[NOTE FROM AUTHOR: First of all, I would like to apologize to those of you who have been looking for this information here and not been able to find it. Being very busy at home and work, I have had little time for my favorite hobby. This document is to show where every MLB team has trained since 1900. I am hoping that in the future I will go all the way back to the beginning of Spring Training. My next project will then be to show you where all the MLB teams have their minor league training camps. Please remember that not all minor league camps are in the same park as their parent clubs. Enjoy!!!]
By Kevin Saldana
American League
Angels
Palm Springs, CA 1961-92/ Angels Stadium, sometimes referred to as the Polo Grounds
Tempe, AZ 1993-P/ Tempe Diablo Stadium
From about 1966-78 the Angels opened training at Holtville, CA (I believe the park was called Angeltown) and moved over to Palm Springs when it was time to play exhibition games.
The experiment in 1962 where the team rode bicycles between the team hotel and the one mile to the ballpark did not seem to work very well, something about the hotel pool being used as a bike rack.
Home 1901, 1919
Charlotte, NC 1902
Jacksonville, FL 1903, 1914-18
Spartanburg, SC 1904
Shreveport, LA 1905
Montgomery, AL 1906
Dallas, TX 1907
New Orleans, LA 1908-09
Atlanta, GA 1910
Savannah, GA 1911
San Antonio, TX 1912-13
Lake Charles, LA 1920-21, 1938-39
Eagle Pass, TX 1922/ Rio Grande River, NW of Laredo
Montgomery, AL 1923-24
Fort Myers, FL 1925-36
Mexico City, Mexico 1937
Anaheim, CA 1940-42/ La Palma Park
Wilmington, DE 1943/ Blue Rock Stadium
Frederick, MD 1944-45/ McCurdy Field
West Palm Beach, FL 1946-62/Wright Field 1946-54, Connie Mack Stadium 1955-62
Bradenton, FL 1963-68/ Bill McKechnie Field
Mesa, AZ 1969-78/ Rendezvous Park 1969-76, Hohokam Park 1977-78
Scottsdale, AZ 1979-83/ Scottsdale Stadium
Phoenix, AZ 1984-P/ Phoenix Municipal Stadium II
Dunedin, FL 1977-P/ Dunedin Stadium, Grant Field
Home 1901
Tempe, AZ 1971-72/ Tempe Diablo Stadium
Sun City, AZ 1974-85/ Sun City Stadium
Chandler, AZ 1986-97/ Compadre Stadium
For all practical purposes the Brewers had no park in 1973, they trained in a public park and played no home games, even their farm clubs had to train in Shreveport, LA. For 1970 see the Pilots.
French Lick, IN 1902
Baton Rouge, LA 1903
Corsicana, TX 1904
Dallas, TX 1905-06
San Antonio, TX 1907, 1919, 1937-41/Tech Field
Shreveport, LA 1908, 1918
Houston, TX 1909-10, 1915
Hot Springs, AR 1911
Montgomery, AL 1912
Waco, TX 1913
Saint Petersburg, FL 1914
Palestine, TX 1916-17
Taylor, AL 1920
Bogalusa, LA 1921
Mobile, AL 1922-24
Tarpon Springs, FL 1925-27
West Palm Beach, FL 1928-36
De Land, FL 1942
Cape Girardeau, MO 1943-45
Anaheim, CA 1946/La Palma Park
Miami, FL 1947
San Bernardino, CA 1948, 1953/Perris Hill Park
Burbank, CA 1949-52/Olive Avenue Park
Saint Petersburg, FL 1998-P/ Progress Energy Park at Al Lang Field
New Orleans, LA 1902-03, 1905-06, 1912, 1916-20, 1928-39/Heinemann Park from 1928
San Antonio, TX 1904, 1915
Macon, GA 1907-09
Alexandria, LA 1910-11
Pensacola, FL 1913
Athens, GA 1914
Dallas, TX 1921-22
Lakeland, FL 1923-27
Fort Myers, FL 1940-42
Lafayette, IN 1943-45
Clearwater, FL 1946
Tucson, AZ 1947-92/Hi Corbett Field- Randolph Park
Winter Haven, FL 1993-P/ Chain O’Lakes Park
Tempe, AZ 1977-92/ Tempe Diablo Stadium
Peoria, AZ 1994-P/ Peoria Sports Complex
If I understand correctly in 1993 trained in Peoria but, the stadium was not ready and they played all their games on the road.
Home 1901
Savannah, GA 1902
Yuma, AZ 1954/ Panther Field
Daytona Beach, FL 1955
Scottsdale, AZ 1956-58/ Scottsdale Stadium
Miami, FL 1959-90/ Miami Stadium
Sarasota, FL 1991-95/ Games played at Saint Petersburg, FL 1993-95
Fort Lauderdale, FL 1996-P/ Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Tempe, AZ 1969-70/ Pilots Field
Although they did not play as the Pilots in the regular season, they trained as the Pilots in 1970
Pompano Beach, FL 1972-85/Municipal Field
Port Charlotte 1986-2002/ Charlotte County Stadium
Surprise, AZ 2003/ Surprise Stadium
Charlottesville, VA 1901
Augusta, GA 1902
Macon, GA 1903-06
Little Rock, AR 1907-08
Hot Springs, AR 1909-10, 1912-18, 1920-23
Redondo Beach, CA 1911/ SW of Los Angeles
Tampa, FL 1919
San Antonio, TX 1924
New Orleans, LA 1925-27
Bradenton, FL 1928-29
Pensacola, FL 1930-31
Savannah, GA 1932
Sarasota, FL 1933-42, 1946-58/ Payne Field 1949-51
Medford, MA 1943/ Tufts University, just north of Harvard
Baltimore, MD 1944
Pleasantville, NJ 1945
Scottsdale, AZ 1959-65/ Scottsdale Stadium
Winter Haven, FL 1966-92/ Chain O’Lakes Park
Fort Myers, FL 1993-P/ City of Palms Park
Fort Myers, FL 1969-87/Terry Park
Baseball City, FL 1988-2002/Baseball City Stadium
Surprise, AZ 2003/ Surprise Stadium
Pheobus, VA 1901/
Home 1902-04
Hampton, VA 1905
Charlottesville, VA 1906, 1912-16
Galveston, TX 1907-09
Norfolk, VA 1910
Atlanta, GA 1911, 1917
Augusta, GA 1918-19
Tampa, FL 1920-29
Biloxi, MS 1930-35
Orlando, FL 1936-42, 1946-60/ Tinker Field
College Park, MD 1943-45
Pompano Beach, FL 1961-71/Municipal Field
Home 1901
Ypsilanti, MI 1902
Shreveport, LA 1903-04
Augusta, GA 1905-07, 1922-26
Hot Springs, AR 1908
San Antonio, TX 1909-10, 1921, 1927-28, 1933
Monroe, LA 1911-12
Gulfport, MS 1913-15
Waxahachie, TX 1916-18
Macon, GA 1919-20
Phoenix, AZ 1929
Tampa, FL 1930
Sacramento, CA 1931/ Moreing Field
Palo Alto, CA 1932
Lakeland, FL 1934-42, 1946-P/ Henley Field 1934-42, 1946-66, Joker Marchant Stadium since 1967
Evansville, IN 1943-45
Orlando, FL 1961-90/ Tinker Field
Fort Myers, FL 1991-P/ Lee County Sports Complex-Hammond Stadium
Excelsior Springs, MO 1901-02
Mobile, AL 1903
Marlin Springs, TX 1904
New Orleans, LA 1905-06
Mexico City, Mexico 1907
Los Angeles, CA 1908/ Chutes Park
San Francisco, CA 1909-10/Recreation Park
Mineral Wells, TX 1911, 1916-19
Waco, TX 1912, 1920/ Katy Park & Carroll Field 1912
Paso Robles, CA 1913-15
Waxahachie, TX 1921
Seguin, TX 1922-23
Winter Haven, FL 1924
Shreveport, LA 1925-28
Dallas, TX 1929
San Antonio, TX 1930-32/Saint Mary’s University
Pasadena, CA 1933-42, 1946-50/ Brookside Park
French Lick, IN 1943-44
Terre Haute, IN 1945 Municipal Stadium
Pasadena-Palm Springs, CA 1951 Polo Grounds
Pasadena-El Centro, CA 1952
El Centro, CA 1953 Stark Field
Tampa, FL 1954-59/ Al Lopez Field
Sarasota, FL 1960-97/Payne Field
Tucson, AZ 1998-P/Tucson Electric Park
Atlanta, GA 1903-04, 1907-08, 1912/Piedmont Park 1903-04
Montgomery, AL 1905
Birmingham, AL 1906
Macon, GA 1909, 1916-18
Athens, GA 1910-11
Hamilton, Bermuda 1913
Houston, TX 1914
Savannah, GA 1915
Jacksonville, FL 1919-20
Shreveport, LA 1921
New Orleans, LA 1922-24
Saint Petersburg, FL 1925-42, 1948-50, 1952-61/ Crescent Lake Park
Asbury Park, NJ 1943
Atlantic City, NJ 1944-45/ Bader Park
Panama Canal Zone 1946/Balboa Stadium
San Juan, Puerto Rico/Sixto Escobar Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, FL 1962-95/ Fort Lauderdale Yankees Stadium
Tampa, FL 1996-P/Legends Field
Federa1 League
Major League years only 1914-15
Baltimore @
Southern Pines, NC 1914
Fayetteville, NC 1915
Brooklyn @
Columbia, SC 1914
Brown Wells, MS 1915
Buffalo @
Danville, VA 1914
Athens, GA 1915
Chicago @
Shreveport, LA 1914-15
Indianapolis, IN @
Wichita Falls, TX 1914
Kansas City @
Marshall, TX 1914
Wichita Falls, TX 1915
Newark @
Valdosta, GA 1915
Pittsburgh @
Lynchburg, VA 1914
Augusta, GA 1915
Saint Louis @
Monroe, LA 1914
Havana, Cuba 1915
National League
Apache Junction, AZ 1962-63/Geranimo Park
Cocoa, FL 1964-84/Astrotown
Kissimmee, FL 1985-P/ Osceola County Stadium
Braves
Greensboro, NC 1900
Norfolk, VA 1901
Thomasville, GA 1902-04, 1907
Charleston, SC 1905
Jacksonville, FL 1906
Augusta, GA 1908-12
Athens, GA 1913
Macon, GA 1914-15
Miami, FL 1916-18
Columbus, GA 1919-20
Galveston, TX 1921
Saint Petersburg, FL 1922-37
Bradenton, FL 1938-40, 1948-62/Ninth Street Stadium 1949-51, Braves Field 1959
San Antonio, TX 1941/ Pittman-Sullivan Field
Sanford, FL 1942
Wallingford, CT 1943-44/ Choate School
Washington, DC 1945
Fort Lauderdale, FL 1946-47
West Palm Beach, FL 1963-97/Municipal Stadium
Kissimmee, FL 1998-P/ Walt Disney’s World of Sports Complex- Cracker Jacks Stadium
Braves shifted from Boston to Milwaukee during a spring training game on March 18, 1953. In 1965 the Atlanta Crackers Club of the International League trained at Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, as they were a farm club of the Braves.
Brewers
Phoenix, AZ 1998-P/Maryvale Baseball Park
Cardinals
Hot Springs, AR 1900
Home 1901-02, 1919
Dallas, TX 1903
Houston, TX 1904, 1906-08
Marlin Springs, TX 1905
Little Rock, AR 1909-10
West Baden, IN 1911
Jackson, MS 1912
Columbus, GA 1913
Saint Augustine, FL 1914
Mineral Wells, TX 1915-17
San Antonio, TX 1918, 1926
Brownsville, TX 1920
Orange, TX 1921-22
Bradenton, FL 1923-24, 1930-36
Stockton, CA 1925
Avon Park, FL 1927-29
Daytona Beach, FL 1937
Saint Petersburg, FL 1938-42, 1946-97/Waterfront Park/Al Lang Field
Cairo, IL 1943-45
Jupiter, FL 1998-P/Roger Dean Stadium
Cubs
Selma, AL 1900
Champaign, IL 1901-02, 1906
Los Angeles, CA 1903-04, 1948-49/ Chutes Park 1903-04, Wrigley Field 1948-49
Santa Monica, CA 1905
New Orleans, LA 1907, 1911-12
Vicksburg, MS 1908
Hot Springs, AR 1909-10
Tampa, FL 1913-16
Pasadena, CA 1917-21/Brookside Park
Avalon, CA 1922-42, 1946-47, 1950-51/ Chicago Cubs Training Base
French Lick, IN 1943-45
Mesa, AZ 1952-65, 1979-P/Rendouvous Park 1952-65, Hohokam Park 1979-P
Long Beach, CA 1966/Blair Field
Scottsdale, AZ 1967-78/Scottsdale Stadium I
Mesa, AZ 1979-P/ Hohokam Park I 1979-96, Hohokam Park II 1997-P
Diamondbacks
Tucson, AZ 1998-P/ Tucson Electric Park
Dodgers
Augusta, GA 1900, 1913-14
Charlotte, NC 1901
Columbia, SC 1902-06
Jacksonville, FL 1907-09, 1919-20, 1922
Hot Springs, AR 1910-12, 1917-18
Daytona Beach, FL 1915-16, 1946
New Orleans, LA 1921
Clearwater, FL 1923-32, 1936-40
Miami, FL 1933, 1951-58 (Games Only 1951-58) Miami Stadium 1951-58
Orlando, FL 1934-35
Havana, Cuba 1941-42, 1947
Bear Mountain, NY 1943-45
Cuidad Trujillo, Dominican Republic 1948
Vero Beach, FL 1949-P/ Holman Stadium
Expos
West Palm Beach, FL 1969-72, 1981-97/ Municipal Stadium
Daytona Beach, FL 1973-80
Jupiter, FL 1998-2002/ Roger Dean Stadium
Viera, FL 2003/Space Coast Stadium
Giants
Home 1900-02
Savannah, GA 1903-05
Memphis, TN 1906
Los Angeles, CA 1907, 1932-33/Chutes Park 1907, Wrigley Field 1932-33
Marlin Springs, TX 1908-18/ Emerson Field
Gainesville, FL 1919
San Antonio, TX 1920-23, 1929-31/ League Park
Sarasota, FL 1924-27
Augusta, GA 1928
Miami Beach, FL 1934-35
Pensacola, FL 1936
Havana, Cuba 1937
Baton Rouge, LA 1938-39
Winter Haven, FL 1940
Miami, FL 1941-42, 1946
Lakewood, NJ 1943-45
Phoenix, AZ 1947-50, 1952-81/ Phoenix Municipal Stadium I 1947-63, Phoenix Municipal Stadium II 1964-81
Sanford-Saint Petersburg, FL 1951/ Sanford- Giants Minor League Training Base
Scottsdale, AZ 1982-P/ Scottsdale Stadium I 1982-91, Scottsdale Stadium II 1992-P
Viera, FL 1993-2002/ Space Coast Stadium
Jupiter, FL 2003/ Roger Dean Stadium
Port Saint Lucie, FL 1987-P/ Saint Lucie Sports Complex-Thomas J White Stadium
Yuma, AZ 1969-93/ Ray Kroc Complex- Desert Sun Stadium
Peoria, AZ 1994-P/Peoria Sports Complex
Phillies
Charlotte, NC 1900, 1919
Home 1901
Washington, DC 1902
Richmond, VA 1903
Savannah, GA 1904, 1906-08
Augusta, GA 1905
Southern Pines, NC 1909-10, 1913
Birmingham, AL 1911, 1920
Hot Springs, AR 1912
Wilmington, NC 1914
Saint Petersburg, FL 1915-18
Gainesville, FL 1921
Leesburg, FL 1922-24
Bradenton, FL 1925-27
Winter Haven, FL 1928-37
Biloxi, MS 1938
New Braunfels, TX 1939
Miami Beach, FL 1940-42, 1946/ Flamingo Park
Hershey, PA 1943
Wilmington, DE 1944-45
Clearwater, FL 1947-P/ Clearwater Athletic Field 1947-54/ Jack Russell Memorial Stadium 1955-03
The Phils will move into a new complex in spring 2004
Pirates
Thomasville, GA 1900
Hot Springs, AR 1901-16, 1920-23/ Whittingham Park 1908
Columbus, GA 1917
Jacksonville, FL 1918
Birmingham, AL 1919
Paso Robles, CA 1924-34
San Bernardino, CA 1935, 1937-42, 1946, 1949-52/Perris Hill Park
San Antonio, TX 1936
Muncie, IN 1943-45
Miami Beach, FL 1947
Hollywood, CA 1948/ Gilmore Field
Havana, Cuba 1953
Fort Pierce, FL 1954
Fort Myers, FL 1955-68/Terry Park
Bradenton, FL 1969-P/ Bill McKechnie Field
Reds
New Orleans, LA 1900
Home 1901-02
Augusta, GA 1903
Dallas, TX 1904
Jacksonville, FL 1905
San Antonio, TX 1906
Marlin Springs, TX 1907
Saint Augustine, FL 1908
Atlanta, GA 1909
Hot Springs, AR 1910-11
Columbus, GA 1912
Mobile, AL 1913
Alexandria, LA 1914-15
Shreveport, LA 1916-17
Montgomery, AL 1918
Waxahachie, TX 1919
Miami, FL 1920
Cisco, TX 1921
Mineral Wells, TX 1922
Orlando, FL 1923-30
Tampa, FL 1931-35, 1937-42, 1946-87/ Plant Field 1941, 1949-59, Al Lopez Field 1960?-87
San Juan, Puerto Rico 1936/Sixto Escobar Stadium
Bloomington, IN 1943-45/Indiana University
Plant City, FL 1988-97/Plant City Stadium
Sarasota, FL 1998-P/ Ed Smith Stadium
Rockies
Tucson, AZ 1993-P/ Hi Corbett Field
