Sulphur Dell
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Sulphur Dell was a historic minor league baseball park in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its quirky field dimensions and long association with the Nashville Vols.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sulphur Dell canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball park
ⓘ
minor league baseball park ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sulphur Springs Ball Park
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The Sulphur Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nashville baseball history ⓘ |
| builtNear | Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacityApproximate | 8,000 ⓘ |
| cityServed | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1963 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | iconic venue for Nashville Vols fans ⓘ |
| demolished | 1969 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | obsolescence and decline of Southern Association ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
asymmetrical outfield
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very short distance down right-field line ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOrientation | home plate faced southwest in later years ⓘ |
| formerName |
Athletic Park
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Sulphur Spring Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic ballpark ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
minor league baseball games
ⓘ
professional baseball games ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Nashville Vols
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Nashville Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueAssociation |
Southern Association
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Southern League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Davidson County, Tennessee
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Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby sulphur springs ⓘ |
| neighborhood | downtown Nashville ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
short right-field fence
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steep right-field incline ⓘ unusual field dimensions ⓘ |
| opened | 1870 ⓘ |
| primaryEraOfNashvilleVolsTenancy | 1901–1963 GENERATED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Herschel Greer Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| successorSiteUse |
First Horizon Park vicinity
ⓘ
mixed-use redevelopment area ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenancy |
Nashville Americans
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Nashville Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville Seraphs NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville Vols NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville Xpress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.