Bosse Field - Evansville, IN
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member thegorilla23
N 37° 59.565 W 087° 33.817
16S E 450510 N 4205160
3rd oldest Continuously used ballpark in the country
Waymark Code: WMVKN2
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
Views: 4

Bosse Field is a historic baseball stadium in Evansville, IN. Bosse is the third oldest stadium being used regularly for baseball in the United States (behind Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. It was built in 1915.

Bosse Field is home to the Evansville Otters, a independent minor league team with no affiliation with Major League Baseball. The Otters are a member of the Frontier League. The field is the former home to minor league teams associated with the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, and Chicago White Sox.

Some of the former players in the stadium include Hall of Famers Warren Spahn, Hank Greenburg, Chuck Klein, Edd Roush, and Sam Thompson. Don Mattingly, Andy Benes, Alan Benes, Jamey Carroll and Preston Mattingly all played high school baseball at Bosse Field.

The movie, "A League of Their Own" was partial shot at Bosse Field, being the home field Racine Belles in the movie.

(Sources: wikipedia.com, evansvilleotters.com and historicevansville.com)
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]

The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]

Hours of Operation:
Outside the stadium - Garvin Park closes at 11pm nightly Inside the stadium - when there is a ballgame


Admission Prices:
free to see the outside of the stadium General admission to Otters games - $5


Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour

Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation

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