Municipal Stadium
Also Known As: Memorial Park 1940-1947Location: Goldsboro, NC
N. Lionel & E. Holly Streets.
Capacity: 3,000 (1950)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 335-385-335
The park was built in 1940 as a WPA project and destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Now site of Goldsboro Middle School.
Used by: Goldsboro Goldbugs, Goldsboro Cardinals, Goldsboro Jets
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Municipal Stadium:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1952 | Goldsboro Jets | Coastal Plain League | 63 | 59 | 35,365 | 580 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Goldsboro Cardinals | Coastal Plain League | 70 | 55 | 36,529 | 584 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Goldsboro Cardinals | Coastal Plain League | 56 | 83 | 35,719 | 514 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Goldsboro Goldbugs | Coastal Plain League | 68 | 68 | 71,690 | 1,054 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Goldsboro Goldbugs | Coastal Plain League | 79 | 61 | 81,499 | 1,164 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Goldsboro Goldbugs | Coastal Plain League | 72 | 67 | 88,707 | 1,276 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Goldsboro Goldbugs | Coastal Plain League | 64 | 60 | 92,123 | 1,486 | Roster | Stats |
1941 | Goldsboro Goldbugs | Coastal Plain League | 58 | 61 | Roster | Stats | ||
1940 | Goldsboro Goldbugs | Coastal Plain League | 66 | 58 | 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.