College Park (Charleston)

College Park (Charleston)

Coordinates: 32°48′09″N 79°57′13″W / 32.802363°N 79.953673°W / 32.802363; -79.953673

College Park is a stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home of Charleston RiverDogs. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1939. <IMG SRC="http://www.minorleagueballparks.com/Collsc98.jpg">

College Park was once part of adjacent Hampton Park, but the baseball field was leased by the City of Charleston to the College of Charleston in 1907.[1]

The baseball field was nearly converted into a clothing factory in 1918 during World War I. In September 1918, the Navy expressed an interest in buying the site to build a four-acre clothing factory.[2] On September 9, 1918, the Navy submitted its request for the baseball park.[3] The City agreed to the lease the next day in a deal which would have provided for a twenty year lease with an option to buy at the end.[4] Because World War I ended soon after the deal was struck, it was decided that there was no need for the factory, and plans were dropped.[5]

Elvis Presley played a concert at College Park on June 28, 1956 to a crowd of 4,000.[6]

College Park was the primary shooting location for the 1998 film Major League: Back to the Minors, in which it was called "Buzz Stadium."

College Park hosted some of baseball's greatest players of all time including Ty Cobb and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. It has been stated on certain baseball history sites that College Park actually opened in 1897 for the Charleston Seagulls. But the College Park, which stands today, is said to have opened in 1939.

College Park said goodbye to professional baseball in 1996 when the Class A Tampa Bay Devil Rays affiliate, now a Yankees affiliate, Charleston Riverdogs left the stadium for a new facility on the bank of the Ashley River in Charleston.[7]

The stadium is used for The Citadel Bulldogs practice, especially when Riley Stadium is unavailable, and used by many community teams during the season. It sits near Hampton Park.

  1. ^ Sapakoff, Gene (August 2, 1996). "The Innings End at College Park". The Charleston News & Courier. http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch96/0996/arc0902137430.shtml. Retrieved January 8, 2010. 
  2. ^ "4-Acre Factory Being Designed for College Park", The Charleston (S.C.) Evening Post: 7, September 4, 1918 
  3. ^ "City Is Asked for Big Factory Site", The Charleston (S.C.) Evening Post: 11, September 10, 1918 
  4. ^ "Navy May Rent College Park", The Charleston (S.C.) Evening Post: 8, September 11, 1918 
  5. ^ "Clothing Factory Plan Abandoned", The Charleston (S.C.) Evening Post: 2, January 10, 1919 
  6. ^ Sapakoff, Gene (August 2, 1996). "The Innings End at College Park". http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch96/0996/arc0902137430.shtml. Retrieved January 8, 2010. 
  7. ^ Hardin, Jason (February 13, 2001). "Glory Days May Be Gone, But Field Still Useful". http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch01/0201/arc0213281786.shtml. Retrieved January 8, 2010. 



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