Beidenham Park

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Beidenham Park

| nickname =

| image = New York Yankees Spring Training, Gassers Park, Shreveport, Louisiana 1921.jpg

| location = Dove Street at Park and Sycamore Avenues
Shreveport, LA 71103

| image_size = 250

| caption = New York Yankees at then named Gassers Park during spring training in 1921

| coordinates =

| opened = 1901

| closed =

| demolished = 1932

| owner =

| surface = Grass

| construction_cost =

| architect =

| former_names = League Park 1901–1910
Gassers Park 1915–1924

| tenants = Shreveport Pirates (SA/TL) 1904–1910
Shreveport Gassers (TL) 1915–1924
Shreveport Sports (TL) 1925–1932
New York Yankees (MLB) (spring training) (1921)

| seating_capacity = 6,300 (1919)
5,000 (1924)
7,000 (1932)

| dimensions =

}}

Beidenham Park was a baseball stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, located at Dove Street intersecting with Park and Sycamore Avenues.{{cite web|title=Beidenham Park|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2539|website=Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics|publisher=Stats Crew|access-date=2025-01-08}} The ballpark opened in 1901 and was demolished by fire on May 4, 1932. The stadium had a seating capacity of 6,300 in 1919, 5,000 in 1924 and 7,000 in 1932.

The grandstand area was extensive with a smaller grandstand section and had a long, narrow bleacher area.

Tenants

The ballpark served as the home field of the Shreveport Pirates in both the Southern Association and Texas League from 1904 through 1910, the Shreveport Gassers in the Texas League from 1915 through 1924 and the Shreveport Sports in the Texas League from 1925 through 1932.{{cite web|last=O'Brock|first=Kenneth|title=When Babe Ruth Came To Shreveport|url=https://www.shreveportnews.com/news/babe-ruth-shreveport/426/|website=shreveportnews.com|publisher=Shreveport News|date=2014-05-29|access-date=2025-01-08}}

The ballpark was the New York Yankees spring training site in 1921.{{cite web|title=New York Yankees Spring Training History Since 1903|publisher=moiderersrow.com|url=https://moiderersrow.com/new-york-yankees-spring-training-history-since-1903/|access-date=2025-01-08}}{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Spring Training Once Brought Babe Ruth & the Yankees to Shreveport, LA|url=https://710keel.com/babe-ruth-yankees-shreveport/|website=710keel.com|publisher=KEEL 101.7FM & 710AM|date=2024-03-27|access-date=2025-01-08}}

Site location

SPAR Stadium was later built on the same site in 1935. A community ballpark, Galilee Stewart–Belle Stadium, named for local Negro League and Major League Baseball players, Riley Stewart and Albert Belle, now stands on the site.{{cite web|last=Reichard |first=Kevin|title=Remembering SPAR Stadium|url=https://ballparkdigest.com/201204024671/at-the-ballpark/endangered-ballparks/remembering-spar-stadium|website=ballparkdigest.com|publisher=Ballpark Digest|date=2012-04-02|access-date=2025-01-08}}

References

Category:Defunct sports venues in Texas

Category:Baseball venues in Louisiana

Category:Minor league baseball venues

Category:New York Yankees spring training venues

Category:Sports venues in Shreveport, Louisiana

Category:1901 establishments in Louisiana

Category:Sports venues completed in 1901

Category:Sports venues demolished in 1932