Joyce Park

Joyce Park was a minor league baseball park in Keokuk, Iowa.

Joyce Park
Former namesKeokuk Baseball Park
LocationMain Street (Hwy 218) and Joyce Park Road
OwnerCity of Keokuk
Capacity3,500 (1962)
Field size(LF-CF-RF): 320-381-265 (1961) 306-385-345 (1962)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1920
Built1920
Opened1921
Demolished1964
Tenants
Midwest League
Keokuk Dodgers (1962)
Keokuk Cardinals (1958–1961)
Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League
Keokuk Kernels (1952–1957)
Central Association
Keokuk Pirates (1947–1949)
Western League
Keokuk Indians (1935)
Mississippi Valley League
Keokuk Indians (1929-1933)

Joyce Park hosted Keokuk minor league teams in various seasons between 1929 and 1962. The park had dimensions of (LF-CF-RF): 320-381-265 (1961) 306-385-345 (1962) and had a capacity of 3,500 (1962). Notable Keokuk players of the Joyce park era included Home Run record holder Roger Maris and All-Star player and baseball announcer Tim McCarver.

In 1958, a live microphone was placed in home plate at Joyce Park by the Keokuk Cardinals in order to broadcast live player conversations over the PA system. The concept received coverage nationally. However, the experiment was ended due to foul language.

Today, a new park of the same name has been constructed at a different Keokuk location.

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