Babe Ruth Field
Also Known As: Seaside Park 1947Location: Ventura, CA
Shoreline Drive & Figueroa Street, off the Ventura Freeway (US 101).
Capacity: 2,500 (1948); 3,000 (1950)
The catcher faced NE. Renamed for Babe Ruth in 1948 in honor of baseball's greatest player. The extant park is very near the Pacific Ocean.
Used by: Ventura Yankees, Ventura Braves, Ventura Oilers
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Babe Ruth Field:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1953 | Ventura Oilers | California League | 52 | 88 | 30,632 | 438 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Ventura Braves | California League | 56 | 84 | 30,320 | 433 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Ventura Braves | California League | 72 | 75 | 50,713 | 690 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Ventura Braves | California League | 85 | 55 | 65,680 | 938 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Ventura Yankees | California League | 80 | 60 | 53,071 | 758 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Ventura Yankees | California League | 80 | 60 | 74,036 | 1,058 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Ventura Yankees | California League | 58 | 82 | 64,511 | 922 | 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.