Fogel Field (Hot Springs)
| Former names | Fordyce Field; Holder Field |
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| Location | 847 Whittington Ave Hot Springs, Arkansas  United States |
| Coordinates | N 34° 30.905 W 093° 04.393 |
| Owner | Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1912 |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Closed | 1952 |
| Main contractors | Hot Springs Park Company |
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Major League Spring Training Philadelphia Phillies (NL) (1912) Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) (1921–23, 1926) Negro League Spring Training Kansas City Monarchs (1928) Homestead Grays (1930–31) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-35) ) Minor League Spring Training Indianapolis Indians (American Association) (1926–1927) Milwaukee Brewers (American Association) (1927–31) Montreal Royals (International League) (1932) St. Paul Saints (American Association) (1934–1935) Baseball Schools Ray Doan Baseball School (1933–1938) George Barr Umpire School (1935-1952) Rogers Hornsby Baseball College (1939–1952). |
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Fogel Field was a baseball stadium, located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The site was also known as Fordyce Field and Holder Field. Fogel Field was built in 1912 as a spring training site for Major League Baseball teams. The field was named for Horace Fogel, President of the Philadelphia Phillies. Fogel Field hosted the Phillies (1912) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1921–1923, 1926). The Kansas City Monarchs (1928), Homestead Grays (1930–1931) and Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932-1935) of Negro League Baseball also used Fogel Field as their spring training.
Several minor league teams from the American Association utilized Fogel Field as well: Indianapolis Indians (1926–1927), Milwaukee Brewers (1927–1931) and St. Paul Saints (1934–1935) . The Montreal Royals of the International League (1932) trained at Fogel Field.
Beginning with the spring of 1886, when the Chicago White Stockings' (today's Chicago Cubs) President Albert Spalding, the founder of A.G Spalding, and player/manager Cap Anson brought their players to Hot Springs, Arkansas. The concept was for players to have training and improved fitness before the start of the regular season. This move gave credit to Hot Springs being called the "birthplace of spring training baseball."
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