Borchert Field

Borchert Field
The Orchard
	Looking north at Borchert Field
	Milwaukee Location in the United States Milwaukee Location in Wisconsin
Former names	Athletic Park (1888–1927)
Address	3000 N. 8th Street
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coordinates	43°04′26″N 87°55′14″W / 43.074°N 87.9205°W
Owner	The Borchert Family
Capacity	13,000 (1952)
Field size	Left Field – 267 ft (81 m); Left-Center – 435 ft (133 m); Center Field – 392 ft (119 m); Right-Center – 435 ft (133 m); Right Field – 268 ft (82 m)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Opened	1888
Closed	1952
Demolished	1953
Tenants
	Milwaukee Brewers/Milwaukee Creams (WL) (1888–1894); Milwaukee Brewers (AA) (1891); Milwaukee Brewers (AA) (1902–1952); Milwaukee Badgers (NFL) (1922–1926); Milwaukee Bears (NNL) (1923); Milwaukee Chicks (AAGPL) (1944); Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1933)

Borchert Field was a baseball park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.^[2] The home field for several professional baseball clubs from 1888 through 1952, it became obsolete after the construction of County Stadium in 1953 and was demolished later that year. The site is now covered by Interstate 43.^[3]

The park was built on a rectangular block bounded by North 7th, North 8th, West Chambers, and West Burleigh Streets.^[4]^[5] Home plate was at the south end (Chambers), with the outfield bounded by the outer fence, making fair territory home-plate-shaped, with short fields in left and right and very deep power alleys,^[6] a configuration used by a number of ballparks of the era that were constrained by a narrow block.

The playing field's approximate elevation was 690 feet (210 m) above sea level.

^ McBride, Raymond E. (August 27, 1952). "Ceremonies observe death of a ballpark". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 2.
^ Levy, Sam (January 15, 1952). "Ghosts of Old Borchert Field". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 14.
^ Kissinger, Meg (March 28, 1986). "A dream gone sour". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 2.
^ "Borchert Field offered to city". The Milwaukee Journal. December 3, 1951. p. 1, part 2.
^ Suycott, Caroline G. (March 11, 1988). "Knothole gang remembers life around Borchert Field". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 3.
^ Wolf, Bob (June 23, 1978). "Way back then, at old Borchert Field". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 8, part 2.

[doabp-1] McBride, Raymond E. (August 27, 1952). "Ceremonies observe death of a ballpark". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 2.

[goobf-2] Levy, Sam (January 15, 1952). "Ghosts of Old Borchert Field". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 14.

[gnsr-3] Kissinger, Meg (March 28, 1986). "A dream gone sour". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 2.

[offct-4] "Borchert Field offered to city". The Milwaukee Journal. December 3, 1951. p. 1, part 2.

[knotg-5] Suycott, Caroline G. (March 11, 1988). "Knothole gang remembers life around Borchert Field". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 3.

[bwlf-6] Wolf, Bob (June 23, 1978). "Way back then, at old Borchert Field". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 8, part 2.

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Construction
The Orchard
Looking north at Borchert Field

Milwaukee Location in the United States Show map of the United States Milwaukee Location in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin
Former names	Athletic Park (1888–1927)
Address	3000 N. 8th Street
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coordinates	43°04′26″N 87°55′14″W / 43.074°N 87.9205°W / 43.074; -87.9205
Owner	The Borchert Family
Capacity	13,000 (1952)
Field size	Left Field – 267 ft (81 m) Left-Center – 435 ft (133 m) Center Field – 392 ft (119 m) Right-Center – 435 ft (133 m) Right Field – 268 ft (82 m)
Surface	Natural grass
Opened	1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Closed	1952; 72 years ago (1952)^[1]
Demolished	1953
Tenants
Milwaukee Brewers/Milwaukee Creams (WL) (1888–1894) Milwaukee Brewers (AA) (1891) Milwaukee Brewers (AA) (1902–1952) Milwaukee Badgers (NFL) (1922–1926) Milwaukee Bears (NNL) (1923) Milwaukee Chicks (AAGPL) (1944) Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1933)