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| Former names | Happyland Park |
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| Coordinates | 49°53′4.3″N 97°10′33.7″W / 49.884528°N 97.176028°W |
| Type | Baseball stadium |
| Genre(s) | Sports venue |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Opened | 6 June 1924 |
| Closed | 1942 |
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| Winnipeg Maroons | |
Sherburn Park was a baseball stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, located at the corner of Sherburn Street at Portage Avenue, on the very same site as the former Happyland Park.[1] It was the second home of the Winnipeg Maroons of the Northern League. It had a seating capacity of 3,500.
The baseball and lacrosse stadium opened on June 7,1924,[2][3] with an initial lacrosse match between the Tamanny Tigers and the Fort Rouge Forts. Opening day attendance was 1,000 spectators.[4]
- ^ Stubbs, Lewis (September 12, 1994). "A century on the diamond". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 7.
- ^ "Lacrosse Season to Open Next Saturday". The Winnipeg Tribune. May 31, 1924. p. 14.
- ^ "Game to be Played at Sherburn Park". The Winnipeg Tribune. June 6, 1924. p. 14.
- ^ "Tigers defeat Fort Rouge at Lacrosse 8 to 2". Winnipeg Free Press. June 9, 1924. p. 14.