Payne Park

Payne Park
Payne Park in 1936
Map
Address2050 Adams Lane
LocationSarasota, Florida
Coordinates27°20′03″N 82°31′45″W / 27.3340696°N 82.5290683°W / 27.3340696; -82.5290683
Public transitSarasota County Area Transit
OwnerCity of Sarasota
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Baseball
Field size
  • 1924–1962
  • Left field – 375 ft (114 m)
  • Center field – 500 ft (150 m)
  • Right field – 375 ft (114 m)
  • 1963–1990 (Final)
  • Left field – 352 ft (107 m)
  • Center field – 415 ft (126 m)
  • Right field – 352 ft (107 m)
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Acreage29
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundOctober 18, 1923
OpenedFebruary 1, 1924 (1924-02-01)
Renovated1950, 1962
Expanded1962
ClosedApril 1988
DemolishedNovember 1990
Construction cost$18,000 ($250,667 in 2023 dollars)[1][2]
Tenants
  • 1924–1927
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1929–1932
  • 1933–1942; 1946–1958
  • 1959
  • 1960–1988
  • 1961–1965
  • 1989

Payne Park is a former baseball field from 1924 to 1990 in Sarasota, Florida. The stadium and field were built on a portion of 60 acres (0.24 km2) of land donated by Calvin Payne and his wife, Martha in 1923.[1] Payne Park today is a 29-acre (0.12 km2) public park used for recreational events.

  1. ^ a b "Payne Park Historical Marker". 2000 Adams Lane, Sarasota, FL: Sarasota History Alive!. Sarasota County Historical Commission. 1996. Retrieved April 3, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
  3. ^ "Chisox To Find Comiskey-Sized Diamond Feb. 21". Sarasota Journal. January 17, 1963. p. 32 – via Google News Archive.