Ainsworth Field - Erie, PA - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

Ainsworth Field (originally called Athletic Field) is located on the corner of West 24th Street and Washington Place, behind the former Roosevelt Middle School in Erie, PA. The stadium has served as the home to numerous minor league baseball teams through the years, including the Erie Cardinals and Erie Orioles (New York-Penn League) and the Erie Sailors (Frontier League).

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"Ainsworth Field is a 3,000 seat baseball stadium located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It hosted the Erie Sailors and other Erie-based minor league teams between 1928 and 1994. In 1995, it was made obsolete for professional use by the opening of UPMC Park. It was refurbished in 2004 and is currently used for high school and other amateur baseball games.

"In 1914, the ballpark opened under the name Athletic Field. The name was changed on August 25, 1947, to honor James 'Doc' Ainsworth, a longtime adviser of Erie's youth. Babe Ruth, along with Ruth's All-Stars visited the ballpark in 1923 to play an exhibition game against the Erie Moose Club. Ruth's All-Stars won 15-1. Ruth had played first base. He had two singles and committed two errors. He also had a home run. There are many myths about where his home run ball landed. Some say it cleared past the adjacent Roosevelt Middle School, while others believe it entered the school's smoke stack."

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