Bennett Park (Detroit)
Bennett Park was a ballpark in Detroit. Located at Michigan and Trumbull Avenues, it was home to the Detroit Tigers and was named after Charlie Bennett, a former player whose career ended after a train accident in 1894.
Bennett Park on October 12, 1907, in a World Series game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Location | Detroit |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 5,000 (1896) 14,000 (by 1911) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April 28, 1896 |
| Closed | 1911 |
| Demolished | 1911 to build Navin Field |
| Tenants | |
| Detroit Tigers (MLB) (1896–1911) | |
The Tigers began play at Bennett Park in the minor Western League with a 17–2 win over the Columbus Senators on April 28, 1896. That league was renamed the American League in 1900, and the AL declared itself a major league starting in 1901.
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