Artillery Park
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PAMarket Street at 1st Avenue, Kingston, PA.
Capacity: 6,500 grandstand (1925); 10,000 (1933); 6,000 (1939); 4,000 (1950)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 337-490-354 (1939)
The catcher faced east. The ballpark, now called George Ralston Field, is just over the Market Street Bridge on the Susquehanna River.
Used by: Wilkes-Barre Barons, Wilkes-Barre Indians, Wilkes-Barre Barons/Johnstown Johnnies
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Artillery Park:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1955 | Wilkes-Barre Barons/Johnstown Johnnies | Eastern League | 59 | 78 | 81,721 | 1,193 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 80 | 59 | 96,599 | 1,390 | Roster | Stats |
1953 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 54 | 95 | 89,773 | 1,205 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Wilkes-Barre Indians | Eastern League | 85 | 54 | 74,548 | 1,073 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Wilkes-Barre Indians | Eastern League | 90 | 48 | 110,472 | 1,601 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Wilkes-Barre Indians | Eastern League | 77 | 63 | 112,566 | 1,608 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 48 | 91 | 55,184 | 794 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 80 | 60 | 125,288 | 1,790 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 76 | 62 | 131,529 | 1,906 | Roster | Stats |
1945 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 78 | 59 | 87,696 | 1,280 | Roster | Stats |
1944 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 51 | 89 | 33,035 | 472 | Roster | Stats |
1943 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 77 | 61 | 57,604 | 835 | Roster | Stats |
1942 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 79 | 61 | 76,219 | 1,089 | Roster | Stats |
1941 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 87 | 51 | 116,228 | 1,684 | Roster | Stats |
1940 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 56 | 76 | 45,956 | 696 | Roster | Stats |
1939 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 58 | 82 | 74,146 | 1,059 | Roster | Stats |
1938 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | 51 | 87 | 119,760 | 1,736 | Roster | Stats |
1937 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 77 | 57 | 86,948 | 1,298 | Roster | Stats |
1936 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 62 | 75 | Roster | Stats | ||
1935 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 79 | 57 | Roster | Stats | ||
1934 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 66 | 67 | Roster | Stats | ||
1933 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 71 | 67 | Roster | Stats | ||
1932 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 78 | 61 | Roster | Stats | ||
1931 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 80 | 59 | Roster | Stats | ||
1930 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 79 | 59 | 121,260 | 1,757 | Roster | Stats |
1929 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 50 | 86 | Roster | Stats | ||
1928 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 71 | 65 | Roster | Stats | ||
1927 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 80 | 56 | 150,000 | 2,206 | Roster | Stats |
1926 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 56 | 73 | Roster | Stats | ||
1925 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 60 | 71 | Roster | Stats | ||
1924 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 51 | 82 | Roster | Stats | ||
1923 | Wilkes-Barre Barons | New York-Pennsylvania League | 47 | 74 | 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.