Jackie Robinson Ballpark
The Jackie Robinson Ballpark (also known as Jackie Robinson Stadium or City Island Ball Park) is a historic baseball field in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It is located at 105 East Orange Avenue on City Island, in the Halifax River.
"The Jack" | |
| Full name | Jackie Robinson Ballpark |
|---|---|
| Former names | Daytona City Island Ballpark (1914–1988) |
| Address | 105 East Orange Avenue |
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°12′34″N 81°1′0″W |
| Owner | City of Daytona Beach |
| Operator | Checkerboard Baseball, LLC |
| Capacity | 4,200 |
| Field size | Left Field: 317 ft Center Field: 400 ft Right Field: 325 ft |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | June 4, 1914 |
| Renovated | 1930, 1951, 1962, 1973, 1999 |
| Architect | Fuquay & Gheen, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Daytona Beach Islanders/Dodgers/Astros/Admirals (1920–1924, 1928, 1936–1941, 1946–1973, 1977–1987) St. Louis Cardinals (spring training) (1925–1937) Minneapolis Millers (spring training) (1940) Brooklyn Dodgers (spring training) (1947) Baltimore Orioles (spring training) (1955) Montreal Expos (spring training) (1973–1980) Bethune–Cookman Wildcats baseball (1993–present) Daytona Cubs (1993–2014) Daytona Tortugas (2015–present) | |
City Island Ball Park | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Built | 1914 (ball field) 1929 (grandstand) |
| MPS | Daytona Beach Multiple Property Submission |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001253 |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1998 |
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