This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Atlanta, Georgia. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
Peters Park or Athletic Park (I) Home of: Atlanta, Southern League (1885–mid-1886) (1888–1889 part season) Location: West Peachtree Street Northwest (east); North Avenue Northeast (south); per 1886 Atlanta city directory Was to have been a part of the Peters Park (Atlanta) subdivision; developer Richard Peters also owned the ball club. Currently: churches and small businesses; close to the future site of Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Brisbine Park Home of: Atlanta Crackers, Southern League (1892–1893, 1896–1898); some sources say Southeastern League for (1896-1897) Location: Crumley Street Southwest (north, third base); Glenn Street Southwest (south, right field); Ira Street Southwest (west, first base); Windsor Street Southwest (east, left field); about six blocks west of the future site of Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Currently: vacant lot adjacent to Rosa L. Burney Park - public park
Show Grounds aka Athletic Park (II) Home of: Atlanta Crackers - Southern League (1894–1895) (1896 some games) Location: Jackson Street Northeast (west); Irwin Street Northeast (north); Boulevard Northeast (east); Old Wheat Street Northeast (south) Currently: Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site
Piedmont Park Home of: Atlanta Crackers, Southern Association (1902–1906) Location: Piedmont Avenue Northeast (west/north); 10th Street Northeast (south); Monroe Drive Northeast (east) Previously: site of 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition Currently: Near the 12th Street entryway; the former race track still exists as a walking path.
Ponce de Leon Park a.k.a. Spiller Park / Spiller Field (1924–1932) Home of: Atlanta Crackers, Southern Association (1907–1961) Atlanta Black Crackers, Negro leagues (1920s) Atlanta Black Crackers, Negro American League (1938) Atlanta Crackers, International League (1962–1964) Location: 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue Northeast (south, first base); Lakeview Avenue Northeast (west, third base); Southern Railroad (east/northeast, right/center field) Currently: Midtown Place shopping center
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium a.k.a. Fulton County Stadium a.k.a. Atlanta Stadium Home of: Atlanta Crackers, IL (1965 only) Atlanta Braves, NL (1966–1996) Location: 521 Capitol Avenue Southeast / Hank Aaron Drive Southwest (right/center field); parking and Fulton Street Southwest (north, left field); Washington Street Southwest / Pollard Boulevard Southwest (west, third base / home plate); Georgia Avenue Southwest (south, first base) Currently: parking lot for Turner Field / Center Parc Stadium Future: to be site of Georgia State University baseball park
Turner Field reconfigured from Centennial Olympic Stadium Home of: Atlanta Braves, NL (1997–2016) Location: 755 Hank Aaron Drive Southeast (a.k.a. Capitol Avenue Southeast - right field); Georgia Avenue Southwest (north, left field); Pollard Boulevard Southwest / Washington Street Southwest (west, third base); Bill Lucas Drive Southwest (south, first base); across Georgia Avenue to the south from Atlanta Stadium Previously: parking lot for Atlanta Stadium Currently: reconfigured as a football venue now known as Center Parc Stadium
Truist Park Home of: Atlanta Braves, NL (2017–present) Location: Cumberland, Georgia, a suburb northwest of Atlanta. Ballpark is west of the interchange of I-75 and I-285. Local streets are Circle 75 Parkway (southeast and northeast, outfield and third base); Windy Ridge Parkway (northwest and southwest, home plate and first base); and Heritage Court (southwest - right field). Changed names on January 14, 2020. Formerly titled SunTrust Park prior to the merger title sponsor SunTrust and BB&T.
See also Lists of baseball parks
References
Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.