Meredith Field
Also Known As: Memorial ParkLocation: Sunbury, PA
N. 4th Street, near Shikellamy Avenue.
Capacity: 1,500 (1939); 3,000 (1940); 3,800 (1950)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 300-400-325 (1939); 325-400-325 (1948)
The catcher faced SE. The park still exists, if it is the same park. (The Market Street address is downtown next to the Susquehanna River. The property would not have been available in the 1940s.)
Used by: Sunbury Senators, Sunbury Indians, Sunbury Yankees, Sunbury Reds, Sunbury Athletics, Sunbury Giants, Sunbury Redlegs
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Meredith Field:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1955 | Sunbury Redlegs | Piedmont League | 47 | 80 | 45,000 | 709 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Sunbury Giants | Inter-State League | 53 | 87 | 31,575 | 451 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Sunbury Giants | Inter-State League | 73 | 65 | 43,050 | 624 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Sunbury Athletics | Inter-State League | 53 | 86 | 53,049 | 763 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Sunbury Reds | Inter-State League | 59 | 81 | 69,746 | 996 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Sunbury Reds | Inter-State League | 74 | 64 | 114,726 | 1,663 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Sunbury Yankees | Inter-State League | 51 | 89 | 89,024 | 1,272 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Sunbury Yankees | Inter-State League | 67 | 73 | 101,897 | 1,456 | Roster | Stats |
1940 | Sunbury Indians | Inter-State League | 58 | 64 | 36,000 | 590 | Roster | Stats |
1939 | Sunbury Senators | Inter-State League | 51 | 51 | 20,000 | 392 | 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.