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.
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) 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;The Jersey Journal, February 28, 1901, p.8 and to the Morris CanalThe Jersey Journal, September 20, 1900, p.8 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 southwest of the previous ballpark Currently: New Jersey City University buildings Sanborn map of the ballpark, 1912 Sanborn map of the ballpark site, 1950
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
See also Lists of baseball parks Sports in Jersey City, New Jersey
References
Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
External links Retrosheet 1889 game log for the Giants Baseball in Jersey City Jersey City Skeeters