Gulfview Park was a ballpark located in

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Galveston baseball clubs. From home plate to right field measured 260 feet, and the Blue Goose Saloon was located nearby to right field. Gulfview Park/Pirate Field was located at 2802 Avenue R, Galveston, Texas, 77550. The ballpark had a capacity of 4,000. It had dimensions of 260 RF and was called Pirate Field when hosting the Pirates. The ballpark was damaged by a tropical storm on August 15, 1915, and the park was unusable for the remainder of the season.

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* "Baseball in the Lone Star State: Texas League's Greatest Hits," Tom Kayser and David King, Trinity University Press 2005 * "The Texas League 1888-1987: A Century of Baseball," Bill O'Neal, c.1987 History of Galveston, Texas Sports in Galveston, Texas Baseball venues in Texas 1915 establishments in Texas 1924 disestablishments in Texas Defunct baseball venues in the United States Defunct minor league baseball venues Sports venues completed in 1915 {{Texas-baseball-venue-stub

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