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Braves Field

Braves Field is a stadium in Boston, United States that opened in 1915. Its recorded capacity is 40,000.

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Braves Field
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Key facts

Braves Field is a stadium in Boston, United States that opened in 1915. Its recorded capacity is 40,000. It is owned by James E. Gaffney and Commonwealth Realty Trust and Boston University and Atlanta Braves. It is operated by Boston University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including National League Park, Boston University Field. Current tenants are Baseball:, Football:, Boston Shamrocks, Atlanta Braves, Washington Commanders, 1926 Boston College Eagles football team, 1927 Boston College Eagles football team, 1922 Boston College Eagles football team, 1924 Boston College Eagles football team, 1925 Boston College Eagles football team, 1948 Boston College Eagles football team.

Location
Boston, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
40,000
Opened
1915
Status
Demolished
Current owner
James E. Gaffney, Commonwealth Realty Trust, Boston University, Atlanta Braves
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Braves Field
Braves Field

Braves Field is at latitude 42.353333, longitude -71.119167, in Boston, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Braves Field
FieldValue
Latitude42.353333
Longitude-71.119167
CityBoston
RegionBoston
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Braves Field
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Braves Field
193619812026National League Park (1936 to 1941)Boston University Field (1953 to 1955)

Braves Field has carried 2 recorded names. National League Park (no sponsor) ran 1936 to 1941. Boston University Field (no sponsor) ran 1953 to 1955. The average tenure of a name here is 3.5 years.

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Every recorded name of Braves Field, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
National League ParkNone1936 to 1941Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Boston University FieldNone1953 to 1955Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Braves Field, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerAtlanta Braves1915 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerJames E. GaffneyPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OwnerCommonwealth Realty TrustPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OwnerBoston UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorBoston UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Braves Field and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Baseball:Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Football:Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Boston ShamrocksNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Atlanta BravesNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource
Washington CommandersNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource
1926 Boston College Eagles football teamNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource
1927 Boston College Eagles football teamNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource
1922 Boston College Eagles football teamNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource
1924 Boston College Eagles football teamNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource
1925 Boston College Eagles football teamNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource
1948 Boston College Eagles football teamNot mapped1915 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

21 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Braves Field
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set29562026-10
28 September 2026venue_names(created)not setBoston University Field2026-09
28 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNational League Park2026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418272026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418262026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418252026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418242026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418232026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418222026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set418212026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356592026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356582026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356572026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356562026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356552026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356542026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356532026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356522026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set356512026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13728634712026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleBraves_FieldBraves Field2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Braves Field (revision 1372863471). Wikidata item: Q11335096.

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