Roosevelt Stadium
Location: Jersey City, NJDanforth Avenue & Route 440 & Hackensack River.
Capacity: 24,167 (1939)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 330-377-411-377-330 (1939)
A tall stone wall encompassed the grounds; there was a gate in CF. The catcher faced north. The park had a hand-operated scoreboard in left center, with a clock on top. Built in 1937; torn down in 1984.
Used by: Jersey City Giants, Havana Sugar Kings/Jersey City Jerseys, Jersey City Jerseys, Jersey City Indians, Jersey City A's
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Roosevelt Stadium:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1978 | Jersey City A's | Eastern League | 54 | 83 | 28,969 | 423 | Roster | Stats |
1977 | Jersey City Indians | Eastern League | 40 | 97 | 60,024 | 876 | Roster | Stats |
1961 | Jersey City Jerseys | International League | 70 | 82 | 61,940 | 815 | Roster | Stats |
1960 | Havana Sugar Kings/Jersey City Jerseys | International League | 76 | 77 | 121,755 | 1,592 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 81 | 70 | 63,191 | 837 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 83 | 71 | 174,314 | 2,264 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 69 | 83 | 185,560 | 2,442 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 94 | 60 | 337,531 | 4,384 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 57 | 96 | 200,096 | 2,616 | Roster | Stats |
1945 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 71 | 82 | 189,933 | 2,483 | Roster | Stats |
1944 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 74 | 79 | 200,896 | 2,626 | Roster | Stats |
1943 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 60 | 93 | 111,913 | 1,463 | Roster | Stats |
1942 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 77 | 75 | 195,912 | 2,578 | Roster | Stats |
1941 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 74 | 76 | 184,665 | 2,462 | Roster | Stats |
1940 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 81 | 78 | 228,361 | 2,872 | Roster | Stats |
1939 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 89 | 64 | 378,325 | 4,945 | Roster | Stats |
1938 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 68 | 85 | 315,522 | 4,124 | Roster | Stats |
1937 | Jersey City Giants | International League | 50 | 100 | 207,840 | 2,771 | 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.