Hartwell Field
Location: Mobile, ALS. Ann & California Streets.
Capacity: 9,000 (1932); 8,000 (1939); 6,500 (1950); 11,000 (1961); 8,000 (1967)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 335-405-335 (1932); 330-385-330 (1939); 330-406-330 (1950)
The catcher faced east. A huge scoreboard once sat in LF, but it was struck by lightning during a hurricane and caught fire. The field is exists.
Used by: Mobile Red Warriors, Mobile Shippers, Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears, Mobile Bears, Mobile Athletics, Mobile White Sox
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Hartwell Field:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1970 | Mobile White Sox | Southern League | 59 | 78 | 35,775 | 522 | Roster | Stats |
1966 | Mobile Athletics | Southern League | 88 | 52 | 52,631 | 752 | Roster | Stats |
1961 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 61 | 92 | 48,843 | 638 | Roster | Stats |
1960 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 79 | 72 | 67,846 | 899 | Roster | Stats |
1959 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 89 | 63 | 64,309 | 846 | Roster | Stats |
1958 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 84 | 68 | 81,593 | 1,074 | Roster | Stats |
1957 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 75 | 78 | 71,522 | 935 | Roster | Stats |
1956 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 82 | 73 | 81,727 | 1,055 | Roster | Stats |
1955 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 79 | 75 | 94,214 | 1,224 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 63 | 91 | 87,191 | 1,132 | Roster | Stats |
1953 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 66 | 87 | 77,621 | 1,015 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 80 | 73 | 158,989 | 2,078 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 80 | 74 | 132,789 | 1,725 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 70 | 79 | 112,972 | 1,516 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | 82 | 69 | 152,117 | 2,015 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Mobile Bears | Southern League | 75 | 75 | 167,733 | 2,236 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Mobile Bears | Southern League | 94 | 59 | 237,322 | 3,102 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Mobile Bears | Southern League | 75 | 78 | 137,136 | 1,793 | Roster | Stats |
1945 | Mobile Bears | Southern League | 74 | 65 | 152,025 | 2,187 | Roster | Stats |
1944 | Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears | Southern League | 63 | 74 | 115,434 | 1,685 | Roster | Stats |
1942 | Mobile Shippers | Southeastern League | 80 | 60 | Roster | Stats | ||
1941 | Mobile Shippers | Southeastern League | 88 | 47 | Roster | Stats | ||
1940 | Mobile Shippers | Southeastern League | 72 | 72 | Roster | Stats | ||
1939 | Mobile Shippers | Southeastern League | 56 | 78 | Roster | Stats | ||
1938 | Mobile Shippers | Southeastern League | 75 | 73 | 77,106 | 1,042 | Roster | Stats |
1937 | Mobile Shippers | Southeastern League | 77 | 59 | Roster | Stats | ||
1932 | Mobile Red Warriors | Southeastern League | 19 | 13 | 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.