This is a list of venues used for professional
baseball in Rockford, Illinois. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
Forest City – independent (1866–1870),
NA (1871 only)
Rockford White Stockings – Northwestern League 1879 only
Location:
Original boundaries: Oak (now Acorn) Street (north); Pecatonica Street and Cherry Street (northeast); buildings and Horsman Street (east); Mulberry Street (south); Kent Creek and St. Paul Railroad (later Milwaukee Road) tracks (west)
Current boundaries: Harkins Aquatic Center and Acorn Street (north); Kilburn Avenue, buildings and Horsman Street (east); West Jefferson Street aka Business US-20 (south); and Mulberry Street, Kent Creek and railroad tracks (west) – address 900 West Jefferson Street
Sources: Filichia, Benson, Lowry, contemporary maps, Google Maps
Location: at the north end of Blackhawk Park – 15th Avenue (north, right field); Nelson Boulevard and Rock River (west, left field) – about 4 blocks west of Beyer Stadium – address is 101 15th Avenue
Sources: Filichia, Benson, Google Maps
Aviators Stadium now known as
Rivets Stadium; orig. RiverHawks Stadium, then Road Ranger Stadium
Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.
ISBN0-89950-367-5.