
Kavanaugh Field was aminor league baseballpark inLittle Rock, Arkansas. It was the home of theLittle Rock Travelers prior to their move toTravelers Field in 1932. The ballpark opened in 1901, asWest End Park. In 1915 it was renamed for former team owner andSouthern Association presidentWilliam M. Kavanaugh, after he had died from a sudden illness in February 1915.
West End Park was thespring training site for theBoston Red Sox in 1907 (when they were known as the Boston Americans) and 1908.[1][2]
As part of vacating the ballpark after 1931, the property was sold to nearbyLittle Rock Central High School. The field was converted to football specifications and was renamedQuigley Stadium. The field is west of the school (the eastern boundary of which is Park Street) and the school's baseball field. The other boundaries areWest Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive (formerly West 14th Street - north), West 16th Street (south) and Jones Street (west).
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