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{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Danville, Illinois}}
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| stadium_name = Danville Stadium
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| location = 610 Highland Blvd.<br>[[Danville, Illinois]] 61832<br>{{flag|United States}}|
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1946
| renovated =
| coordinates = {{coord|40.109593|-87.631788|display=inline, title|type:landmark}}
| publictransit = {{Bus icon}} [[Danville Mass Transit|DMT]]
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner =
| operator =
| surface =
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| former_names =
| tenants = '''Baseball'''<br>[[Danville Warriors]] ([[Midwest League|MWL]]) (1970–1976, 1982)<br>[[Danville Dans]] ([[Prospect League|PL]]) (1989–present)
| seating_capacity = 5200
| dimensions =
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'''Danville Stadium''' is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] in [[Danville, Illinois]], located at 610 Highland Boulevard. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.danvilledans.org/stadium.php|title = Danville Stadium is Rich in History}}</ref>
'''Danville Stadium''' is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] in [[Danville, Illinois]], located at 610 Highland Boulevard. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.danvilledans.org/stadium.php|title = Danville Stadium is Rich in History}}</ref>


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==References==
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*Bill Franz, Bob Puhala, Lyndee Jobe Henderson, ''Illinois Off the Beaten Path - Page 117'', Globe Pequot, 2007, {{ISBN|0-7627-4413-8}}
*Bill Franz, Bob Puhala, Lyndee Jobe Henderson, ''Illinois Off the Beaten Path - Page 117'', Globe Pequot, 2007, {{ISBN|0-7627-4413-8}}
*Brent P. Kelley, ''The Negro Leagues Revisited: Conversations with 66 More Baseball Heroes - Page 374'', McFarland & Company, 2000, {{ISBN|0-7864-0875-8}}
*Brent P. Kelley, ''The Negro Leagues Revisited: Conversations with 66 More Baseball Heroes - Page 374'', McFarland & Company, 2000, {{ISBN|0-7864-0875-8}}
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 24 July 2024

Danville Stadium
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Location610 Highland Blvd.
Danville, Illinois 61832
 United States
Coordinates40°06′35″N 87°37′54″W / 40.109593°N 87.631788°W / 40.109593; -87.631788
Public transitBus transport DMT
Capacity5200
Opened1946
Tenants
Baseball
Danville Warriors (MWL) (1970–1976, 1982)
Danville Dans (PL) (1989–present)

Danville Stadium is a baseball stadium in Danville, Illinois, located at 610 Highland Boulevard. [1]

Danville Stadium is currently home to the Danville Dans of the collegiate summer Prospect League. The ballpark was formerly home of the Danville Warriors, which was a Class A minor league baseball team in the Midwest League. Originally built in 1946, the park has a capacity of 4,000 people. Selected scenes from the 1992 movie The Babe were filmed here.

References

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  1. ^ "Danville Stadium is Rich in History".
  • Bill Franz, Bob Puhala, Lyndee Jobe Henderson, Illinois Off the Beaten Path - Page 117, Globe Pequot, 2007, ISBN 0-7627-4413-8
  • Brent P. Kelley, The Negro Leagues Revisited: Conversations with 66 More Baseball Heroes - Page 374, McFarland & Company, 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0875-8