Municipal Baseball Park

Location: Aberdeen, SD
S. State Street, on the Northern State College campus.
Capacity: 4,500 (1939); 5,000 (1946); 4,500 (1949); 4,000 (1951)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 315-385-315 (1964)
Built in 1936 by the WPA, the ballpark suffered a major fire on August 3, 1951. Temporary bleachers enabled the team to finish the season. A new grandstand, $65,000 bond issue, was completed in time for the 1952 season. The grandstand was torn down in the 1970's, but the diamond is still used by Northern State College.
Used by: Aberdeen Pheasants

Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Municipal Baseball Park:

YearTeamLeagueWLAttendAvg.
1971Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League353617,467492RosterStats
1970Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League363320,880605RosterStats
1969Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League284215,546444RosterStats
1968Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League264415,517443RosterStats
1967Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League343618,555530RosterStats
1966Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League472224,767718RosterStats
1965Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League273923,525713RosterStats
1964Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League803746,397793RosterStats
1963Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League655539,949666RosterStats
1962Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League646039,101631RosterStats
1961Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League745434,136533RosterStats
1960Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League636145,321731RosterStats
1959Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League695563,1111,018RosterStats
1958Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League398636,599586RosterStats
1957Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League517047,312782RosterStats
1956Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League646160,673971RosterStats
1955Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League705675,4011,197RosterStats
1954Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League607562,503926RosterStats
1953Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League606354,532887RosterStats
1952Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League636287,8971,406RosterStats
1951Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League616062,2031,028RosterStats
1950Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League625761,2081,029RosterStats
1949Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League715485,6241,370RosterStats
1948Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League645985,9421,397RosterStats
1947Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League823690,1561,528RosterStats
1946Aberdeen PheasantsNorthern League5753RosterStats



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.



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