Bosse Field

Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the fifth-oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Rickwood Field (1910) in Birmingham, Fenway Park (1912) in Boston, Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago, and Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, FL (1914).

It is the current home of the Frontier League Evansville Otters, a minor league baseball team. The Otters franchise came to Evansville in 1995 and have attracted a record number of fans for the league. In 2006 the Otters won the Frontier League title.

In 1991 the historic stadium was used by Columbia Pictures for game scenes in the movie A League of Their Own.

History
Bosse Field opened on July 17, 1915. It was named in honor of Benjamin Bosse, mayor of Evansville from 1914 to 1922, who bought Garvin Park and helped to build the stadium. A holiday was declared in honor of the opening of the stadium. A band marched from Sunset Park to the new stadium.

Ten baseball teams other than the Otters have played at Bosse Field. Some of the most famous are the Evansville Triplets (1970–84), Evansville Braves (1946–57), Evas/Pocketeers/Hubs (1919–1931) and the Evansville River Rats (1914–15). The River Rats had played in Evansville previously from (1903–1910) and (1901–1902). The Triplets won the American Association titles in 1972, 1975, and 1979. The River Rats won the Central League title in 1908 and 1915. The Braves won the Three-I League title in 1946, 1948, 1956, and 1957.

From 1921 to 1922, Bosse Field was used as a football stadium and was home to the Evansville Crimson Giants of the NFL.

Baseball Hall of Fame members Hank Greenberg, Chuck Klein, Edd Roush, Warren Spahn, and Sam Thompson played at Bosse Field during their careers. There have been over 20 Major League Baseball players from Evansville and dozens of Minor Leaguers.

Former/current professional teams
Former/current professional teams who have called Bosse Field home, have won a combined 9 league titles.

Concerts

 * July 2, 1972: Freedom Festival and Ice Cream Social with Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Edgar Winter, Dr. John 'The Night Tripper', Cactus, Black Oak Arkansas, Spirit, Country Joe & The Fish, Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and New Riders of the Purple Sage
 * August 20, 1974: Allman Brothers Band, Elvin Bishop, REO Speedwagon