Jim Griffith Field
Also Known As: Fairgrounds ParkLocation: El Dorado, AR
W. Fifth Street & Union Avenue.
Capacity: 4,000 (1950); 2,500 (1951); 3,000 (1953)
Griffith was president of the Cotton States League, 1974-1948. Now site of the Medical Center of South Arkansas
Used by: El Dorado Oilers
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Jim Griffith Field:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1955 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 70 | 50 | 40,512 | 675 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 79 | 39 | 36,115 | 612 | Roster | Stats |
1953 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 67 | 59 | 47,938 | 761 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 65 | 61 | 65,909 | 1,046 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 77 | 62 | 63,009 | 907 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 38 | 101 | 25,703 | 370 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 80 | 59 | 56,780 | 817 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 48 | 91 | 36,273 | 522 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | El Dorado Oilers | Cotton States League | 61 | 69 | 42,957 | 661 | 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.