St. Patrick's Park is the largest

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park in the province of

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. It is located in

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and was built by American servicemen stationed in the province following the

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. It hosted baseball at the 1977

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, and the

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2014 Senior Men's Canada Championships. The park is currently run and used by St. John's Amateur Baseball Association for their senior and intermediate baseball leagues. The senior league currently has 5 teams: Holy Cross Crusaders, Feildians, Shamrocks, Gonzaga Vikings and The Knights. The intermediate league consists of Holy Cross Crusaders, Feildians, Shamrocks, Gonzaga Vikings, Knights, Generals. St. Pat's is also home to both the senior and junior St. John's Capitals, which is the selects team for the St. John's Amateur Baseball Association.

References

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