This is a list of venues used for professional and college baseball in Louisville, Kentucky. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
Louisville Baseball Park Home of: Louisville Grays NL 1876–1877 Location: 4th Street (east, right field); Hill Street (south, home plate); 6th Street (west, left field); Eagle Park and Magnolia Avenue (north, center field) [per SABR article] Currently: St. James Court
Eclipse Park (I) Home of: semi-pro teams starting about 1874 Louisville Eclipse AA (1882–1892), NL (1992–early 1893) Location: 28th Street (east); Elliott Street (south); 29th Street (west); Magazine Street (north) Currently: Elliott Park, a public park
Eclipse Park (II) Home of: Louisville Colonels – NL (early 1893-1899) Louisville Colonels – Western Association (1901 - partial season) Location: 28th Street (east); Broadway (north) – just south of Eclipse Park (I) Currently: Commercial buildings
Eclipse Park (III) Home of: Louisville Colonels – American Association (1902–1922) Location: 7th Street (east, right field); West Kentucky Street (south, first base); 8th Street (west, third base); Florence (now Garland) (north, left field) Currently: Residential
Parkway Field Home of: Louisville Colonels – AA (1923–1956) University of Louisville Location: Eastern Parkway (north, left field); South Brook Street (east, right field); part of the University of Louisville campus Currently: athletic field
Cardinal Stadium aka Fairgrounds Stadium Home of: Louisville Colonels – AA (1957–1962) Louisville Colonels – IL (1968–1972) Louisville Redbirds/Riverbats – AA (1982–1998), IL (1999) University of Louisville Location: 937 Phillips Lane – Freedom Hall and Phillips Lane (south, home plate); Fairgrounds Road and I-65 (east, right/center field); Fairgrounds road and Crittenden Drive (west, left field) – part of Kentucky Exposition Center Currently: parking lot
Louisville Slugger Field Home of: Louisville Riverbats/Bats – IL (2000–present) Also used by Louisville City FC (soccer) from 2015–2019. Location: 401 East Main Street – Main Street (south, home plate); Preston Street (west, left field); Witherspoon Street and I-64 (north, center field); parking lot and I-65 (east, right field)
Jim Patterson Stadium Home of: University of Louisville (2005–present) Location: Central Avenue (south, first base); 3rd Street (west, third base); railroad tracks (east, right and center fields); Tway Way and South Brook Street (north, left field); near L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium to the northeast, and Churchill Downs to the southwest; about half a mile south-southwest of Parkway Field site
See also Lists of baseball parks
References Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
External links SABR article on Eclipse Park Pictures of Louisville ballparks Pictures of Louisville baseball subjects