List of jewel box baseball parks

Jewel Box is a term sometimes used in reference to the group of Major League Baseball ballparks built (or re-built) primarily between 1909 and 1915, after the wooden ballpark era and before the modern multipurpose stadium era. The "retro" ballparks constructed in the 1990s were an attempt to capture, to some degree, the perceived intimacy and baseball-focus of these parks.

Jewel Box ballparks by city

Here is a list of the Jewel Box ballparks, their dates of use as a Major League Baseball facility^ (see note below), and some indication of their remnants, if known:

Boston

Brooklyn

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Detroit

New York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

St. Louis

Washington

^Unless otherwise noted, first and last years listed include entire baseball season in that year.

Night baseball – lights added

Jewel Box Parks were used during the era that saw the Major Leagues begin playing games at night. Below is a list of when each park had lights installed.

Park Year lights were installed
Crosley Field 1935
Ebbets Field 1938
Connie Mack Stadium 1939
Comiskey Park 1939
Polo Grounds 1940
Sportsman's Park 1940
Forbes Field 1940
Griffith Stadium 1941
Braves Field 1946
Yankee Stadium 1946
Fenway Park 1947
Tiger Stadium 1948
Wrigley Field 1988
Baker Bowl Never
League Park Never

The Cleveland Indians also played home games at Cleveland Stadium starting in 1932. They played their first night game at Cleveland Stadium in 1939.

Sources

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