List of Texas League stadiums

This is a list of Texas League stadiums used during the league's existence from 1902 to 2020. It does not include stadiums used by teams of the Texas League (TL) in existence from 1888 to 1890, which the league does not list as part of its franchise history.[1]

Dr Pepper Ballpark, home of the Frisco RoughRiders.
Busch Stadium, former home of the Houston Buffaloes.

There are 67 stadiums known to have been used by the league located among 36 municipalities. Of the stadiums with known opening dates, the oldest to have hosted TL games was Gaston Park (1886), home of the Dallas Steers/Giants; the newest was Hodgetown (2019), home of the Amarillo Sod Poodles. The highest known seating capacity was 21,000 at Turnpike Stadium, the Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs home. The stadiums with the lowest known capacity were League Park (Longview, Texas) and Trojan Park Athletic Field, the respective homes of the Longview Cannibals and Tyler Sports, which each seated only 2,500.

Stadiums
Key
Name
 Stadium's name in its last season of hosting TL baseball
Opened
 Opening of earliest stadium variant used for hosting TL baseball
Capacity
 Stadium's most recent capacity while hosting TL baseball
 Denotes stadium active for league's final season
Name Team Location State Opened Capacity Ref(s)
Albuquerque Sports Stadium Albuquerque Dodgers Albuquerque New Mexico 1969[2] 10,510 [3]
Amarillo Dilla Villa[lower-alpha 1] Amarillo Gold Sox/Sonics/Giants Amarillo Texas 1957 6,500 [4]
Arvest Ballpark Northwest Arkansas Naturals Springdale Arkansas 2008 7,305 [5]
Beach Park Galveston Pirates Galveston Texas [6]
Beidenham Park[lower-alpha 2] Shreveport Pirates, Shreveport Gassers, Shreveport Sports Shreveport Louisiana 7,000 [7]
Block Stadium[lower-alpha 3] San Antonio Bronchos/Aces, San Antonio Bears San Antonio Texas [9]
Bringhurst Field Alexandria Aces Alexandria Louisiana 1932[10] 4,500 [11]
Burnett Field[lower-alpha 4] Dallas Steers/Rebels/Eagles/Rangers Dallas Texas 1924 11,000 [12]
Busch Stadium[lower-alpha 5] Houston Buffaloes/Buffalos Houston Texas 1928 11,717 [13]
Cardinal Park[lower-alpha 6] Ardmore Rosebuds Ardmore Oklahoma 4,000 [14]
Christensen Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Midland Cubs/Angels/RockHounds Midland Texas 1952[15] 5,000 [16]
Clark Field[lower-alpha 8] Lafayette Drillers Lafayette Louisiana 1954 5,100 [17]
Cohen Stadium El Paso Diablos El Paso Texas 1990[18] 9,776 [19]
Colcord Park Oklahoma City Indians/Mets Oklahoma City Oklahoma 1902 [20]
Dell Diamond Round Rock Express Round Rock Texas 2000 7,816 [21]
Dickey–Stephens Park Arkansas Travelers North Little Rock Arkansas 2007 7,200 [22]
Disch Field[lower-alpha 9] Austin Senators, Austin Braves Austin Texas 1947 5,500[23] [24]
Driller Park[lower-alpha 10] Tulsa Oilers, Tulsa Drillers Tulsa Oklahoma 1934[25] 7,200 [26]
Drillers Stadium[lower-alpha 11] Tulsa Drillers Tulsa Oklahoma 1981[27] 10,842 [28]
Dr Pepper Ballpark[lower-alpha 12] Frisco RoughRiders Frisco Texas 2003 10,316 [30]
Dudley Field El Paso Sun Kings/Sun Dodgers/Diablos El Paso Texas 1924 7,000 [31]
Electric Park San Antonio Bronchos San Antonio Texas [32]
Fair Grounds Field Shreveport Captains/Swamp Dragons Shreveport Louisiana 1986[33] 6,400 [34]
Fairgrounds Park Tulsa Oilers Tulsa Oklahoma 10,000 [35]
Gaston Park Dallas Steers, Dallas Giants Dallas Texas 1886 [36]
Giants Field[lower-alpha 13] Rio Grande Valley Giants Harlingen Texas 4,000 [37]
Gorman's Park Cleburne Railroaders Cleburne Texas [38]
Gulfview Park[lower-alpha 14] Galveston Sand Crabs, Galveston Pirates Galveston Texas 1915 4,000 [39]
Hammons Field Springfield Cardinals Springfield Missouri 2004 10,486 [40]
Hodgetown Amarillo Sod Poodles Amarillo Texas 2019 6,631 [41]
Katy Park Waco Tigers, Waco Navigators, Waco Cubs Waco Texas 1905[42] 3,000 [43]
LaGrave Field[lower-alpha 15] Fort Worth Panthers/Cats Fort Worth Texas 1926 13,091 [44]
Lawrence–Dumont Stadium[lower-alpha 16] Wichita Pilots/Wranglers Wichita Kansas 1934 6,058 [45]
League Park Longview Cannibals Longview Texas 2,500 [46]
League Park[lower-alpha 17] San Antonio Bears, San Antonio Indians San Antonio Texas 1925 7,500 [47]
Magnolia Ballpark Beaumont Oilers/Exporters Beaumont Texas 4,000 [48]
Mission Stadium San Antonio Missions/Bullets San Antonio Texas 1947 7,500 [49]
Momentum Bank Ballpark[lower-alpha 18] Midland RockHounds Midland Texas 2002 6,669 [50]
Moody Stadium Galveston Buccaneers Galveston Texas 8,000 [51]
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium[lower-alpha 19] San Antonio Missions San Antonio Texas 1994 6,000 [52]
Oil City Park Corsicana Oil City Indians/Oil Citys/Oil City Oilers/Oilers Corsicana Texas [53]
Oneok Field Tulsa Drillers Tulsa Oklahoma 2010 7,833 [54]
Padgitt Park Waco Tigers, Waco Steers Waco Texas [55]
Panther Park (New) Fort Worth Panthers Fort Worth Texas 4,600 [56]
Panther Park (Old) Fort Worth Panthers Fort Worth Texas 1900 4,600 [57]
Pirate Field Galveston Pirates Galveston Texas [58]
Ray Winder Field[lower-alpha 20] Arkansas Travelers North Little Rock Arkansas 1931 6,083 [59]
Riverside Park Austin Senators Austin Texas [60]
Schepps Palm Field[lower-alpha 21] Corpus Christi Giants Corpus Christi Texas 1949 5,106 [61]
Smith–Wills Stadium Jackson Mets, Jackson Generals Jackson Mississippi 1975[62] 5,000 [63]
SPAR Stadium[lower-alpha 22] Shreveport Sports, Shreveport Braves, Shreveport Captains Shreveport Louisiana 1935[64] 3,000 [65]
Spudder Park[lower-alpha 23] Wichita Falls Spudders Wichita Falls Texas 5,000 [66]
State Fair Racetrack[lower-alpha 24] Dallas Steers Dallas Texas 16,864 [67]
Steer Park[lower-alpha 25] Dallas Giants, Dallas Marines, Dallas Steers, Dallas Submarines Dallas Texas 7,500 [68]
Stuart Stadium Beaumont Exporters/Roughnecks Beaumont Texas 1929 7,500 [69]
Tech Field[lower-alpha 26] San Antonio Indians, San Antonio Missions San Antonio Texas 1921[70] 8,000 [71]
Texas League Park[lower-alpha 27] Oklahoma City Indians Oklahoma City Oklahoma 9,000 [72]
Tim McCarver Stadium[lower-alpha 28] Memphis Blues Memphis Tennessee 1963 5,447 [73]
Tingley Field[lower-alpha 29] Albuquerque Dukes/Dodgers Albuquerque New Mexico 1932 5,315 [75]
Toros Stadium[lower-alpha 30] Victoria Rosebuds, Victoria Giants, Victoria Toros Victoria Texas 1947 5,000 [76]
Trojan Park Athletic Field[lower-alpha 31] Tyler Sports Tyler Texas 2,500 [77]
Turnpike Stadium[lower-alpha 32] Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs Arlington Texas 1965[78] 21,000 [79]
Vincent–Beck Stadium[lower-alpha 33] Beaumont Golden Gators Beaumont Texas 1969 4,500[80] [81]
V. J. Keefe Memorial Stadium San Antonio Brewers/Dodgers/Missions San Antonio Texas 1960 3,500 [82]
West End Park Houston Mud Cats/Buffaloes Houston Texas 5,200 [83]
Whataburger Field Corpus Christi Hooks Corpus Christi Texas 2005 7,050 [84]
Whitley Park Texarkana Casket Makers Texarkana Texas [85]

Notes
  1. Amarillo Dilla Villa was also known as Potter County Stadium (1957–1969) and Memorial Stadium (1970–2000).
  2. Beidenham Park was also known as League Park (1901–1910) and Gassers Park (1915–1924).
  3. Block Stadium was renamed League Park after 1915.[8]
  4. Burnett Field was also known as Steer Stadium (1925–1938), Rebel Field (1939–1948), and Eagles Stadium.
  5. Busch Stadium was also known as Buffalo Stadium (1928–1952).
  6. Cardinal Park was also known as Tribe Park (1948–1954).
  7. Christensen Stadium was also known as Cubs Stadium (1974–1984) and Angels Stadium (1985–1994).
  8. Clark Field was also known as Bull Stadium.
  9. Disch Field was the pre-cursor to Disch–Falk Field.
  10. Driller Park was also known as Texas League Park, Tulsa County Stadium (1934), and Oiler Park (1961–1976).
  11. Drillers Stadium was also known as Sutton Stadium (1981–1982) and Tulsa County Stadium (1983).
  12. Dr Pepper Ballpark was formerly known as Dr Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark (2003–2006) and renamed Riders Field (2021).[29]
  13. Giants Field was also known as Lon C. Hill Stadium (1951–1977) and is now named Harlingen Field.
  14. Gulfview Park was also known as Pirate Park (1919–1920).
  15. LaGrave Field was also known as New Panther Park (1926–1928).
  16. Lawrence–Dumont Stadium was also known as Wichita Stadium (1950–1957) and Lawrence Stadium (1958–1977).
  17. League Park was located at a different site than Block Stadium, which had been renamed League Park.[8]
  18. Momentum Bank Ballpark's former names were First American Bank Ballpark, Citibank Ballpark, and Security Bank Ballpark.
  19. Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium was known as Municipal Stadium (1994–1995).
  20. Ray Winder Field was called Travelers Field prior to 1966.
  21. Schepps Palm Field was also known as Chamber of Commerce Park (1954–1956), Clipper Field, and Giants Field.
  22. SPAR Stadium was also known as Texas League Park (1938–1957), Bonneau Peters Field (1968), and Braves Field.[64]
  23. Spudder Park was also known as Athletic Park (1920–1926).
  24. State Fair Racetrack was used by the Dallas Steers from August 3, 1924 to the end of the season after Steer Park burned.
  25. Steer Park was also known as Joe Gardner Park (1915–1916), Submarine Park (1917–1918), and Marine Park (1919–1922). It burned to the ground on July 19, 1924, and the Dallas Steers completed the season at State Fair Racetrack.
  26. After League Park burned in June 1932, the San Antonio Indians played the remainder of the season at Tech Field.[8]
  27. Texas League Park was also called Jack Holland Field/Western League Park (1924–1948) and Tribe Park.
  28. Tim McCarver Stadium was also known as Blues Stadium.
  29. Tingley Field was also known as Apprentice Field and Rio Grande Park.[74]
  30. Toros Stadium was also known as Riverside Park (1956–1961).
  31. The Shreveport Sports played the remainder of the 1932 season at Trojan Park Athletic Field as the Tyler Sports after Beidenham Park burned on May 4.
  32. Turnpike Stadium was renamed Arlington Stadium (1972).
  33. Vincent–Beck Stadium was also known as Cardinal Field (1969–1981).

Map
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Texas League stadium locations

See also

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