 Wearn Field, 1929 Sanborn Insurance Map | |
| Former names | Hayman Park |
|---|---|
| Location | S Graham St & Winona St, Charlotte, North Carolina 28203 |
| Owner | J.H. Wearn |
| Field size | Left Field – ft Center Field – ft Right Field – ft |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Closed | 1940 |
| Tenants | |
| Charlotte Hornets (1912-1940)
Buffalo Bisons (IL) (spring training) (1913) Philadelphia Phillies (NL) (spring training) (1919) Syracuse Chiefs (IL) (spring training) (1935, 1937) | |
Wearn Field was a ballpark located in Charlotte, North Carolina and home to amateur and professional baseball in Charlotte from 1912[1] to 1940. Wearn Field was built and owned by Hornets club owner J. H. Wearn[2] alongside his lumber mill. Home plate was at the corner of South Graham and Winona Streets; the right field corner was at South Graham and Commerce.[3]
Wearn Field was home to the Charlotte Hornets minor-league baseball team, the Charlotte Red Sox negro league team, and was the spring training home of the Buffalo Bisons in 1913, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1919, and the Syracuse Chiefs in 1935 and 1937.[4]
- ^ "Several Games Scheduled For The New Hornets". The Evening Chronicle. Charlotte, North Carolina. April 5, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Perry, Maria (March 14, 2015). "Wearn Field". Lost Charlotte: The Queen City of the South’s Past Revisited. MariaPerry1. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ Norman, Charles (December 28, 2021). "The Semi-Pro: The Baseball Life of Walter Ancker (Chapter Two)". ReverbRaccoon.com. Charles Norman. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Pomrenke, Jacob (April 5, 2011). SABR Spring Training Database: Sorted by host city (PDF). Society for American Baseball Research. p. 29.