Bismarck Municipal Ballpark

Bismarck Municipal Ballpark
Construction
Bismarck Municipal Ballpark Location within North Dakota
Full name	Bismarck Municipal Stadium, Home of Dakota Community Bank & Trust Field
Address	303 W. Front Ave., Bismarck, ND 58504^[1]^[2]
Location	Bismarck, North Dakota
Coordinates	46°48′14″N 100°47′45″W / 46.8038°N 100.7958°W / 46.8038; -100.7958
Public transit	Bis-Man Transit
Operator	Bismarck Parks and Recreation District
Capacity	1,900^[2]
Field size	Left field 320 ft. Left center 388 ft. Center field 380 ft. Right center 390 ft. Right field 333 ft.^[3]
Surface	Grass^[3]
Opened	1921 (1921)^[2]
Renovated	1992,^[1] 2014^[2]
Tenants
Bismarck Larks (Northwoods League) 2017-present Bismarck Churchills (1930s) Bismarck Capitals (1922–1923) Bismarck Barons (1955–1957) Bismarck-Mandan Pards (1962–1964, 1966) Bismarck Governors (American Legion Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1) 1928-present

Bismarck Municipal Stadium is a baseball stadium in Bismarck, North Dakota. Built in 1921, the stadium was reconfigured in 1992 and renovated again in 2014.

Since 1928, it has been home to the Bismarck Governors (American Legion Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1) team. In the 1930s, it was home to the Bismarck Churchills independent team, most famous for having Baseball Hall of Famer Satchel Paige leading its roster. It was also home to the minor league baseball teams, the Bismarck Capitals (1922–1923), Bismarck Barons (1955–1957) and Bismarck-Mandan Pards (1962–1964, 1966).^{[citation needed]}

Currently, it is home to the Bismarck Larks of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league.

References

^ ^a ^b "Bismarck Municipal Ballpark". Bismarck Parks & Recreation District. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dakota Community Bank & Trust Field". Bismarck Larks. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Bismarck Governors". Retrieved January 29, 2019.

External links

Bismarck Larks - official site
Northwoods League - official site

Current Ballparks of the Northwoods League

Great Plains

Bill Taunton Stadium (Willmar)
Bismarck Municipal Ballpark (Bismarck)
Carson Park (Eau Claire)
Copeland Park (La Crosse)
Dakota Community Bank & Trust Ballpark (Badlands)
ISG Field (Mankato)
Joe Faber Field (St. Cloud)
Mayo Field (Rochester)
Port Arthur Stadium (Thunder Bay)
Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo)
Wade Stadium (Duluth)

Great Lakes

Athletic Park (Wausau)
Capital Credit Union Park (Green Bay)
C. O. Brown Stadium (Battle Creek)
Herr-Baker Field (Fond du Lac)
Homer Stryker Field (Kalamazoo)
Kapco Park (Lakeshore)
Kokomo Municipal Stadium (Kokomo)
Rivets Stadium (Rockford)
Memorial Park (Royal Oak, Michigan) (Royal Oak)
Simmons Field (Kenosha)
Turtle Creek Stadium (Traverse City)
Warner Park (Madison)
Witter Field (Wisconsin Rapids)

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