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| dimensions = '''Left Field''' - {{Convert|340|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tinker Field - Ballpark History |url = http://www.springtrainingonline.com/features/tinker-field.htm|website = springtrainingonline.com| |
| dimensions = '''Left Field''' - {{Convert|340|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tinker Field - Ballpark History |url = http://www.springtrainingonline.com/features/tinker-field.htm|website = springtrainingonline.com|access-date = 2016-03-18}}</ref><br>'''Center Field''' - {{Convert|412|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105556027/the-orlando-sentinel/ "Pitchers Look Good As CBs Work Out"]. ''The Orlando Sentinel''. April 1, 1954. p. 16. "Charlie [Big Dike] Wilson[...] showed decided promise. [...] He connected for two doubles, one of them hitting the fence in dead centerfield on one bounce, 412 feet from home plate. Yesterday's workout was the first at Tinker's Field for the CBs." Retrieved July 13, 2022.</ref><ref>Sokolove, Michael (March 9, 1987). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=105554810 "Reds' 8-7 loss not beautiful, but young players raise value"]. ''The Cincinnati Post''. p. 22. "It's hard to imagine what's more quickly forgotten than a March 8 game at Tinker's Field against the anonymous Twins. [...] Utility candidate Lloyd McClendon had a strange day. He hit a double to the base of the 412-foot centerfield wall, and walked in all three of his other at-bats." Retrieved July 13, 2022.</ref><ref>Greenberg, Steve (1990). ''[https://archive.org/details/minorleagueroadt0000gree/page/52/mode/2up The Minor League Road Trip]''. New York: Viking Penguin. p. 52. {{ISBN|0828907714}}.</ref><br>'''Right Field''' - {{Convert|320|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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'''Tinker Field''' was an outdoor [[baseball stadium]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], United States. Named after [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] |
'''Tinker Field''' was an outdoor [[baseball stadium]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], United States. Named after [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Joe Tinker]], it was located in the West Lakes neighborhoods of [[Downtown Orlando]]. In April 2015, the City of Orlando tore down the grandstands and removed all other extant buildings, due to its proximity to renovation work on the [[Orlando Citrus Bowl]] football stadium (later renamed as [[Camping World Stadium]]). The ballpark is now memorialized by Tinker Field History Plaza.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Departments-Offices/Executive-Offices/Office-of-Multicultural-Affairs/The-Fabric-of-Our-Communities-Black-Historical-Sites/Tinker-Field-History-Plaza/Tinker-Field-History-Plaza |title=Tinker Field History Plaza |website=orlando.gov |accessdate=August 20, 2023}}</ref> |
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Constructed in 1914, Tinker Field was the spring training home of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[History of the Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]], and [[Minnesota Twins]]. It was also the home park of the [[Montgomery Biscuits|Orlando Rays]] [[minor league]] baseball team before they moved to [[Champion Stadium|Cracker Jack Stadium]] in 2000. It was located directly adjacent to the western side of the |
Constructed in 1914, Tinker Field was the spring training home of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[History of the Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]], and [[Minnesota Twins]]. It was also the home park of the [[Montgomery Biscuits|Orlando Rays]] [[minor league]] baseball team before they moved to [[Champion Stadium|Cracker Jack Stadium]] in 2000. It was located directly adjacent to the western side of the aforementioned football stadium and boasted a capacity of 5,100 before the grandstands were removed in 2015. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The field first saw use for baseball in 1914; the first known stadium built on the site was in 1923. It was all-wood construction and seated 1,500. For the next 10 years, the Cincinnati Reds |
The field first saw use for baseball in 1914; the first known stadium built on the site was in 1923. It was all-wood construction and seated 1,500. For the next 10 years, the [[Cincinnati Reds]] called Tinker Field their [[spring training]] home until 1933. The [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] trained there in 1934 and 1935. In 1936, [[Clark Griffith]] moved spring training of the [[Washington Senators (1901–1960)|Washington Senators]] to Orlando, where the Senators (who later relocated as the [[Minnesota Twins]]) trained until after the 1990 season. The stadium was rebuilt again in 1963, and when [[Griffith Stadium]] in Washington, D.C., was demolished, nearly 1,000 of the stadium's seats were moved to Tinker Field. The remaining seats were sold by the City of Orlando in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Jeff |last=Weiner |title=Orlando to sell Tinker Field seats at Citrus Bowl this month |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-tinker-field-seats-sale-orlando-citrus-bowl-20150916-story.html |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |access-date=2015-11-04 |date=2015-09-16}}</ref> The old press box next to the home side dugout was the original press box and can be seen in photographs as early as the 1920s. |
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Some [[college football]] games were played at the stadium, one example being the 1937 edition of the [[Orange Blossom Classic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hampton Loses To A.&M. 25-20|newspaper=The Sunday Sentinel-Star|date=December 5, 1937|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-hampton-loses-to-a/130321686/|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Tinker Field was added to the United States [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web |url={{NRHP url |id=04000456}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tinker Field |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |date=April 6, 2004 | |
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⚫ | Tinker Field was added to the United States [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web |url={{NRHP url |id=04000456}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tinker Field |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |date=April 6, 2004 |access-date=April 19, 2020}} With {{NRHP url|id=04000456|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref> One of the most historical non-baseball events to take place at Tinker Field was a visit from Dr. [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] on March 6, 1964. He spoke before thousands of people from the pitcher's mound in his only public speech in the city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Joy Wallace |title=King offered vision of hope at Tinker Field speech in 1964 |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-joy-wallace-dickinson-0120-story.html |access-date=October 3, 2020 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=January 20, 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On January 28, 2014, during the groundbreaking of the Orlando Citrus Bowl |
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⚫ | On January 28, 2014, during the groundbreaking of the [[Orlando Citrus Bowl]] stadium reconstruction, it was announced that the grandstands and all other extant buildings surrounding Tinker Field would be torn down. The reasons cited were that the expansion of the Orlando Citrus Bowl stadium would shorten right field of Tinker Field so much that it would make it unusable even if it the entire building complex was renovated. On March 9, 2015, Orlando City Council approved an ordinance to demolish the grandstands and buildings, and allocated money to re-create the area surrounding the field.<ref>{{cite news |title=Orlando City Council votes to demolish Tinker Field grandstands |url=https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orlando-city-council-votes-demolish-tinker-field-g/69410279/ |work=[[WFTV]] |access-date=2015-11-04 |date=March 9, 2015}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In September, 2015, the City of Orlando held a public input meeting and unveiled preliminary plans to memorialize Tinker Field.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Jeff |last=Weiner |title=Tinker Field memorial plans draw scrutiny at Parramore community meeting |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-county/os-tinker-field-landmark-meeting-20150901-story.html |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel | |
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⚫ | In September, 2015, the City of Orlando held a public input meeting and unveiled preliminary plans to memorialize Tinker Field.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Jeff |last=Weiner |title=Tinker Field memorial plans draw scrutiny at Parramore community meeting |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-county/os-tinker-field-landmark-meeting-20150901-story.html |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=2015-11-04 |date=2015-09-01}}</ref> Tinker Field History Plaza opened in May 2018, memorializing civil rights and baseball in Orlando.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gillespie |first1=Ryan |title=Tinker Field History Plaza memorializes civil rights and baseball in Orlando |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-county/os-orlando-tinker-field-parramore-20180501-story.html |access-date=October 3, 2020 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Present== |
==Present== |
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Each November, Tinker Field hosts the [[Electric Daisy Carnival]]—a three-day festival that features [[electronic dance music]] with celebrity DJs, visual effects, rides, and art.<ref>{{Cite web|title = HOMEPAGE|url = http://orlando.electricdaisycarnival.com/|website = EDC Orlando 2015| |
Each November, Tinker Field hosts the [[Electric Daisy Carnival]]—a three-day festival that features [[electronic dance music]] with celebrity DJs, visual effects, rides, and art.<ref>{{Cite web|title = HOMEPAGE|url = http://orlando.electricdaisycarnival.com/|website = EDC Orlando 2015|access-date = 2015-11-04}}</ref> |
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On September 6, 2015, Tinker Field was the site of West Lakes Family Fun Day—an event held by members of the neighborhoods surrounding the field prior to the [[MEAC/SWAC Challenge]]. |
On September 6, 2015, Tinker Field was the site of West Lakes Family Fun Day—an event held by members of the neighborhoods surrounding the field prior to the [[MEAC/SWAC Challenge]]. |
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Each June or July, Tinker Field |
Each June or July, Tinker Field hosted the Orlando [[Vans Warped Tour]]—a one-day festival that features [[rock music]] with popular bands from around the world. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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File:Tinker Field original interior.jpg|Interior of the original Tinker Field |
File:Tinker Field original interior.jpg|Interior of the original Tinker Field |
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File:Orlando Tinker Field02.jpg|Updated Entry that was added in 1990. |
File:Orlando Tinker Field02.jpg|Updated Entry that was added in 1990. |
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File:Orlando Tinker Field03.jpg|View from Tampa |
File:Orlando Tinker Field03.jpg|View from Tampa Ave along the Left Field line. |
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File:Orlando-Tinker-Field04.jpg|Looking down on Tinker field from The Florida Citrus Bowl. |
File:Orlando-Tinker-Field04.jpg|Looking down on Tinker field from The Florida Citrus Bowl. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Orange/state.html Orange County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places] |
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Orange/state.html Orange County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places] |
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* [http://www.cfhf.net/orlando/1923b.htm Tinker Baseball Field] at [http://www.cfhf.net/orlando Orlando: A Visual History] |
* [http://www.cfhf.net/orlando/1923b.htm Tinker Baseball Field] at [http://www.cfhf.net/orlando Orlando: A Visual History] |
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* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Orlando/Orlando.htm Tinker Field Views – ''Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues''] |
* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Orlando/Orlando.htm Tinker Field Views – ''Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316020707/http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Orlando/Orlando.htm |date=March 16, 2008 }} |
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* [http://www.ballparkreviews.com/orlando/orlando.htm Ballpark Reviews: Tinker Field] |
* [http://www.ballparkreviews.com/orlando/orlando.htm Ballpark Reviews: Tinker Field] |
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* [http://www.springtrainingonline.com/features/tinker-field.htm Spring Training Online: Tinker Field] |
* [http://www.springtrainingonline.com/features/tinker-field.htm Spring Training Online: Tinker Field] |
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Latest revision as of 07:33, 20 August 2023
Location | 287 South Tampa Ave, Orlando, Florida |
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Coordinates | 28°32′19″N 81°24′17.2″W / 28.53861°N 81.404778°W |
Owner | City of Orlando |
Operator | City of Orlando |
Capacity | 5,014 (1965–2015) 4,000 (1933–1964) 1,500 (1923–1932) |
Field size | Left Field - 340 ft (104 m)[1] Center Field - 412 ft (126 m)[2][3][4] Right Field - 320 ft (98 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1914 |
Built | 1914 |
Opened | 1923 |
Demolished | June 2015 |
Tenants | |
Cincinnati Reds (MLB) (spring training) 1923–1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB) (spring training) 1934–1935 Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (MLB) (spring training) 1936–1990 Orlando Rays (SAL/SL) 1963–1999 Orlando Suns (FCSL) 2008 | |
Tinker Field | |
Location in Florida | |
Location | 1610 W. Church St., Orlando, Florida |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1922 |
NRHP reference No. | 04000456[5] |
Added to NRHP | May 14, 2004 |
Tinker Field was an outdoor baseball stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States. Named after Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Joe Tinker, it was located in the West Lakes neighborhoods of Downtown Orlando. In April 2015, the City of Orlando tore down the grandstands and removed all other extant buildings, due to its proximity to renovation work on the Orlando Citrus Bowl football stadium (later renamed as Camping World Stadium). The ballpark is now memorialized by Tinker Field History Plaza.[6]
Constructed in 1914, Tinker Field was the spring training home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, and Minnesota Twins. It was also the home park of the Orlando Rays minor league baseball team before they moved to Cracker Jack Stadium in 2000. It was located directly adjacent to the western side of the aforementioned football stadium and boasted a capacity of 5,100 before the grandstands were removed in 2015.
History[edit]
The field first saw use for baseball in 1914; the first known stadium built on the site was in 1923. It was all-wood construction and seated 1,500. For the next 10 years, the Cincinnati Reds called Tinker Field their spring training home until 1933. The Brooklyn Dodgers trained there in 1934 and 1935. In 1936, Clark Griffith moved spring training of the Washington Senators to Orlando, where the Senators (who later relocated as the Minnesota Twins) trained until after the 1990 season. The stadium was rebuilt again in 1963, and when Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., was demolished, nearly 1,000 of the stadium's seats were moved to Tinker Field. The remaining seats were sold by the City of Orlando in 2015.[7] The old press box next to the home side dugout was the original press box and can be seen in photographs as early as the 1920s.
Some college football games were played at the stadium, one example being the 1937 edition of the Orange Blossom Classic.[8]
Tinker Field was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[9] One of the most historical non-baseball events to take place at Tinker Field was a visit from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on March 6, 1964. He spoke before thousands of people from the pitcher's mound in his only public speech in the city.[10]
On January 28, 2014, during the groundbreaking of the Orlando Citrus Bowl stadium reconstruction, it was announced that the grandstands and all other extant buildings surrounding Tinker Field would be torn down. The reasons cited were that the expansion of the Orlando Citrus Bowl stadium would shorten right field of Tinker Field so much that it would make it unusable even if it the entire building complex was renovated. On March 9, 2015, Orlando City Council approved an ordinance to demolish the grandstands and buildings, and allocated money to re-create the area surrounding the field.[11]
In September, 2015, the City of Orlando held a public input meeting and unveiled preliminary plans to memorialize Tinker Field.[12] Tinker Field History Plaza opened in May 2018, memorializing civil rights and baseball in Orlando.[13]
Present[edit]
Each November, Tinker Field hosts the Electric Daisy Carnival—a three-day festival that features electronic dance music with celebrity DJs, visual effects, rides, and art.[14]
On September 6, 2015, Tinker Field was the site of West Lakes Family Fun Day—an event held by members of the neighborhoods surrounding the field prior to the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.
Each June or July, Tinker Field hosted the Orlando Vans Warped Tour—a one-day festival that features rock music with popular bands from around the world.
Gallery[edit]
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Interior of the original Tinker Field
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Updated Entry that was added in 1990.
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View from Tampa Ave along the Left Field line.
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Looking down on Tinker field from The Florida Citrus Bowl.
References[edit]
- ^ "Tinker Field - Ballpark History". springtrainingonline.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Pitchers Look Good As CBs Work Out". The Orlando Sentinel. April 1, 1954. p. 16. "Charlie [Big Dike] Wilson[...] showed decided promise. [...] He connected for two doubles, one of them hitting the fence in dead centerfield on one bounce, 412 feet from home plate. Yesterday's workout was the first at Tinker's Field for the CBs." Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Sokolove, Michael (March 9, 1987). "Reds' 8-7 loss not beautiful, but young players raise value". The Cincinnati Post. p. 22. "It's hard to imagine what's more quickly forgotten than a March 8 game at Tinker's Field against the anonymous Twins. [...] Utility candidate Lloyd McClendon had a strange day. He hit a double to the base of the 412-foot centerfield wall, and walked in all three of his other at-bats." Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Greenberg, Steve (1990). The Minor League Road Trip. New York: Viking Penguin. p. 52. ISBN 0828907714.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Tinker Field History Plaza". orlando.gov. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Weiner, Jeff (September 16, 2015). "Orlando to sell Tinker Field seats at Citrus Bowl this month". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Hampton Loses To A.&M. 25-20". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. December 5, 1937. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tinker Field". National Park Service. April 6, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2020. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Dickinson, Joy Wallace (January 20, 2019). "King offered vision of hope at Tinker Field speech in 1964". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Orlando City Council votes to demolish Tinker Field grandstands". WFTV. March 9, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Weiner, Jeff (September 1, 2015). "Tinker Field memorial plans draw scrutiny at Parramore community meeting". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Gillespie, Ryan (May 2, 2018). "Tinker Field History Plaza memorializes civil rights and baseball in Orlando". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "HOMEPAGE". EDC Orlando 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Tinker Field at Wikimedia Commons
- Defunct baseball venues in the United States
- College football venues
- Defunct minor league baseball venues
- Brooklyn Dodgers spring training venues
- Cincinnati Reds spring training venues
- Grapefruit League venues
- Minor league baseball venues
- Minnesota Twins spring training venues
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Florida
- Rollins Tars football
- Sports venues in Orlando, Florida
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) stadiums
- Baseball venues in Florida
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- 1914 establishments in Florida
- 2015 disestablishments in Florida
- Sports venues completed in 1914
- Sports venues demolished in 2015