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Bosse Field is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Opened in 1915, it was the first municipally owned sports stadium in the United States and is the third-oldest ballpark still in regular use for professional baseball, surpassed only by Fenway Park (1912) in Boston and Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago .
- 5,181 (with standing room at least 8,000)
- 23 Don Mattingly Way, Evansville, Indiana 47711
- June 17, 1915
- Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Phone: (812) 435 - 8686. Fax: (812) 435 - 8688. E is for Everyone Visit Evansville.
May 9, 2024
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Learn about the history of Bosse Field, stand in the same areas as some of the greatest baseball legends, and see one of the filming sites from the movie 'A League of Their Own!'. Please schedule formal, guided appointments 48 hours in advance. To schedule, please call 812-435-8686 or email mwill@evansvilleotters.com. Cost: $5 per person.
Jul 7, 2022 · 100. Bosse Field Rick Barth / CC BY 2.0. First opened in 1915, this field is beaten in age only by Boston’s Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago’s Wrigley Field (1914). It began as a passion project ...
Those were the words that read in the Evansville Journal about the city’s new and modern Bosse Field on June 13, 1915. The terms “a foe to time” and “a monument to the city” have been prophetic and wisely stated; as of this writing the facility is the third oldest professional ballpark after Boston’s Fenway Park and Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
61 °. Home to the Evansville Otters of the Independent Frontier League, Bosse Field opened in 1915 and was the first municipally owned sports facility in the United States. Only Boston’s Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago’s Wrigley Field (1914) are older than Evansville’s Bosse Field. It is the site for the movie “A League of Their Own ...
May 25, 2020 · Bosse Field is located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Indiana. The name pays homage to possibly the greatest player to hail from the area, outside of Tecumseh High School’s legendary catcher Brad Meyer. For every Don Mattingly or Andy Benes, the Evansville area has produced, there are several Brad Meyers or Drew Sellers, the baseball ...
