Sports complex at the former site for Goodland Field, taken in 2008

Goodland Field was a stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin. The stadium was named after Appleton mayor John Goodland. ^[1] The ballpark had a capacity of approximately 3,500 people.

[edit] History

The stadium opened in 1940 as the Spencer Street Athletic Field^[2] and was primarily used for baseball. The first team to play in the stadium was the Appleton Papermakers, who played there from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1953.^[3] The primary team to play at the field, however, was the Appleton/Fox Cities Foxes, who played there from 1958 until August 29, 1994.^[3] The team then moved to Fox Cities Stadium, becoming the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the 1995 season. The season attendance the last seven years at Goodland Field (1988-94) ranged from 46,576 to 85,310, while the season attendance the first year at Fox Cities Stadium ranged from 207,823 to 233,797.^[3]

Goodland Field was taken over by the Appleton Area School District, which converted the site into a sports complex.^[4]

Goodland Field's most famous player may have been New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who played a short time in the venue's final season, 1994. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tom Gordon also played for the Foxes, between the time he was drafted in 1986 and when he was called up to the majors in 1988.

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[edit] External links

• ballparkreviews.com

Coordinates: 44°15′28″N 88°25′47″W / 44.25778°N 88.42972°W / 44.25778; -88.42972