Donovan Stadium is a
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Utica, New York. It is primarily used for
baseball and was formerly the home of
Utica Blue Sox. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1976. The movement to remodel the field started in 1967 in effort of the Utica Free Academy Student Council spearheaded by then President Steven Oram. Shares of imaginary stock were sold to students and the proceeds given to the City to highlight the need and community interest. Oram a successful Maryland Attorney went on to establish the Give Back to Utica Fund at the Community Foundation of Oneida and Herkimer Counties The newly founded four-team
New York State League played all of its games there for the 2007 season.
It is the current home of the
Utica Blue Sox, originally of the
collegiate summer New York Collegiate Baseball League but today of the
Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, and it is also used for
American Legion
The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a non-profit organization of U.S. war
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baseball. The stadium was named after
James H. Donovan.
References
Sports venues in Oneida County, New York
Minor league baseball venues
Baseball venues in New York (state)
1976 establishments in New York (state)
Sports venues completed in 1976
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