Southwestern Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Edmonds Field

1910 – 1960

Photographed by Syd Whittle, March 12, 2009

1. Edmonds Field Marker

Inscription. This was the site of home plate at Edmonds Field, home of the Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento Solons Baseball Team for fifty years. More than 4,200 games were played here over those years and Solon fans set several PCL attendance records.

The Solons won the pennant in 1942. Their fans were some of the best in baseball.

Erected 1998 by Play Ball! Sacramento, July 26, 1998.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 38° 33.765′ N, 121° 29.912′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Southwestern Sacramento. It can be reached from Riverside Boulevard. Marker is located at the entrance to the Target parking lot off of Riverside Boulevard across from the Sacramento City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2505 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento CA 95818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rebecca Jeanette (Jennie) Squires Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); May Hollister Woolsey (about 300 feet away); Veteran of Foreign Wars Memorial (about 400 feet away); Theodora Tiffee Purkitt, M.D. (about 500 feet away); The Fireman’s Plot

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(about 500 feet away); Sacramento Volunteer Fire Department (about 500 feet away); Sacramento Turn Verein (about 500 feet away); Charles Duncombe, M.D. (1787 – 1862) (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Other markers no longer nearby. The G.A.R. Memorial Plot (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Charles A. “Charlie” King (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Edmonds Field. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 10, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Sacramento Solons. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The rebuilt Edmonds Field image. Click for full size.

via Sacramento Solons, 1949

2. The rebuilt Edmonds Field

Photographed by Syd Whittle, March 12, 2009

3. Edmonds Field Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,484 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 2. submitted on July 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.