Riverside Stadium (Victoria)
Encyclopedia
Riverside Stadium is a ballpark
located in Victoria
, Texas
which is the current home of the UHV Jaguars
baseball team and the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League
. It is the former home of the Victoria Rosebuds
, who played in the AA classification Texas League
from 1958 to 1961. The stadium was opened in 1947 as a part of Riverside Park.
Baseball park
A baseball park, also known as a baseball stadium, ball park, or ballpark is a venue where baseball is played. It consists of the playing field and the surrounding spectator seating...
located in Victoria
Victoria, Texas
Victoria is a city in and the seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the 2000 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 at the 2000 census,...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
which is the current home of the UHV Jaguars
UHV Jaguars
The UHV Jaguars are the athletic teams of the University of Houston–Victoria. The nickname "Jaguar" originates from input by students, staff, faculty, and the local community...
baseball team and the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League
Texas Collegiate League
The Texas Collegiate League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. The TCL is based in Coppell, Texas, and shares its headquarters with the Coppell Copperheads, the DFW Metroplex-area team...
. It is the former home of the Victoria Rosebuds
Victoria Rosebuds
The Victoria Rosebuds were a minor league baseball team in the Double-A Texas League located in Victoria, Texas, between 1958 and May 27, 1961, when the club was transferred to Ardmore, Oklahoma, because of attendance woes. Club owner Tom O'Connor, Jr., a local rancher, suffered a heart attack in...
, who played in the AA classification Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
from 1958 to 1961. The stadium was opened in 1947 as a part of Riverside Park.