# List of baseball parks in Rockford, Illinois

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Rockford, Illinois. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

## The Commons

    Occupant: Forest Citys – independent (1865)
    Location: North Whitman Street (southwest); Church Street (southeast)
    Currently: Residential
    Sources: Filichia, Benson

## ballpark unknown

    Occupants: Rockford – 2 clubs – Northwestern League 1869–1870
    Source: Filichia

## Agricultural Society Fair Grounds later renamed Fairgrounds Park

    Occupants:
       Forest City – independent (1866–1870), NA (1871 only)
       Rockford White Stockings – Northwestern League 1879 only
    Location:
       Original boundaries: Oak (now Acorn) Street (north); Pecatonica Street and Cherry Street (northeast); buildings and Horsman Street (east); Mulberry Street (south); Kent Creek and St. Paul Railroad (later Milwaukee Road) tracks (west)
       Current boundaries: Harkins Aquatic Center and Acorn Street (north); Kilburn Avenue, buildings and Horsman Street (east); West Jefferson Street aka Business US-20 (south); and Mulberry Street, Kent Creek and railroad tracks (west) – address 900 West Jefferson Street
    Sources: Filichia, Benson, Lowry, contemporary maps, Google Maps

## North Church Street Grounds

    Occupant: Rockford – Central Inter-State League (1888 only)
    Location: somewhere on North Church Street (potentially same area as The Commons)
    Source: Filichia, local newspapers

## West End Park

    Occupant: Rockford Hustlers – Illinois–Iowa League (1891–1892)
    Location: uncertain
    Source: Filichia, local newspapers

## Riverside Park

    Occupants:
       Rockford Reds (aka Nicol Platers – manager Hugh Nicol) / Forest City / Rough Riders – Western Association (1895–1899)
       Rockford Red Sox – Three-I League (1901–1904)
       Rockford Reds / Hottentots / Indignants / Wolverines – Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908–1912)
    Original location listed as north of Auburn Street (city limits) at B Avenue and Melrose Street
    Final location listed as Fulton Avenue (north); Oxford Street (east); Van Wie Avenue (south); Cumberland Street (west)
    Sources: Filichia, local newspapers, city directories

## Kishwaukee Park aka Rockford Base Ball Park – sold to Rockford High School in December 1923

    Occupants:
       Rockford Indignants (aka Drys) / Wolves – Wisconsin-Illinois League (1913)
       Rockford Wakes (aka Rox 1917) – Three-I League (1915 - mid-1917) (league disbanded)
       Rockford Rox (aka Bells / Rocks) – Three-I League (1919–1923)
    Location: 311-335 15th Avenue; just east of Seminary Street
    Sources: Filichia, local newspapers, city directories

## Rockford Municipal Stadium aka 15th Avenue Stadium - renamed Beyer Stadium, 1948

    Occupants:
       Rockford Peaches – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943–1954)
       Rockford High School baseball, football, track and field
    Location: same as Kishwaukee Park - 311 15th Avenue (north, left field); Seminary Street (west, third base); entrance booth at 15th and Seminary
    Sources: Filichia, local newspapers, city directories

## Rox Park or 15th Avenue Park

    Occupant: Rockford Rox (aka Rocks) – Central Association (1947–1949)
    Location: adjacent to Beyer Stadium, just to the east
    Currently: Beyer Early Childhood Center and parking lots
    Source: local newspapers

## Marinelli Field

    Occupants:
       Rockford Expos / Royals / Cubbies / Reds – Midwest League (1988–1999)
       Rockford RiverHawks – Frontier League (2002–2005)
    Location: at the north end of Blackhawk Park – 15th Avenue (north, right field); Nelson Boulevard and Rock River (west, left field) – about 4 blocks west of Beyer Stadium – address is 101 15th Avenue
    Sources: Filichia, Benson, Google Maps

## Aviators Stadium now known as Rivets Stadium; orig. RiverHawks Stadium, then Road Ranger Stadium

    Occupants:
       Rockford RiverHawks – Frontier League (2006–2009)
       Rockford RiverHawks Northern League (2010 only)
       Rockford RiverHawks / Aviators – Frontier League (2011–2015)
    Location: Loves Park, Illinois – 4503 Interstate Boulevard (west, third base); Orth Road (north, left field); Paladin Parkway (east, right field); Commerce Drive (south, first base)