Jack Kaiser Stadium
$6 million[1] | |
| Tenants | |
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| St. John's Red Storm Baseball |
Jack Kaiser Stadium, originally known as The Ballpark at St. John's, is a
Hillcrest near the neighborhoods of Jamaica and Fresh Meadows in New York City. Formerly used by the now-defunct Queens Kings minor league team in its inaugural season of 2000,[1][2][3] it is currently used by the St. John's Red Storm baseball
team.
History
After the 1999 season, the
NCAA. In 2007, the stadium was named for St. John's All-American baseball player John W. "Jack" Kaiser. Kaiser, who played in the late 1940s, was head coach of the baseball team from 1956 to 1973, athletic director from 1973 to 1995, and is currently emeritus athletic director at St. John's University.[2] The stadium holds 3,500 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c O'Grady, Jim (June 25, 2000). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: JAMAICA; Groups Sue To Toss Team Out of a Park". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Kepner, Tyler (May 19, 2000). "BASEBALL: METS NOTEBOOK; Opener Set For Queens Ball Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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