Fans Field (Bloomington)

"RT Dunn Fields"

Former names	Fans Field (1902-1939) (Bloomington Baseball Park)
Location	109 E Lafayette St, Bloomington, IL 61701
Coordinates	40°27′47″N 88°59′29″W / 40.462932°N 88.991484°W / 40.462932; -88.991484
Owner	City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation
Operator	City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation
Capacity	2875 (1921)
Field size	319-398-353[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1901
Opened	1902
Renovated	1921, 1935
Expanded	1921, 1935
Demolished	1947
Tenants
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League Bloomington Bloomers (1938-1939, 1935, 1919-1929, 1903-1917) Bloomington Bengals (1937) Bloomington Cubs (1930-1931) Bloomington Blues (1902)

Fans Field was a minor league baseball park in Bloomington, Illinois, and was home to the Bloomington franchise of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League, popularly known as the Three-I League or jokingly as the Three-Eye League, from the early 1900s through 1939. The team had various names, but was primarily known as the Bloomington Bloomers, as well as the Bloomington Blues, Bloomington Bengals, Bloomington Cubs and Bloomington Cardinals. It was a short block east of South Main Street, on the south side of Lafayette. The diamond was in the northwest corner of the property, with Lafayette paralleling the third base line. The ballpark was perhaps not coincidentally near the Brewery that sat just west of South Main and served the city's significant German population well. One of that Brewery's buildings was later used for a clubhouse at the Highland Park golf course. As for the ballpark, after the end of minor league ball in the city, the stands were converted for use as a fairgrounds, and later a ballroom was built on the site.