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Revision as of 14:36, 6 January 2023

Baker Bowl
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opened April 30, 1887
Closed June 30, 1938
Demolished 1950
Other Names n/a
Tenants Philadelphia Phillies (1887-1938)
Philadelphia Eagles (1933-35)

National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium and home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and first home field of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1933 to 1935. It opened in 1887 with a capacity of 12,500, burned down in 1894, and was rebuilt in 1895 as the first ballpark constructed primarily of steel and brick, and first with a cantilevered upper deck. The ballpark's first base line ran parallel to Huntingdon Street; right field to center field parallel to N Broad Street; center field to left field parallel to Lehigh Avenue; and the third base line parallel to 15th Street. The stadium was demolished in 1950.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League December 2, 1934 Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants Program
Major League Baseball 1936 Philadelphia Phillies Program
1937 Philadelphia Phillies Program
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