Al Lopez field

[bnbusser]

I came across this photo of Tampa stadium and Al Lopez field. From what I can tell, Al Lopez field was located where the east stands are for Raymond James stadium, which is on the site now.

[zengator]

That's exactly where it was. I watched the Big Red Machine play many a spring training game there.

[bnbusser]

its really hard to find any photo evidence of its location, like in the postcard.... I got lucky! I know when I went to Tampa stadium, someone told me approx. where Lopez field was....

[zengator]

Here's an old map that shows the location: http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=17&X=440&Y=3869&W=2&qs=%7cTampa%7cFL%7c

It looks like the "Al Lopez Field" label is for (old) Tampa Stadium, but right below is the faint baseball diamond.

[Chevy114]

I am little young, so all i remember ever being there is yankee land, the pratice fields for the spring training yanks. But the older people in tampa used to love going to see mantle and marris bounce homeruns off people's roofs across the street!

[zengator]

I dunno about Roger and Mickey, but I was there when Eric Davis hit a shot directly into the teeth of a stiff north wind that hit the fence around the concourse of old Tampa Stadium.

(The road visible beyond right field is Himes Ave, which runs north/south. The left field line pointed almost directly due north.)

[bnbusser]

Here is another photo I found of Al Lopez field