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| Full name | Buddy Lowe Field at Pat Thomas Stadium |
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| Former names | Pat Thomas Stadium (1972–2003) The Ballpark at Venetian Gardens (1937–1972) |
| Location | 240 Ball Park Road Leesburg, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°48′20″N 81°52′22″W / 28.80546°N 81.87265°W |
| Owner | City of Leesburg |
| Capacity | Baseball – 4,000 |
| Field size | Left Field: 325ft Center Field: 375ft Right Field: 325ft |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Expanded | 1940 |
| Construction cost | $44,000[1] (NOTE: Including a $25,000 expansion in 1940) |
| Tenants | |
| Rochester Red Wings (AA) Spring training (1937) Leesburg Gondoliers (FSL) (1937–1938) Leesburg Anglers (FSL) (1938–1941) (1946) Philadelphia Phillies Minor League spring training (1946–1968) Leesburg Pirates (FSL) (1947–1948) Leesburg Dodgers (FSL) (1949) Leesburg Packers (FSL) (1950–1952) Leesburg Lakers (FSL) (1953) Leesburg Braves (FSL) (1956–1957) Leesburg Orioles (FSL) (1960–1961) Leesburg A's (FSL) (1965–1968) Leesburg Lightning (FCSL) (2007–present) Lake County Black Bears (FWBL) (2009) | |
Pat Thomas Stadium-Buddy Lowe Field is a baseball stadium located in Leesburg, Florida. The Stadium has a capacity of about 2,000 people and was a former minor league baseball stadium and current amateur baseball stadium. The park was the first lighted baseball stadium in Florida and home to several minor and major league spring training camps.[2] The stadium is located in the city's Venetian Gardens, on the shore of Lake Harris.[3]
- ^ "Pat Thomas Stadium – Buddy Lowe Field Timeline". Leesburg Lightning. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ Ripple, Amy C. (December 22, 2011). "Pat Thomas Stadium/Buddy Lowe Field source of pride for Leesburg officials". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Berrian, Cody (May 30, 2013). "Stadium History:Pat Thomas Stadium". Florida League.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.