Braves Field 1955-1963
Also Known As: Airway Park 1939-1951; Joe Devine Stadium 1952-1954Location: Boise, ID
Maple Avenue & Park Boulevard, near Municipal Park.
Capacity: 4,000 (1939) 5,000 (1947); 5,200 (1950)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 335-355-335 (1961)
Joe Devine Stadium, also called Airway Park, was built in 1939 and opened May 2. It was enlarged in 1948. It featured an unroofed grandstand. The park was abandoned in 1963 when the club did not have $35,000 needed to replace its light poles, which were discovered to have structural problems.
Used by: Boise Pilots, Boise Yankees, Boise Braves
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Braves Field 1955-1963:
| Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 48 | 82 | 39,204 | 603 | Roster | Stats |
| 1962 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 69 | 62 | 28,352 | 433 | Roster | Stats |
| 1961 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 72 | 55 | 41,797 | 658 | Roster | Stats |
| 1960 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 78 | 52 | 36,885 | 567 | Roster | Stats |
| 1959 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 81 | 47 | 54,029 | 844 | Roster | Stats |
| 1958 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 76 | 54 | 72,038 | 1,108 | Roster | Stats |
| 1957 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 56 | 70 | 61,052 | 969 | Roster | Stats |
| 1956 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 74 | 58 | 87,732 | 1,329 | Roster | Stats |
| 1955 | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | 77 | 54 | 85,534 | 1,306 | Roster | Stats |
| 1954 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 47 | 84 | 31,836 | 486 | Roster | Stats |
| 1953 | Boise Yankees | Pioneer League | 63 | 68 | 44,098 | 673 | Roster | Stats |
| 1952 | Boise Yankees | Pioneer League | 63 | 69 | 68,469 | 1,037 | Roster | Stats |
| 1951 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 51 | 88 | 37,663 | 542 | Roster | Stats |
| 1950 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 50 | 74 | 62,545 | 1,009 | Roster | Stats |
| 1949 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 47 | 77 | 71,850 | 1,159 | Roster | Stats |
| 1948 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 58 | 68 | 82,269 | 1,306 | Roster | Stats |
| 1947 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 67 | 70 | 110,203 | 1,609 | Roster | Stats |
| 1946 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 52 | 77 | 62,495 | 969 | Roster | Stats |
| 1942 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 68 | 51 | Roster | Stats | ||
| 1941 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 81 | 49 | Roster | Stats | ||
| 1940 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 66 | 63 | 94,350 | 1,463 | Roster | Stats |
| 1939 | Boise Pilots | Pioneer League | 62 | 62 | 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.
