Stars Park

Stars Park
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°37′57″N 90°13′35″W / 38.6326°N 90.2264°W / 38.6326; -90.2264Coordinates: 38°37′57″N 90°13′35″W / 38.6326°N 90.2264°W / 38.6326; -90.2264
Capacity 10,000 (1922)
Surface Grass
Tenants
St. Louis Stars (1922-1931)

Stars Park was a baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri, at the southeast corner of Compton and Laclede Avenues. The stadium was one of the few ballparks purposely built for a Negro League team.

Tenants

The ground was home to the St. Louis Stars of the Negro National League from 1922 to 1931.[1] It had a capacity of 10,000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lowry, Philip J. (2006). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of Major League and Negro League Ballparks. New York: Walker Publishing Company, Inc. p. 203. ISBN 0-8027-1562-1.


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