• Source: List of baseball parks in Kansas City, Missouri

      • This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Kansas City, Missouri. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

      Athletic Park
      Home of: Kansas City Cowboys/Unions – UA (1884 part)
      Location: Southwest Boulevard; Summit Street
      Currently: commercial
      Association Park (I) orig. League Park aka "The Hole"
      Home of: Kansas City Cowboys/Blues – NL (1886), Western League (1887), AA (1888)
      Location: Lydia Avenue (east, first base); Sixth Street (south, third base); John Street and Tracy Avenue (west, left field); Independence Avenue (north, right field) [per contemporary newspapers]
      Currently: Al-Taqwa Islamic Center
      Exposition Park
      Home of:
      Kansas City Blues – AA (1889)
      Kansas City Blues – Western Association (1888, 1890–1891) / Western League (1892) / WA (1893) / WL (1894–1899) / American League (1900) / WL (1901)
      Location: East 15th Street (now Truman Avenue) (south, first base); imaginary line of Montgall Avenue (west, third base) + Prospect Avenue (farther west); imaginary line of East 14th Street + Exposition Driving Park (north, left field); buildings and Kansas Avenue (east, right field)
      Currently: commercial / industrial
      Sportsman's Park aka Recreation Park
      Home of: Kansas City Blue Stockings / Cowboys – Western League (1902–1903)
      Location: Indiana Avenue (west); 17th Street (south) [per city directories]
      Currently: commercial / I-70 underpass
      Shelley Park
      Home of: Kansas City Royal Giants – Negro leagues, Western Independent Clubs (1910–1912)
      Location: Oak Street (west); Missouri Avenue (north); Locust Lane (east); Independence Avenue (south)
      Currently: fire station / I-35 & Hwy 9 interchange
      Association Park (II)
      Home of:
      Kansas City Blues – AA (1902–mid-1923)
      Kansas City Monarchs – Negro leagues (1920–mid-1923)
      Location: railroad tracks and 19th Street (north, third base); Olive Street (west, first base); 20th Street (south, right field); Prospect Avenue (east, left field) – a couple of blocks northeast of the site of Muehlebach Field
      Currently: Blues Park, a public park
      Gordon and Koppel Field
      Home of: Kansas City Packers – FL (1914–1915)
      Location: Lydia Avenue and The Paseo (east, left field); 47th Street (north, third base) (approximates Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard); Tracy Avenue (west, first base); Brush Creek (south, right field)
      Currently: Kiely Park and commercial businesses
      Municipal Stadium prev. Blues Stadium, Ruppert Stadium; orig. Muehlebach Field
      Home of:
      Kansas City Blues – AA (mid-1923–1954)
      Kansas City Monarchs – Negro National League (mid-1923–1927, 1929–1930) / Negro American League (1937–1950)
      Kansas City Athletics – AL (1955–1967)
      Kansas City Royals – AL (1969–1972)
      Location: Brooklyn Avenue (east, right field); 22nd Street (south, first base); Euclid Avenue (west, third base); 21st Street (north, left field)
      Currently: community garden, public park
      Kauffman Stadium originally Royals Stadium
      Home of: Kansas City Royals – AL (1973–present)
      Location: One Royal Way – Royal Way, Chiefs Way, Arrowhead Stadium (southwest, home plate); Red Coat Drive, Blue Ridge Cutoff (southeast, first base); Spectacular Drive, Interstate-70 (northeast, center field); Lancer Lane, Stadium Drive, Interstate-435 (northwest, third base) – part of Truman Sports Complex
      CommunityAmerica Ballpark
      Home of: Kansas City Monarchs (American Association) formerly Kansas City T-Bones Northern League (2003-2009) / American Association (2010-present)
      Location: in Kansas City, Kansas – 1800 Village West Pkwy (northeast, center field); State Avenue (south, first base); Sunflower Lane (east, right field); service road and Stadium Drive (northwest, left field); parking lots, hotel and North 110th Street (west, third base)


      See also


      Lists of baseball parks


      External links


      Illustration of League Park, 1886
      Sanborn map showing the ballpark portion of Exposition Park, 1909
      Sanborn map showing Association Park (II), 1909


      References


      Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
      Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-367-5.
      Lowry, Philip J. (1992). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.
      The Federal League of 1914–1915, by Marc Okkonen, SABR, 1989.

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