Q-Stadium
Location: Quincy, ILN. 18TH & Spruce Streets.
Capacity: 6,500 (1948); 6,000 (1949); 5,000 (1950); 2,500 (1960)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 326-457-321 (1964); 320-440-310 (1965); 320-405-296 (1971); 324-405-296 (1973)
The extant Q Stadium was built in 1938. It was apparently somewhat of a forbidding place, with granite walls in front and in LF, and barbed wire atop some portions of the chain-link fences, prompting one author to refer to the park as "Quincy Prison".
Used by: Quincy Gems, Quincy Giants, Quincy Jets, Quincy Cubs
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Q-Stadium:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1973 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 61 | 64 | 38,570 | 617 | Roster | Stats |
1972 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 61 | 67 | 46,446 | 726 | Roster | Stats |
1971 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 61 | 63 | 49,131 | 792 | Roster | Stats |
1970 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 68 | 45 | 46,932 | 831 | Roster | Stats |
1969 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 64 | 55 | 27,717 | 466 | Roster | Stats |
1968 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 60 | 58 | 27,055 | 459 | Roster | Stats |
1967 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 58 | 63 | 32,393 | 535 | Roster | Stats |
1966 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 61 | 63 | 36,165 | 583 | Roster | Stats |
1965 | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | 69 | 50 | 43,254 | 727 | Roster | Stats |
1964 | Quincy Gems | Midwest League | 42 | 78 | 39,338 | 656 | Roster | Stats |
1963 | Quincy Jets | Midwest League | 56 | 68 | 26,572 | 429 | Roster | Stats |
1962 | Quincy Jets | Midwest League | 68 | 57 | 52,788 | 845 | Roster | Stats |
1961 | Quincy Giants | Midwest League | 67 | 59 | 26,094 | 414 | Roster | Stats |
1960 | Quincy Giants | Midwest League | 55 | 66 | 32,512 | 537 | Roster | Stats |
1956 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 56 | 64 | 35,308 | 588 | Roster | Stats |
1955 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 52 | 74 | 39,081 | 620 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 71 | 64 | 54,168 | 802 | Roster | Stats |
1953 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 70 | 58 | 75,363 | 1,178 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 54 | 72 | 45,541 | 723 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 65 | 65 | 62,503 | 962 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 64 | 60 | 53,322 | 860 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 59 | 67 | 85,130 | 1,351 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 81 | 45 | 124,053 | 1,969 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 50 | 75 | 100,096 | 1,602 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Quincy Gems | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | 37 | 82 | 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.