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Apr 19, 2020 · This site has been the location of baseball and other sports for nearly 100 years. The location has been know at different times as Barrs Field, the Myrtle Avenue Ball Park, Joseph H. Durkee Memorial Athletic Field, and since 1980, James P. Small Memorial Stadium.
J. P. Small Memorial Stadium is a baseball park in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located in the Durkeeville community in northwest Jacksonville. Constructed in 1912 and rebuilt in 1936, it was the city's first municipal recreation field, and served as its primary baseball park before the construction of Wolfson Park in 1954.
Sep 13, 2013 · Currently known as J.P. Small Memorial Park, the ball field has been the site of major league spring training, minor league games, Negro League games, and countless high school and college contests, as well as high school and college football.
Jan 29, 2018 · J.P. Small Memorial Stadium, jacksonville, negro leagues. Upgrades are on tap at a historic facility, as J.P. Small Memorial Stadium in Jacksonville will soon receive a series of...
Upgrades are on tap at a historic facility, as J.P. Small Memorial Stadium in Jacksonville will soon receive a series of improvements. (more…)
J.P. Small Memorial Stadium is a former Negro Leagues ballpark in Jacksonville, FL that was home to the Jacksonville Red Caps of the Negro American League and before that of the Negro Southern League.
Long before the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville or Wolfson Park, J.P. Small Memorial Stadium was the home of Jacksonville's professional baseball community. Amazingly, it's still standing today. Once called Durkee Field, this ballpark served as the home of the Negro League's Jacksonville Red Caps. The Red Caps joined the Negro American League ...
