John Ducey Park was a 6,500-seat baseball stadium in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. Originally built in 1933, it was torn down after sixty-two years of use in 1995 and replaced by Telus Field on the same site. Beginning in 1981, John Ducey Park was the home field for the AAA Edmonton Trappers of the Pacific Coast League .
4-466: The stadium was originally known as Renfrew Park , but was renamed in later years for John Ducey , an Edmonton baseball executive, promoter, general manager, scout and coach. Prior to Renfrew Park, Diamond Park was Edmonton's main baseball field. The field could hold a maximum of 2,500 spectators by law. John Ducey Park was the site where in 1982 Ron Kittle of the Trappers hit his 50th home run of
8-464: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Edmonton -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Diamond Park (Edmonton) Diamond Park was a 1,500-seat baseball stadium located in Edmonton , Alberta. A covered grandstand provided 500 and bleachers down the first-base line had 1,000 more seats. Constructed by a local businessman Frank Gray, who
12-564: The season in the last game of the year. Kittle was named Minor League Player of the Year . The stadium hosted the 1990 Baseball World Cup . This article about a baseball venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Alberta is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in Canada
16-648: Was also Edmonton's baseball club director, in 1907. Home to the Edmonton Eskimos baseball team (from 1909 to 1914, 1919-1921 and 1922), it was located on the Ross Flats below the Hotel Macdonald . The park is still known as Diamond Park and has a shaled-infield ball diamond, but the stands are gone, likely since 1935 when nearby Renfrew Park was built and replaced Diamond Park as Edmonton's main ball park. This Edmonton -related article
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