I-80, I-90) (north / left field), Michigan Avenue (northeast / center field), Wilderness Drive (east / right field), railroad tracks (south / first base); only Key Street actually runs next to the park; the others are all some distance away.
Fifth Third Field
Occupant: Toledo Mud Hens - IL (2002-present) Location: Washington Street (southwest / first base); North Huron Street (northwest / third base); Monroe Street / Henry Morse Way (northeast / left field); Msgr. Jerome Schmidt Way / North St. Clair Street (southeast / right field).

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List of baseball parks in Toledo, Ohio Wikipedia