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'''Hohokam Stadium''' is a 10,500-seat baseball park located in Mesa, Arizona. The stadium, named for the Hohokam people who occupied the region from approximately AD 1 to the mid-15th century, was completed in January 1997 after the original Hohokam Stadium was demolished. In 2015, it became the spring training home of Major League Baseball's [[Oakland Athletics]]. Hohokam Stadium has the largest scoreboard in the Cactus League, measuring 12 by 16 feet (3.7 by 4.9 m).
'''Connie Mack Field''' was a ballpark in midtown West Palm Beach, Florida, which was the long-time spring training home of the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics. The stadium was built in 1924 and initially named Municipal Athletic Field. It hosted its first event, a football game, in October 1924. The first baseball game was played in December 1924.


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Revision as of 09:27, 1 March 2022

Connie Mack Field
Location West Palm Beach, Florida
Opened October 1924
Closed n/a
Demolished February 1992
Other Names Wright Field (1927-52)
Municipal Athletic Field (1924-26)
Tenants Kansas City Athletics (1946-62)

Connie Mack Field was a ballpark in midtown West Palm Beach, Florida, which was the long-time spring training home of the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics. The stadium was built in 1924 and initially named Municipal Athletic Field. It hosted its first event, a football game, in October 1924. The first baseball game was played in December 1924.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
Major League Baseball 1958 Kansas City Athletics Spring Training Program

See also

List of Major League Baseball stadiums

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