The Hot Spring Baseball Trail is a series of markers in Hot Springs, AR noting various locations around the city related to professional baseball.
History
The Hot Springs Baseball Trail opened in 2012. It was created by Steve Arrison with assistance from baseball historians Bill Jenkinson, Tim Reid, Don Duren, Mike Dugan, Mark Blaeuer and Gregg Patterson.
Markers
Markers are located at the following 26 places in Hot Springs:
Historical Inaccuracies
History
The Hot Springs Baseball Trail opened in 2012. It was created by Steve Arrison with assistance from baseball historians Bill Jenkinson, Tim Reid, Don Duren, Mike Dugan, Mark Blaeuer and Gregg Patterson.
Markers
Markers are located at the following 26 places in Hot Springs:
- Fogel Field
- Whittington Park
- Majestic Field
- Eastman Hotel
- Majestic Hotel
- Arlington Hotel
- Oaklawn Park
- Hot Springs Country Club
- Southern Club/Ohio Club
- Bathhouse Row
- Transportation Depot
- Sam Guinn Field
- National Baptist Hotel
- Jaycee Park
- Dean Field
- Former location of the Elks Club
- Grand Promenade
- Former location of Hot Springs High School
- Happy Hollow
- Weyerhaeuser Headquarters
- Former site of Ostrich Farm
- Arkansas Alligator Farm
- Hot Springs Baseball Grounds
- Whittington Park (II)
- Masonic Temple at Exchange and Court
- Jaycee Park (II)
Historical Inaccuracies
- Marker #11 states that Babe Ruth hit a 573-foot homerun at Whittington Park on March 17th, 1918, though the actual distance of this homerun is unknown and debated.
- Marker #18 states that the surrounding vicinity was the location of the Hot Springs Baseball Grounds, used by the Chicago White Stockings. Although this is possible, the exact location of the ballpark where Chicago trained is unknown.
- Marker #19 states that Brooklyn trained at Majestic Park, when in reality, Brooklyn only ever trained at Whittington Park.
- Marker #25 states that the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Homestead Grays, Memphis Red Sox, and Kansas City Monarchs trained at Sam Guinn Field. It appears, however, that these teams actually trained at Fogel Field.