Warren H. Doane Diamond
| Location | South Fruit Street and Industrial Drive, Concord, New Hampshire, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°11′36″N 71°32′58″W / 43.193356°N 71.549438°WCoordinates: 43°11′36″N 71°32′58″W / 43.193356°N 71.549438°W |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1936 |
| Renovated | 1997–1999 |
| Tenants | |
| Concord Quarry Dogs (NECBL) (2001–2007) | |
Warren H. Doane Diamond at Memorial Field is a stadium located in Concord, New Hampshire. The field is named after former Concord High School and amateur baseball coach, Warren Doane. It has a capacity of about 2,000 fans.
The field was built in 1936, and was mainly used as a high school and amateur baseball field. It remained that way until 1996, when the Cleveland Indians were searching for a new home for their Short Season-A New York–Penn League affiliate, the Watertown Indians. The Indians organization considered the state of New Hampshire as a potential site. The Indians hoped to duplicate the success that the Montreal Expos had when they moved their New York–Penn League franchise to Burlington, Vermont in 1994. Although New Hampshire was home to two former minor league stadiums in Manchester and Nashua, the Indians felt that a renovated or brand new park in Concord would be the best fit. The Indians and the City of Concord made an agreement for the field to host three Watertown Indians games during the 1996 season. Because of heavy rains, 2 makeup games were added to the schedule as well. Between 1997 and 1999 Warren Doane led renovation efforts of the park, in the hopes that the Indians or another team might consider moving a minor league franchise there. Although the games had a very good turnout, the Indians decided to move to Niles, Ohio instead into newly constructed Eastwood Field, which held about 6,000 people.
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