Wilmington Park, Baseball stadium in Wilmington, United States.
The stadium featured wooden bleachers and concrete grandstands with a seating capacity of 7000 spectators along the baselines and behind home plate.
The Philadelphia Athletics held spring training sessions at Wilmington Park during World War II after Major League Baseball ordered clubs to train north of the Potomac.
The University of Delaware football team called Wilmington Park their home field for twelve seasons between 1940 and 1952 before moving to Delaware Stadium.
Located at the intersection of 30th Street and Governor Printz Boulevard, the stadium measured 334 feet to left field and 360 feet to right field.
The Blue Rocks set attendance records at Wilmington Park with 145,643 fans in 1940 and surpassed that number with 172,531 spectators in 1944.
Inception: May 1, 1940
Official opening: May 1, 1940
Capacity: 7000
GPS coordinates: 39.75200,-75.52510
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:06
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