Russell Diethrick Park

Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park
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Former namesJamestown Municipal Stadium
Location485 Falconer Street
Jamestown, New York 14702
Coordinates42°06′46″N 79°13′09″W / 42.112737°N 79.219274°W / 42.112737; -79.219274
OwnerCity of Jamestown
Capacity3,000
Field sizeLeft Field: 335 feet (102 m)
Center Field: 410 feet (125 m)
Right Field: 342 feet (104 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 1940
OpenedMay 6, 1941[1]
Construction costUS$60,000[1]
($1.24 million in 2023 dollars[2])
Tenants
Jamestown Tarp Skunks (PGCBL) (2020–)
Jamestown Jammers (NYPL) (1994–2014)
Jamestown Expos (NYPL) (1941–1993)
Jamestown Community College (1961–present)
Jamestown High School

Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park is a stadium in Jamestown, New York. It opened in 1941 and holds 3,000 people. Primarily used for baseball, Diethrick Park was home to teams in the New York–Penn League, a short season minor league baseball league, from its opening until 2014. It is also home to the Jamestown Community College baseball team as well as Jamestown High School's baseball team. It also has hosted multiple Babe Ruth League World Series, most recently the 2023 13 Year-Old World Series .

  1. ^ a b Eddy, Scott (June 27, 2011). "Gates Open On Diethrick Park's 70th Anniversary Season". Star News Daily. Chautauqua County. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.