Borchert Field
1911 colorized postcard of Athletic Park exterior | |
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Interactive map of Borchert Field | |
| Former names | Athletic Park (1888–1927) |
|---|---|
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°04′26″N 87°55′14″W / 43.074°N 87.9205°W |
| Capacity | 13,000 (1952) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| 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) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Closed | 1952 |
| Demolished | 1953 |
| Tenants | |
Milwaukee Brewers/Creams (WL) (1888–1894)
Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1933) | |
Borchert Field, known at various times as Athletic Park and Borchert's Orchard, was a baseball park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The home field for several professional baseball clubs from 1888 through 1952, it also hosted two football teams: the Milwaukee Badgers from 1922 to 1926 and the Green Bay Packers in 1933. The stadium became obsolete after the construction of County Stadium in 1953 and was demolished later that year. After serving as a recreational area for a decade, Interstate 43 was built on top of it.
The park was built on a rectangular block bounded by North 7th, North 8th, West Chambers, and West Burleigh Streets. 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, a configuration used by a number of ballparks of the era that were constrained by a narrow block.