Bosse Field – The Third Oldest Professional Ballpark In Continuous Use

By Byron Bennett | March 30, 2015
A view of Bosse Field entrance

Bosse Field is located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Indiana (Don Mattingly was born in Evansville, Indiana, and attended Reitz Memorial High School). The ballpark is owned and maintained by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana, and Vanderburgh County. The ballpark was constructed in 1915 with the backing of…

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Hartford’s Bulkeley Stadium – Now A Nursing Home With A Home Plate

By Byron Bennett | September 11, 2014

Morgan M. Bulkeley Stadium was located on the southeast corner of Hanmer Street and George Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The ballpark originated in 1921 as Clarkin Field, named in honor of its builder, Jim Clarkin, the owner of the Eastern League Hartford Senators. After a fire in 1927,  the ballpark was rebuilt. Clarkin sold the team…

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