Lane Field

Location: San Diego, CA
W. Broadway (1B), between Harbor (3B) Drive & Pacific Coast Highway (RF).
Capacity: 10,000 (1939); 10,500 (1936)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 390-500-365 (1936); 340-410-350 (1939); 330-444-329 (1953)
Next to the ocean, the field was built in 1936, under WPA auspices for $25,000. Named for H. William "Hardrock" Lane, a local baseball magnate, the field's OF fences were 7-feet high. Luke Easter cleared the scoreboard in CF in 1949, 500 feet on the fly. The catcher faced NE. A mere 12 feet separated home plate from the backstop, the shortest distance in the history of OB. This proved hazardous for fans sitting behind home plate in the days before a screen was erected, and wild pitches would bounce right back to the catcher, preventing the runners from moving up. The park had been in use for many years before it was discovered that the distance from home to first was only 87 feet.
Used by: San Diego Padres

Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Lane Field:

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.