This is a list of venues used for professional
baseball in
Tacoma, Washington. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.
Tacoma Baseball Park aka South Eleventh Street Grounds
Location: South 11th Street (north, home plate); L Street (east, left field); 12th Street (now Earnest S Brazill Street) (south, center field); M Street (west, right field)
Currently: commercial businesses
Tacoma Athletic Park or just Athletic Park
Home of:
Tacoma Tigers – Northwestern League (1907 – mid-1917) (league failed)
Location: 14th Street (north, first base); South Sprague Street (east, third base); 15th Street (south, left field); South State Street (west, right field); South Ferry teed into 14th near first base
Currently: Peck Athletic Fields
Tiger Park / Cheney Field
Home of: Tacoma Tigers – Western International League (1946–1951)
Location: 3801 South Lawrence Street (west); South 38th Street (north); South 40th Street (south)
Location 2502 South Tyler Street (east, right field); Scott-Pierson Trail and State Highway 16 (southwest, home plate and third base); Clay Huntington Way (north, left and center fields)
References
Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
Tacoma City Directories – various years – via Ancestry.com
Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.
ISBN978-0-89950-367-7.
OCLC19630055.
This is a list of venues used for professional
baseball in
Tacoma, Washington. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.
Tacoma Baseball Park aka South Eleventh Street Grounds
Location: South 11th Street (north, home plate); L Street (east, left field); 12th Street (now Earnest S Brazill Street) (south, center field); M Street (west, right field)
Currently: commercial businesses
Tacoma Athletic Park or just Athletic Park
Home of:
Tacoma Tigers – Northwestern League (1907 – mid-1917) (league failed)
Location: 14th Street (north, first base); South Sprague Street (east, third base); 15th Street (south, left field); South State Street (west, right field); South Ferry teed into 14th near first base
Currently: Peck Athletic Fields
Tiger Park / Cheney Field
Home of: Tacoma Tigers – Western International League (1946–1951)
Location: 3801 South Lawrence Street (west); South 38th Street (north); South 40th Street (south)
Location 2502 South Tyler Street (east, right field); Scott-Pierson Trail and State Highway 16 (southwest, home plate and third base); Clay Huntington Way (north, left and center fields)
References
Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
Tacoma City Directories – various years – via Ancestry.com
Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.
ISBN978-0-89950-367-7.
OCLC19630055.