List of International League stadiums
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There are 20 stadiums in use by International League (IL) baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Sahlen Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons, which was built in 1988. The newest stadium is Polar Park, home of the Worcester Red Sox, which opened in 2021. Two stadiums were built in the 1980s, six in the 1990s, seven in the 2000s, four in the 2010s, and one in the 2020s. The highest seating capacity of all active stadiums is 16,600 at Buffalo's Sahlen Field. The stadium with the lowest capacity is CHS Field, the home of the St. Paul Saints, which seats 7,210. All stadiums use a grass surface.
Some 100 additional ballparks located among over 60 municipalities formerly hosted International League teams since the league's formation in 1884. These include stadiums from the Eastern League (1884), New York State League (1885), International Association (1888-1890), and Eastern Association (1891), each of which league officials consider part of its origins, and the Eastern League (1892–1911), which changed its name to the International League in 1912.[1] Of the stadiums with known opening dates, the oldest to have hosted IL games was Pynchon Park (1853), home of the Springfield Cubs and Springfield Ponies; Polar Park is also the newest of all stadiums to host IL games. The highest known seating capacity was 55,000 at Municipal Stadium, the Baltimore Orioles home, which was designed to host football. The stadium with the lowest known capacity was the Barnum Grounds, home of the Bridgeport Giants, which seated only 800.
Active stadiums
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All stadiums
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Stadium's name in its last season of hosting IL baseball |
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Opened |
Opening of earliest stadium variant used for hosting IL baseball |
Capacity |
Stadium's most recent capacity while hosting IL baseball |
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Notes
- American League Park was also known as Oriole Park IV.
- Arm & Hammer Park was named Mercer County Waterfront Park (1994–2012).
- Arm & Hammer Park's playing surface is named Samuel J. Plumeri, Sr. Field.
- The Buffalo Bisons played the first four months of the 2021 season at Trenton Thunder Ballpark in Trenton, New Jersey, after being displaced from Buffalo's Sahlen Field by their MLB affiliate, the Toronto Blue Jays, who used the facility due to travel restrictions imposed between the United States and Canada because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[26][27]
- Atwater Park was used for the remainder of the 1897 season after Riverside Park burned on July 10, forcing the Rochester Blackbirds relocate, where they became the Montreal Royals.[34]
- Buffalo Baseball Park was known as New Olympic Park (1899–1907).
- Bush Stadium was also known as Victory Field I and Perry Field.
- Cardinal Stadium was originally called Fairgrounds Stadium.
- Cooper Stadium's previous names were Redbirds Stadium, Jets Stadium, and Franklin County Stadium.
- Delorimier Stadium was temporarily renamed Hector Racine Stadium.
- ESL Ballpark was formerly known as Frontier Field (1997–2022) and Innovative Field (2022–2025).
- First Horizon Park was formerly known as First Tennessee Park.
- Frank D. Lawrence Stadium was initially named Portsmouth Stadium.
- Gran Stadium de la Habana was renamed Estadio Latinoamericano in 1971.
- Gwinnett Field was formerly known as Coolray Field.
- Island Park was also known as Riverside Park.
- Labatt Park was known as Tecumseh Park (1888–1924) and Queens Park (1925–1930).
- Lee Park was also known as Boulevard Field.
- Municipal Stadium was formerly known as Venable Stadium (1944–1949) and Babe Ruth Stadium (1949–1950).
- NBT Bank Stadium was previously known as P&C Field and Alliance Bank Stadium.
- Offermann Stadium was called Bison Stadium before being renamed in 1935.
- Original Ponce de Leon Park was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and named Spiller Park (1924–1931).
- First two stadiums on the site of Pynchon Park were known as Hampden Park (1853–1908) and Hampden Park II (1908–1937).
- Riverside Park burned on July 10, 1897, causing the Rochester Blackbirds to finish the season at Atwater Park as the Montreal Royals.
- Ruppert Stadium was also known as Davids Stadium and Bear Stadium, and was built around the same footprint as Wiedemayer Park.
- Sahlen Field was formerly known as Pilot Field (1988–1995), NorthAmeriCare Park (1996–1999), Dunn Tire Park (2000–2006), and Coca-Cola Field.
- Sam W. Wolfson Park was originally named Jacksonville Baseball Park (1955–1964).
- Silver Stadium was originally called Red Wing Stadium (1929–1968).
- Skeeters Park was also called West Side Park.
- Terrapin Park was also known as Oriole Park V.
- Tim McCarver Stadium was also known as Blues Stadium.
- Traveler Field was renamed Ray Winder Field in 1966.
- Treasure Island was also known as Pleasure Island.
- Truist Field was formerly known as BB&T Ballpark.
- Union Street Grounds was also known as Hop Bitters Grounds.
- VyStar Ballpark was also known as the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
- War Memorial Stadium was also known as The Rockpile.
- Watt Powell Park was also known as Exhibition Park.
