Baseball in Mattoon

Mattoon Baseball Park

aka Mattoon Ball Park

Mattoon Baseball Park hosted Mattoon's ISL, MOVL, and MWL teams from 1947 through 1957. I have little information about this park. Although Mattoon is full of ballyards, this one was apparently demolished shortly after its last minor league game. (If you know more about this park, please Drop me a line. Thanks.)

This was the park's location. The structure on the west side of the scrap yard may be the remnant of the third base grandstand.

Mattoon Baseball Park hosted the Illinois State League All-Star Game in 1948 and the second Mississippi-Ohio Valley League All-Star Game in 1950.

Photograph courtesy of Ralph Carter.

Source of Name: Descriptive.

Ballpark Characteristics

  Left Center Right Seating
                    2,000  (1948)
                    2,500  (1947)

Attendance Record

  Year Attendance