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Fort Wayne has been home to a few sports firsts. On June 2, 1883, Fort Wayne hosted the Quincy Professionals for one of the first lighted baseball games ever recorded. [1] [2] Fort Wayne has been credited for being the birthplace of the NBA when Fort Wayne Pistons owner Fred Zollner brokered the merger of the BAA and the NBL in 1949 from his ...
Hilliard Gates Sports Center is a multi-purpose arena located in the northeast corner of the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It opened in 1981 and contains 68,106 square feet (6,327.3 m 2) of space. It is home to the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. [1]
Sports venues in Fort Wayne, Indiana (4 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Sports in Fort Wayne, Indiana" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Bishop John M. D’Arcy Stadium is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Fort Wayne, Indiana.The facility is located on the campus of the University of Saint Francis and is named in honor of Bishop John M. D’Arcy, who served as diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana.
Fort Wayne Western League: Class A: None 1892 1892 St. Paul Saints relocated to Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Western Interstate League: Class B: None 1895 1895 No nickname known. Fort Wayne Farmers: Interstate League: Class C: None 1896 1896 Charter member of Interstate League Fort Wayne Indians: Interstate League: Class B: None 1897 1900 1900 League ...
A record attendance of 8,572 made it to Parkview Field on August 6, 2009 not only to watch the TinCaps, but take part in festivities held celebrating Fort Wayne's All-America City designation, pushing the overall season attendance past 300,000. [6] That record was broken on April 5, 2012 when 8,577 attended Opening Day 2012. [7]
Most programming on WKJG is provided by Fox Sports Radio; the station also carries Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball games, as well as Indianapolis Colts starting in 2020 [26] PFW, and Purdue University sports. Local game broadcast time is purchased by local sports team.
Chapman spent his final years in Fort Wayne and is buried in the city. [3] The team's home park was Memorial Stadium, opened in 1993; a franchise attendance record of 318,506 was also set that year. As part of the Harrison Square revitalization project, Parkview Field became the official home of the TinCaps at the start of the 2009 season. [4]