Gill Stadium
Also Known As: Textile Field Athletic Grounds 1914-1934; Manchester Athletic Field 1946-1949Location: Manchester, NH
Valley (HP), N. Beech (3B) & N. Maple (1B) Streets.
Capacity: 4,000 (1914); 10,000 (1946); 8,000 (1948); 6,000 (1970); 4,000 (2004)
A 1915 map shows ed by There were two entrance ramps behind the grandstand, and an entrance ramp on each side of the grandstand. The grandstand had a steel truss roof, mounted on steel supports. There were narrow bleacher sections along each foul line, and three small bleacher sections further out. A mechanical scoreboard sat in the outfield. The catcher faced almost due north. The park was owned by the Amoskerg Manufacturing Company. A 1950 map shows Manchester Athletic Field in the same location as Textile Field. The grandstand configuration is apparently unchanged, but the bleacher sections are gone. They may have been dismantled after the 1949 season. The scoreboard is still present.
Used by: Fitchburg Burghers/Manchester Textiles, Manchester Textiles, Manchester Blue Sox, Manchester Indians, Manchester Giants, Manchester Yankees, New Hampshire FisherCats
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Gill Stadium:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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2004 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Eastern League | 84 | 57 | 215,961 | 3,176 | Roster | Stats |
1971 | Manchester Yankees | Eastern League | 61 | 75 | 28,981 | 426 | Roster | Stats |
1970 | Manchester Yankees | Eastern League | 66 | 73 | 36,928 | 531 | Roster | Stats |
1969 | Manchester Yankees | Eastern League | 64 | 75 | 91,165 | 1,312 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Manchester Yankees | New England League | 28 | 44 | 30,391 | 844 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Manchester Yankees | New England League | 58 | 68 | 50,664 | 804 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Manchester Giants | New England League | 74 | 50 | 48,877 | 788 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Manchester Giants | New England League | 75 | 45 | Roster | Stats | ||
1934 | Manchester Indians | Northeastern League | 58 | 49 | Roster | Stats | ||
1930 | Manchester Blue Sox | New England League | 9 | 19 | Roster | Stats | ||
1929 | Manchester Blue Sox | New England League | 82 | 47 | 50,000 | 775 | Roster | Stats |
1928 | Manchester Blue Sox | New England League | 51 | 43 | Roster | Stats | ||
1927 | Manchester Blue Sox | New England League | 46 | 47 | Roster | Stats | ||
1926 | Manchester Blue Sox | New England League | 57 | 35 | Roster | Stats | ||
1915 | Manchester Textiles | New England League | 48 | 67 | Roster | Stats | ||
1914 | Fitchburg Burghers/Manchester Textiles | New England League | 36 | 87 | 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.