This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Columbus, Ohio. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
Baseball parks in Columbus
Name of ballpark unknown Home of: Columbus Buckeyes – International Association (1877 only)
Recreation Park I Home of: Columbus Buckeyes or Senators – American Association (1883–1884) Location: Mound Street (north); Parsons Avenue (west); Meadow Lane (now Monroe Street) and 17th Street (east) Currently: I-70 ramps
Recreation Park II Home of: Columbus Buckeyes – Ohio State League (1887 only) Columbus Senators – Tri-State League (1888) Columbus Solons or Colts – AA (1889–1891) Columbus Reds or Senators (not confirmed) – Western League (1892 only) Columbus Statesmen (not confirmed) – Inter-State League (1895 only) Location: East Schiller (now East Whittier) Street (south, third base); Jaeger Street (west) or South 5th Street (farther west); Ebner Street (east, first base); East Kossuth Street (north, right field) Currently: Giant Eagle supermarket and residences
Columbus Central Athletic Park or Columbus Baseball Park or Western League Park Home of: Columbus Senators – Western League (1896 – mid-1899) Location: Parsons Avenue; East Jenkins Avenue (south); Moler Street (north)
Neil Park I Home of: Columbus Senators – Inter-State League (1900 first half of season) Columbus Senators or Discoverers – Western Association (1901) Columbus Senators American Association (1902–1904) Cleveland – American League for two home games: August 3, 1902; and May 17, 1903 Location: Buckingham Street (to the south, third base); 512 Cleveland Avenue and Fort Hayes (east, first base); stands moved from previous ballpark
Neil Park II Home of: Columbus Senators / Red Birds – AA (1905 – mid-1932) Detroit Tigers – AL for two home games: July 23 and 24, 1905 Columbus Cubs (not confirmed) – Inter-State League (1913 only) Columbus Buckeyes – Negro National League (1921 only) Columbus Turfs (not confirmed) – Negro Southern League (1932 only) Location: Buckingham Street (to the south, first base); 512 Cleveland Avenue and Fort Hayes (east, right field) same as Neil Park I; diamond moved, new stands built Currently: Interstate Highway 670 and industrial buildings including Ross Laboratories, inventors of Similac
Cooper Stadium orig. Red Bird Stadium, then Jet Stadium, Franklin County Stadium Home of: Columbus Red Birds – American Association (mid-1932 – 1954) Columbus Blue Birds – Negro National League (first half of 1933 only) Columbus Elite Giants – Negro National League (1935 only) Columbus Jets – International League (1955–1970) Columbus Clippers – IL (1977–2008) Location: 1155 West Mound Street (north, left field); Glenwood Avenue and Mount Calvary Cemetery (east, center field); Green Lawn Cemetery (south, right field); unnamed road lining up with Holton Avenue, on and off ramps for Interstate 70 (west, home plate) Currently: partially demolished, awaiting development
Bill Davis Stadium Home of: Ohio State Buckeyes baseball (1997 to date) Location: 650 Borror Drive (south, first base); parking lot and Fred Taylor Drive (west, first base); parking lot and Jack Nicklaus Drive (east, right field); athletic fields (north, left and center fields)
Huntington Park Home of: Columbus Clippers – IL (2009 to date) Location: 330 Huntington Park Lane (west, first base); Harold Cooper Lane / Brodbelt Lane (north, third base); Neil Avenue (east, left field); West Nationwide Blvd (south, right field).
See also Lists of baseball parks
References
Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
External links Diagram of Neil Park