Horowitz Field
Also Known As: League Park; City Park 1916-1921Location: Newport News, VA
Wichham (3B) & Orcutt (RF) between 28th (1B) & 30th (LF) Streets.
Capacity: 3,000 (1912); 3,250 (1916)
The park featured a grandstand, and a narrow bleacher section along the 3B line. The clubhouse was in dead CF. The catcher faced NNE. The park was gone by 1926. The site is now occupied by the Doris Miller Community Center.
Used by: Newport News, Newport News Shipbuilders
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Horowitz Field:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1922 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 63 | 56 | Roster | Stats | ||
1921 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 52 | 81 | Roster | Stats | ||
1920 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 51 | 68 | 52,038 | 875 | Roster | Stats |
1919 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 42 | 69 | Roster | Stats | ||
1918 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 28 | 21 | Roster | Stats | ||
1917 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 10 | 5 | Roster | Stats | ||
1916 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 79 | 39 | Roster | Stats | ||
1915 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 63 | 62 | Roster | Stats | ||
1914 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 70 | 69 | Roster | Stats | ||
1913 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 53 | 83 | Roster | Stats | ||
1912 | Newport News Shipbuilders | Virginia League | 46 | 84 | Roster | Stats | ||
1911 | Newport News | Tidewater League | 10 | 11 | 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.