This is a list of venues used for professional

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Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and northwest of Mount ...

. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed. Tacoma WA 11th St Grounds ad 1896 05 21

;Tacoma Baseball Park aka South Eleventh Street Grounds :Home of: ::Tacoma Tigers –

Pacific Northwest League The Pacific Northwest League was a professional Minor League Baseball league based in the Pacific Northwest. It was the first professional baseball league ever in the region. History Founding The Pacific Northwest League was founded in 1890. I ...

(1890–1892) ::Tacoma Tigers – New Pacific League (1896) (folded mid-season) ::Tacoma Tigers – Pacific Northwest League (1901–1902) ::Tacoma Tigers –

Pacific National League The Pacific National League was a minor league baseball league that played from 1903 to 1905. The league evolved from its predecessor, the Pacific Northwest League and was a competitor of the newly formed Pacific Coast League. The league began pl ...

(1903) ::Tacoma Tigers –

Pacific Coast League The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Western United States. Along with the International League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A level, which is one grade bel ...

(1904 – mid-1905) (moved to Sacramento) ::Tacoma Tigers –

Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a sports league that operated in the Central United States during the early years of professional baseball for five seasons: 1879, 1883–1884, and 1886–1887. After the 1887 season, the league was replaced by the We ...

(1906) :Location: South 11th Street (north, home plate); L Street (east, left field); 12th Street (now Earnest S Brazill Street) (south, center field); M Street (west, right field) :Currently: commercial businesses ;Tacoma Athletic Park or just Athletic Park :Home of: ::Tacoma Tigers – Northwestern League (1907 – mid-1917) (league failed) ::Tacoma Cubs –

Washington State League The Washington State League was a Class-D minor league baseball circuit in Washington state that existed for three seasons—from 1910 to 1912. Teams in the league included the Aberdeen Black Cats, Chehalis Gophers, Hoquiam Loggers, Centralia ...

(1910) ::Tacoma Tigers – PCL (1918) ::Tacoma Tigers –

Pacific Coast International League The Pacific Coast International League was a minor league baseball league that played between 1918 and 1922. The Class B level league franchises were based in the Northwest United States and British Columbia. History The Pacific Coast Internati ...

aka International Northwest League (1919) (league failed mid-season), (1920–1921) ::Tacoma – WIL (1922) (league failed mid-season) ::Tacoma Tigers – Western International League (1937–1942) :Location: 14th Street (north, first base); South Sprague Street (east, third base); 15th Street (south, left field); South State Street (west, right field); South Ferry teed into 14th near first base :Currently: Peck Athletic Fields ;Tiger Park / Cheney Field :Home of: Tacoma Tigers – Western International League (1946–1951) :Location: 3801 South Lawrence Street (west); South 38th Street (north); South 40th Street (south) :Currently: commercial businesses ; Cheney Stadium :Home of: ::Tacoma Giants – PCL (1960–1965) ::Tacoma Cubs/Twins/Yankees/Tugs/Tigers/Rainiers – PCL (1966–present) :Location 2502 South Tyler Street (east, right field); Scott-Pierson Trail and State Highway 16 (southwest, home plate and third base); Clay Huntington Way (north, left and center fields)

References

*Peter Filichia, ''Professional Baseball Franchises'', Facts on File, 1993. *Tacoma ''City Directories'' – various years – via Ancestry.com *

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Sanborn map of Tacoma showing the 11th Street ballpark, as it was in 1896

Sanborn map of Tacoma showing Athletic Park, as it was in 1950
Tacoma Baseball venues in Washington (state) Sports venues in Tacoma, Washington

baseball parks A ballpark, or baseball park, is a type of sports venue where baseball is played. The playing field is divided into the infield, an area whose dimensions are rigidly defined, and the outfield, where dimensions can vary widely from place to pla ...

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