title: List of baseball parks in Rockford, Illinois
text: # List of baseball parks in Rockford, Illinois
  
  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.
  
  ## The Commons
  
      Occupant: Forest Citys – independent (1865)
      Location: North Whitman Street (southwest); Church Street (southeast)
      Currently: Residential
      Sources: Filichia, Benson
  
  ## ballpark unknown
  
      Occupants: Rockford – 2 clubs – Northwestern League 1869–1870
      Source: Filichia
  
  ## Agricultural Society Fair Grounds later renamed Fairgrounds Park
  
      Occupants:
         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
  
  ## North Church Street Grounds
  
      Occupant: Rockford – Central Inter-State League (1888 only)
      Location: somewhere on North Church Street (potentially same area as The Commons)
      Source: Filichia, local newspapers
  
  ## West End Park
  
      Occupant: Rockford Hustlers – Illinois–Iowa League (1891–1892)
      Location: uncertain
      Source: Filichia, local newspapers
  
  ## Riverside Park
  
      Occupants:
         Rockford Reds (aka Nicol Platers – manager Hugh Nicol) / Forest City / Rough Riders – Western Association (1895–1899)
         Rockford Red Sox – Three-I League (1901–1904)
         Rockford Reds / Hottentots / Indignants / Wolverines – Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908–1912)
      Original location listed as north of Auburn Street (city limits) at B Avenue and Melrose Street
      Final location listed as Fulton Avenue (north); Oxford Street (east); Van Wie Avenue (south); Cumberland Street (west)
      Sources: Filichia, local newspapers, city directories
  
  ## Kishwaukee Park aka Rockford Base Ball Park – sold to Rockford High School in December 1923
  
      Occupants:
         Rockford Indignants (aka Drys) / Wolves – Wisconsin-Illinois League (1913)
         Rockford Wakes (aka Rox 1917) – Three-I League (1915 - mid-1917) (league disbanded)
         Rockford Rox (aka Bells / Rocks) – Three-I League (1919–1923)
      Location: 311-335 15th Avenue; just east of Seminary Street
      Sources: Filichia, local newspapers, city directories
  
  ## Rockford Municipal Stadium aka 15th Avenue Stadium - renamed Beyer Stadium, 1948
  
      Occupants:
         Rockford Peaches – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943–1954)
         Rockford High School baseball, football, track and field
      Location: same as Kishwaukee Park - 311 15th Avenue (north, left field); Seminary Street (west, third base); entrance booth at 15th and Seminary
      Sources: Filichia, local newspapers, city directories
  
  ## Rox Park or 15th Avenue Park
  
      Occupant: Rockford Rox (aka Rocks) – Central Association (1947–1949)
      Location: adjacent to Beyer Stadium, just to the east
      Currently: Beyer Early Childhood Center and parking lots
      Source: local newspapers
  
  ## Marinelli Field
  
      Occupants:
         Rockford Expos / Royals / Cubbies / Reds – Midwest League (1988–1999)
         Rockford RiverHawks – Frontier League (2002–2005)
      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
  
      Occupants:
         Rockford RiverHawks – Frontier League (2006–2009)
         Rockford RiverHawks Northern League (2010 only)
         Rockford RiverHawks / Aviators – Frontier League (2011–2015)
      Location: Loves Park, Illinois – 4503 Interstate Boulevard (west, third base); Orth Road (north, left field); Paladin Parkway (east, right field); Commerce Drive (south, first base)
  