Dugdale Field
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| Location | Seattle, Washington |
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| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Closed | July 1932 |
| Demolished | July 1932 |
| Tenants | |
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Seattle Indians (1913-1932) Seattle Giants (1913-1920) | |
Dugdale Field was a stadium located in Seattle, Washington. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home of Seattle Indians and Seattle Giants. The ballpark had a capacity of 15,000 people and was opened in 1912. It was destroyed by fire in July 1932 [1] It was named after Daniel E. Dugdale who was a baseball pioneer in the area [2] It was also known as Yesler Way Park.
Dugdale Field also hosted the first football game featuring an NFL team in Seattle. On January 31, 1926, the Chicago Bears beat the Washington All Stars 34-0 in an exhibition game.[3] Dugdale Field was burned down in an Independence Day arson fire in 1932. Sick's Stadium was built on the same site, as the replacement for Dugdale Field, and the Indians were renamed the Rainiers after they moved to Sick's Stadium.
References
- ↑ "Seattle Indians: A Forgotten Chapter in Seattle Baseball". Historylink.org. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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- ↑ "NFL Exhibition Games Played at Neutral Sites". FootballGeography.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.