List of baseball parks in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, which consists of Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

Globe Life Park

Arlington Stadium

LaGrave Field in Fort Worth

Dallas[]

Gaston Park – built "in the 1880s"

Home of (early entries are uncertain):

Dallas Browns – Texas League (1884 only)

Dallas Hams/Tigers – Texas League (1888–1890)

Dallas Sullivan's Steers – Texas League (1895)

Dallas Navigators/Steers/Scrappers/Colts – Texas Southern League/Texas League 1896, TL (1897 – 1898 part season)

Dallas Steers/Giants – Texas League (1902–18)

Location: Second Avenue and Parry Avenue

Currently: the site of the Texas State Fairgrounds Music Hall

Gardner Park (I)

Home of:

Dallas Marines/Submarines/Steers – Texas League (1919 – mid–1924)

Dallas Black Giants - Negro leagues

Location: Colorado Boulevard (north, third base); North Fleming Avenue (east, left field); North Jefferson Avenue (west, first base); Comal Street (south, right field)

Burnett Field orig. Gardner Park (II) a.k.a. Steers Park, Rebels Park, Eagles Stadium

Home of:

Dallas Steers/Rebels/Eagles/Rangers – Texas League (mid–1924 – 1942, 1946–1958)

Dallas Rangers – American Association (1959)

Dallas–Fort Worth Rangers – American Association (1960–1962) / Pacific Coast League (1963) split–schedule with LaGrave Field

Dallas Rangers – PCL 1964

Location: 1500 East Jefferson Boulevard (west, home plate), Brazos Street (north, left field); Colorado Boulevard (south, right field); Trinity River (east, center field); across the street from the original

Currently: vacant lot

Riverside Park

Home of:

Dallas Black Giants - Negro leagues

Dallas Steers - Texas League - one game in 1924 after Gardner Park (I) fire

Location: Comal Street (north, left field); Trinity River (northeast, center field); North Denley Drive (southeast, right field corner); Sabine Street (now Reverend CBT Smith Street) (south, first base); Cliff Street (west, third base)

Currently: Eloise Lundy Park

Cotton Bowl

Home of: Dallas Eagles – TL (1950 opening game only)

Location: 1300 Robert B. Cullum Boulevard, within Texas State Fairgrounds

Fort Worth[]

name of ballpark(s) unknown

Fort Worth – North Texas League 1903–04

Fort Worth – Dixie Association 1971 only

Hayne's Park – Fort Worth ca. 1880–1900

Home of:

Fort Worth Panthers – Texas League (1888–90, 92 part season)

Fort Worth Panthers – Texas Southern League (1895) reorganized as Texas League (1896–1898)

Location: "in the 'Prairie' area near downtown" (per Benson)

Panther Park

Home of: Fort Worth Panthers – Texas League (1902–25)

Location: the "west side of North Main Street, a few blocks from" the eventual LaGrave Field

LaGrave Field

Home of:

Fort Worth Panthers/Cats – Texas League (1926–1942, 1946–1958)

Fort Worth Cats – American Association (1959)

Dallas–Fort Worth Rangers – American Association (1960–1962) / Pacific Coast League (1963) split–schedule with LaGrave Field

Fort Worth Cats – Texas League (1964 only)

Fort Worth Cats – Central Baseball League (2002–2005) / American Association (2006–2011) / North American League (2012) / United League Baseball (2013–2014)

Location: 301 NE 6th Street

Currently: abandoned, but still standing as of 2021

Lon Goldstein Field

Home of: Fort Worth Cats – Central Baseball League (2001 only)

Location: Joe B. Rushing Road (north, left field), beyond which is Rolling Hills Park; C.A. Roberson Boulevard (west, third base), across which is Tarrant County College South Campus; athletic facilities and the football stadium, and then Interstate Highway 20 (south, first base); and soccer fields and Wichita Street (east, right field)

Arlington[]

Arlington Stadium orig. Turnpike Stadium

Home of:

Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs – Texas League (1965–1971)

Texas Rangers – American League (1972–1993)

Location: 1500 East Copeland Road (north, first base); Stadium Drive (east, left field); East Road to Six Flags Street (south, right field); Nolan Ryan Expressway (west/southwest, first base); just west of Six Flags Over Texas

Currently: Parking lots

Globe Life Park in Arlington prev. The Ballpark in Arlington, Ameriquest Field in Arlington, and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Home of: Texas Rangers – AL (1994–2019)

Location: 1000 Ballpark Way, near the site of Arlington Stadium; East Road to Six Flags Street (north, third base); Stadium Drive (east, left field); East Randol Mill Road (south, right field); Nolan Ryan Expressway (west, first base)

Currently: Converted into a football stadium

Globe Life Field

Home of: Texas Rangers – AL (2020–present)

Also used as a neutral site in the 2020 MLB postseason including the 2020 World Series

Location: Across the street to the south and west from Globe Life Park in Arlington; east of the NFL stadium; East Randol Mill Road (north, left field); Stadium Drive (east, right field); Cowboys Way (south, first base)

See also[]

• Lists of baseball parks

References[]

• Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
• Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 0899503675.
• Lowry, Philip J. (1992). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. Reading, Mass.: Addison–Wesley. ISBN 0201567776.
• Holaday, Chris; Presswood, Mark (2004). Baseball in Dallas. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738532827.
• Kayser, Tom; King, David (2005). Baseball in the Lone Star State: Texas League's Greatest Hits. Trinity University Press. ISBN 9781595340122.