&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Broad_Street_Park.png) Illustration of Broad Street Park published in The Richmond Dispatch (1897) | |
| Location | Richmond Virginia, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 6,000 (1897) |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Closed | 1916 |
| Tenants | |
| Richmond Bluebirds (Atlantic League, Virginia–North Carolina League) (1897–1901) Richmond Spiders football (1897–1916) Philadelphia Phillies (NL) (spring training) (1903) Richmond Colts (Virginia League) (1906–1912) | |
Broad Street Park, sometimes spelled Broad-Street Park, was the name for two stadiums located in Richmond, Virginia. Broad Street Park (I) was open from 1897 to 1912 and Broad Street Park (II) was used from 1913 to 1916.[1] They hosted college football and Minor League Baseball. Broad Street Park served as the home field for the Richmond Spiders football team of Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—from 1897 to 1916.
- ^ Mayer, Scott P. (2001). "The first fifty years of professional baseball in Richmond, Virginia : 1883-1932". Richmond, Virginia: University of Richmond. p. 100. Retrieved June 24, 2022.