:Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo)
{{Short description|Sports venue in Waterloo, Iowa, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Riverfront Stadium
| image = Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo) logo.svg
| caption = Riverfront Stadium logo
| location = 850 Park Rd, Waterloo, Iowa
| coordinates = {{coord|42.510969|-92.35355|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
| publictransit = {{Bus icon}} {{RouteBox|3|Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County|limegreen|black|bold=}} MET Transit
| built = 1946
| opened = 1946
| tenants = Waterloo Bucks (1995–present)
Waterloo Hawks (1946–1956; 1958-1993)
| seating_capacity = 5,000
}}
Riverfront Stadium is a stadium in Waterloo, Iowa, located at 850 Park Road, Waterloo, Iowa 50703. It is primarily used for baseball, serving as the home field of the Waterloo Bucks baseball team of the summer collegiate Northwoods League. Riverfront Stadium has a capacity of 5,000.{{Cite web |last=Hilchen |first=James |date=7 June 2017 |title=Riverfront Stadium – Waterloo Bucks |url=https://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/riverfont-stadium-s1278 |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=Stadium Journey |language=en-US}}
History
Riverfront Stadium was built as Municipal Stadium in 1946. The stadium served as minor league baseball home to Waterloo Hawks teams in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1946–1956) and the Midwest League (1958–1993). The stadium was the site of the 1978 Midwest League All-Star Game on June 6, 1978.{{Cite web |date=June 6, 1978 |title=Midwest League 1978 All-Star Game |url=http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1978/allstars.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926080118/http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1978/allstars.html |archive-date=2010-09-26 |website=MWLguide.com}}
The current Waterloo Bucks first began play at the stadium in 1995. The Midwest League team, last known as the Waterloo Diamonds, left Waterloo to become the Springfield Sultans before the 1994 season after the city of Waterloo failed to improve the stadium to meet Major League Baseball's newly imposed standards for minor league ballparks. The Diamonds evolved into today's Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
The University of Northern Iowa played home baseball games at Riverfront Stadium until U.N.I. dropped baseball following the 2009 season. The last game played by UNI at the stadium was on May 16, 2009, a 3–2 win against Bradley University.{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Matt |date=2011-07-20 |title=Riverfront Stadium - Waterloo, Iowa |url=https://www.thegazette.com/2011/07/20/riverfront-stadium-waterloo-iowa |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=The Gazette |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.waterloobucks.com/waterloo-bucks/team/ballpark/ Riverfront Stadium's website]
- [http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/waterloo/park.html Municipal Stadium at MWLguide.com]
- [http://www.ballparkdigest.com/visits/waterloo.htm Ballpark Digest's review of Riverfront Stadium]
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Category:Baseball venues in Iowa
Category:Minor league baseball venues
Category:1946 establishments in Iowa
Category:Sports venues completed in 1946
Category:Buildings and structures in Waterloo, Iowa
Category:Tourist attractions in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Category:College baseball venues in the United States
Category:Defunct Midwest League ballparks
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