Highland Park
Location: Idaho Falls, ID500 W. Elva, in Highland Park.
Capacity: 3,000 (1927 & 1971); 2,500 (1950); 3,500 (1952)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 350-400-350 (1927); 350-408-350 (1971)
Highland Park, built in 1926, and rebuilt in 1940. The catcher faced NE. The 1927 map shows the park enclosed by a 12-foot wooden fence. The bleacher section was in front of the grandstand. It was burned down by arsonists in 1976.
Used by: Idaho Falls Spuds, Idaho Falls Russets, Idaho Falls Yankees, Idaho Falls Angels
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Highland Park:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1976 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 36 | 36 | 18,769 | 521 | Roster | Stats |
1975 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 41 | 31 | 27,430 | 762 | Roster | Stats |
1974 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 41 | 31 | 24,496 | 680 | Roster | Stats |
1973 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 23 | 48 | 26,027 | 733 | Roster | Stats |
1972 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 27 | 45 | 26,302 | 731 | Roster | Stats |
1971 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 36 | 34 | 44,899 | 1,283 | Roster | Stats |
1970 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 44 | 26 | 39,361 | 1,125 | Roster | Stats |
1969 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 30 | 42 | 18,205 | 506 | Roster | Stats |
1968 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 38 | 25 | 26,056 | 827 | Roster | Stats |
1967 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 26 | 40 | 27,932 | 846 | Roster | Stats |
1966 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 29 | 37 | 23,350 | 708 | Roster | Stats |
1965 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 31 | 35 | 15,197 | 461 | Roster | Stats |
1964 | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | 28 | 38 | 17,706 | 537 | Roster | Stats |
1963 | Idaho Falls Yankees | Pioneer League | 77 | 49 | 51,474 | 817 | Roster | Stats |
1962 | Idaho Falls Yankees | Pioneer League | 52 | 78 | 21,312 | 328 | Roster | Stats |
1961 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 67 | 63 | 29,576 | 455 | Roster | Stats |
1960 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 81 | 49 | 31,271 | 481 | Roster | Stats |
1959 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 64 | 65 | 30,219 | 469 | Roster | Stats |
1958 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 65 | 66 | 37,580 | 574 | Roster | Stats |
1957 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 73 | 53 | 42,801 | 679 | Roster | Stats |
1956 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 69 | 63 | 39,497 | 598 | Roster | Stats |
1955 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 60 | 72 | 34,464 | 522 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 74 | 58 | 49,105 | 744 | Roster | Stats |
1953 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 68 | 64 | 52,083 | 789 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 75 | 56 | 58,643 | 895 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 69 | 70 | 55,174 | 794 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 43 | 83 | 47,229 | 750 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 31 | 95 | 41,195 | 654 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 73 | 53 | 81,157 | 1,288 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 66 | 71 | 72,416 | 1,057 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 53 | 76 | 64,780 | 1,004 | Roster | Stats |
1942 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 60 | 60 | Roster | Stats | ||
1941 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 58 | 70 | Roster | Stats | ||
1940 | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | 65 | 65 | 70,400 | 1,083 | Roster | Stats |
1928 | Idaho Falls Spuds | Utah-Idaho League | 17 | 38 | Roster | Stats | ||
1927 | Idaho Falls Spuds | Utah-Idaho League | 52 | 47 | Roster | Stats | ||
1926 | Idaho Falls Spuds | Utah-Idaho League | 75 | 39 | Roster | Stats |
Attendance listed indicates the total home attendance for the team even if it played in multiple home ballparks or additional cities in the same year.
Average attendance is based on half the team's total games being played at home.