Wilmington Park

Wilmington Park
Map
LocationGovernor Printz Blvd & E 30th St
Wilmington, DE 19802
Capacity7,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1939
OpenedMay 1, 1940
Demolished1963
Construction cost$185,000
Tenants
Wilmington Clippers (AA) (1939–1941, 1946–1949)
Wilmington Blue Rocks (InL) (1940–1952)
Philadelphia Athletics (AL) (spring training) (1943)
Philadelphia Phillies (NL) (spring training) (1944–1945)
University of Delaware football (1940–1952)

Wilmington Park was a ballpark in Wilmington, Delaware that was located at the corner of 30th Street and Governor Printz Boulevard. It was home to the University of Delaware football team from 1940 to 1952 and the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class B Interstate League from 1940 to 1952. The Blue Rocks were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1940 to 1943 and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1944 to 1952.[1]

  1. ^ Pahigian, Joshua (2007). The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip. The Lyons Press. pp. 69, 70. ISBN 978-1-59921-024-7.