Template:Infobox Baseball Stadium
General information
LaGrave Field is a stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Fort Worth Cats independent minor league baseball team.
Facts
- Named for former Cats executive Paul LaGrave
- Has spanned two different eras of Fort Worth Cats baseball. The first LaGrave was home to the Cats from 1926-1964; the rebuilt ballpark has hosted the modern day Cats since 2002.
- The only ballpark in America to house four dugouts [1]. Besides the two used by the teams, there are two that were found amongst the rubble and weeds of the original LaGrave that were saved and renovated as dugout suites
- Home plate is exactly where it was in 1926 when the old facility opened [2]
- Was originally planned to be a temporary facility only, and was to be replaced by a new $8 million USD stadium owned by the Fort Worth Sports Authority; however this plan never materialized due to soil contamination and water pollution at the city-owned site [3]
- When games are not being played the stadium's parking also serves as the official parking lot for the Tarrant County Courthouse.
- Texas Wesleyan University, an NAIA University also in Fort Worth, plays home games at LaGrave Field.
Opinions
- The stadium's parking is generally feared by Fort Worth citizens when a baseball game is not being played. The parking lot's vehicles are frequently burglarized and/or vandalized.
References