Former names | Athletic Field (1914–1947) |
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Location | Washington Place Erie, Pennsylvania 16502 |
Owner | Erie School District |
Operator | Erie School District |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1913 |
Opened | 1914 |
Tenants | |
Erie Sailors (Central League) (1928) Erie Sailors (Middle Atlantic League) (1938–1939, 1941–1942, 1946–1951) Erie Sailors (New York-Penn League) (1954–1959, 1961–1963) Erie Senators (New York-Penn League) (1960) Erie Tigers (New York-Penn League) (1967) Erie Cardinals (New York-Penn League) (1981–1987) Erie Orioles (New York-Penn League) (1988–1989) Erie Sailors (Frontier League) (1994) Erie Glenwood League Baseball (1995–present) Central Tech High School Falcons (1995–present) East High School (1995–present) Strong Vincent High School (1995–present) |
Ainsworth Field is a 3,000 seat baseball stadium located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It hosted the Erie Sailors and other Erie-based minor league teams between 1928 and 1994. In 1995, it was made obsolete for professional use by the opening of UPMC Park. It was refurbished in 2004 and is currently used for high school and other amateur baseball games.