Joe Devine Airway Park
Joe Devine Airway Park was a minor league baseball stadium in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. Opened in 1939, the ballpark was the home of Boise's teams (Pilots, Yankees, Braves) in the Class C Pioneer League, which briefly moved to Class A in 1963, the final year of the Braves and the ballpark.
Boise Location within the United States Boise Boise (Idaho) | |
| Former names | Braves Field (1955–1963) Joe Devine Airway Park (1952–1954) Airway Park (1939–1952) |
|---|---|
| Address | 600 S. Walnut Street Boise, Idaho U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43.602°N 116.186°W |
| Elevation | 2,700 feet (825 m) |
| Capacity | 5,000 3,000 (1939) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Renovated | c. 1947 |
| Closed | 1963 |
| Tenants | |
| Boise Braves (PL) 1955–1963 Boise Pilots (PL) 1954 Boise Yankees (PL) 1952–1953 Boise Pilots (PL) 1939–1942, 1946–1951 | |
Originally named "Airway Park," it was the home of the Pilots and was a few blocks east of the Boise Airport, then located at the present-day campus of Boise State University. The city donated 11 acres (4.5 ha) of the western portion of Municipal Park (now Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park) in 1939 for the ballpark.
North of the nearby Boise River, the elevation of the natural grass field was approximately 2,700 feet (825 m) above sea level, and it was aligned to the southeast; the recommended alignment (home plate to center field) is east-northeast. Opened with a seating capacity of 3,000, it was increased to 5,000 after World War II.