Baker Bowl

National League Park
Baker Bowl
A 1928 aerial view of Baker Bowl with the soon-to-be-demolished Huntingdon Street station (at right) in Philadelphia
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Former namesPhiladelphia Baseball Grounds (1887–1895)
National League Park (1895–1913, officially thereafter)
Location2622 N. Broad St./2601 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°59′35″N 75°9′21″W / 39.99306°N 75.15583°W / 39.99306; -75.15583
Public transitReading and Pennsylvania Railroad: Huntingdon Station (1891–1929), North Broad station (1929–1950)
OwnerPhiladelphia Phillies
OperatorPhiladelphia Phillies
Capacity12,500 (1887–94)
18,000 (1895–1928)
20,000 (1929)
18,800 (1930–38)
Field sizeLeft Field – 341 ft (104 m)
Center Field – 408 ft (124 m)
Right-Center – 300 ft (91 m)
Right Field – 280 ft (85 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedApril 30, 1887
Renovated1894-1895
ClosedJune 30, 1938
Demolished1950
Construction costUS$80,000
($2.71 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectJohn D. Allen
Tenants
Philadelphia Phillies (NL) (1887–1938)
Philadelphia Athletics (EL) (1892)
Philadelphia Phillies (ALPF) (1894)
Philadelphia Athletics (AtL) (1896–1900)
Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) (1902)
Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) (1933–35)
La Salle Explorers (NCAA) (1931–36)
DesignatedAugust 16, 2000[2]

National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and the first home field of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1933 to 1935. It opened in 1887 with a capacity of 12,500. It burned down in 1894 and was rebuilt in 1895 as the first ballpark constructed primarily of steel and brick and with a cantilevered upper deck.

The ballpark's first base line ran parallel to Huntingdon Street; right field to center field parallel to North Broad Street; center field to left field parallel to Lehigh Avenue; and the third base line parallel to 15th Street. The stadium was demolished in 1950.

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  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2015-06-18.