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Jacksonville Baseball Complex

Coordinates: 31°57′13″N 95°16′51″W / 31.9536°N 95.2809°W / 31.9536; -95.2809
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Jacksonville Baseball Complex
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Full nameJacksonville Baseball Complex
LocationJacksonville, Texas
Tenants
Jacksonville Jax
(West Dixie League) (1934–1935)
(East Texas League) (1936–1940, 1946)
(Lone Star League) (1947)
(Gulf Coast League) (1950)

The Jacksonville Baseball Complex was a baseball diamond that once existed in Ragsdale Park in Jacksonville, Texas, and was the home of the Jacksonville Jax.[1] The Jacksonville Rodeo Arena now occupies the site.[2] Home plate was in the northwest corner of the square block.

Location

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The site of the former ballpark and present-day rodeo arena is situated on the corner of Mulberry and Bridge streets in Jacksonville.[3]

Sources

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  • "Texas Almanac 2008–2009," The Dallas Morning News, c.2008

References

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  1. ^ "Ragsdale Park in Jacksonville, TX minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  2. ^ "Holcomb named marshal of Tuesday's Rodeo Parade". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  3. ^ Columnist, Deborah Burkett (2024-04-28). "62 Years of Tops in Texas Rodeo". Daily Progress Jacksonville, TX. Retrieved 2024-05-18.

31°57′13″N 95°16′51″W / 31.9536°N 95.2809°W / 31.9536; -95.2809