Albert Park, San Rafael
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baseball field A baseball field, also called a ball field or baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The term can also be used as a metonym for a baseball park. The term sandlot is sometimes used, although this usually refers ...
that is now home to the
San Rafael Pacifics The San Rafael Pacifics are a professional baseball team based in San Rafael, California, United States. They play in the Pecos League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major or Minor League Baseball. Prior to joining ...
. The Pacifics are a member of the Pecos League, an independent professional baseball league not affiliated with
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. The park opened March 18,1951, on land donated by businessman and local entrepreneur Jacob Albert, in 1937. In the early 1950s, Yankee infielder and future legendary skipper Billy Martin would bring a bunch of the best semipro players from his side of the bay over the Albert Park for a weekend. The Field measurements are 325' (99 m) on left & right field lines and 370' (113 m) in center field.


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