Dugdale Field

Dugdale Field was a stadium located in Seattle, Washington. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home of Seattle Indians and Seattle Giants. The ballpark had a capacity of 15,000 people and was built in 1913. It was destroyed by fire in July 1932 [1] It was named after Daniel E. Dugdale who was a baseball pioneer in the area [2] Dugdale had built a previous ball park called Yesler Way Park, at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Yesler Way in 1907. It was often referred to as Dugdale Park but predates the larger and later stadium built in Rainier Valley. The panoramic photo displayed in this article appears to be the earlier Yesler Way Park, dated in 1907.

Dugdale Field
LocationSeattle, Washington
Capacity15,000
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Opened1907
ClosedJuly 1932
DemolishedJuly 1932
Tenants
Seattle Indians (1913-1932)
Seattle Giants (1913-1920)

Dugdale Field also hosted the first football game featuring an NFL team in Seattle. On January 31, 1926, the Chicago Bears beat the Washington All Stars 34–0 in an exhibition game.[3] Dugdale Field was burned down in an Independence Day arson fire in 1932. Sick's Stadium was built at the same location, and the Indians were renamed the Rainiers after they moved to Sick's Stadium.

References
  1. "Seattle Indians: A Forgotten Chapter in Seattle Baseball". Historylink.org. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. "NFL Exhibition Games Played at Neutral Sites". FootballGeography.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2014.


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