Stars Park
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| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°37′57″N 90°13′35″W / 38.6326°N 90.2264°WCoordinates: 38°37′57″N 90°13′35″W / 38.6326°N 90.2264°W |
| Capacity | 10,000 (1922) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | July 9, 1922 |
| Closed | 1931 |
| Construction cost | $38,000 (1922) |
| Tenants | |
| St. Louis Stars (NNL) (1922–1931) | |
Plaque commemorating Stars Park, July 2010
Stars Park was a baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri, at the southeast corner of Compton and Laclede Avenues. Contemporary city directories give the address as 130 South Compton Avenue. The stadium was one of the few ballparks purposely built for a Negro league team. The ground was home to the St. Louis Stars of the Negro National League from 1922 to 1931.[1] It had a capacity of 10,000.[1]
A photograph of the park was unearthed in 2016, in the collection of the Missouri Historical Society; the park was previously thought to have no surviving photographs.[2]
The ballpark site is now occupied by the Harris–Stowe State University baseball field.
References[]
- ^ a b Lowry, Philip J. (2006). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of Major League and Negro League Ballparks. New York: Walker Publishing Company, Inc. p. 203. ISBN 0-8027-1562-1.
- ^ Dan O'Neill (November 14, 2016). "Historic photo revives interest in Negro League's St. Louis Stars". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
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