Alameda Babe
Ruth teams play at a number of different fields around the island.
Below are the fields authorized for "game" use.
Practices may be scheduled at other locations.
Contact your team manager if any questions.
~
Map of Alameda Fields ~
~ Lincoln
~ College of Alameda
~ Navy Base Field ~ Godfrey
~ Upper Washington ~
+
ground rules
Inter-League
fields...
~
Washington Manor (Stenzel Park) ~ San Leandro Ballfield ~
San Leandro High ~
~ Southgate ~ American High
~ Greenman ~ McConnell ~
Raimondi ~ Brookfield ~ Carter
~
Other
fields...
~
Krusi ~
Stargell Field (Encinal High) ~ Castro
Valley High ~ Northgate ~
~
Southgate & Mt. Eden
~ Camp Parks (Dublin) ~ American
High ~
 Tournament
Visitors... here
--
Alameda Fields --
(On
Fernside, between Central and Liberty Aves)
Directions:
If coming from out of town...
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Take
Highway 880 like you're going to the Oakland Airport.
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Take
the High Street exit and go West (towards the bay).
-
Go
over bridge and into Alameda.
-
At
the first signal, take
a LEFT onto Fernside. Go about 1/2 mile. The fields
will be on your right.
There's limited parking in the back; go
down driveway along right side of field. Otherwise park on
Fernside.
(corner
of Beach and Melrose Streets)
Directions:
If coming from out of town...
-
Take
Highway 880 like you're going to the Oakland Airport.
-
Take
the High Street exit and go West (towards the bay).
-
Go
over bridge and into Alameda.
-
Take
a LEFT on Otis Drive and go over the Bay Farm
Bridge.
-
Take
the first RIGHT onto Island Drive.
-
After
golf course (on your left) turn LEFT on Maitland Dr.
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Turn
LEFT on Melrose.
-
The
field is dead-ahead at the junction of Melrose & Beach.
Street parking on Beach and Seminary.
(on
old Naval Air Station, on West Redline Ave.)
Directions:
If coming from out of town...
(If
you know how to get to Alameda via "The Tube" on the west end,
that's the quickest way - just go through The Tube and take a RIGHT on
Atlantic, then follow directions from Atlantic as outlined below...)
Otherwise:
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Take
Highway 880 like you're going to the Oakland Airport.
-
Take
the High Street exit and go West (towards the bay).
-
Go
over bridge and into Alameda.
-
Take
a RIGHT on Central Ave.
-
Go
all the way across The Island to Webster Street and turn RIGHT towards
Oakland/The Tube.
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Turn
LEFT on Atlantic.
-
Turn
RIGHT on Main Street. Follow the road around past the Ferry Terminal
and go through the North Gate into the old base.
-
After
the gate, veer to the RIGHT and take the first RIGHT on W. Red Line
Ave. The field is on your immediate right.
Park
across the street in lot.
(corner
of Central Ave & 8th Street)
Directions:
If coming from out of town...
-
Take
Highway 880 like you're going to the Oakland Airport.
-
Take
the High Street exit and go West (towards the bay).
-
Go
over bridge and into Alameda.
-
Take
a RIGHT on Central Ave.
-
Go
all the way across the island until you pass 8th Street.
The field is on your left.
Street parking only along Central, 8th and adjacent streets.
(off
Atlantic - west end of island)
Directions:
From out of town:
Coming from the North (from Pinole, Richmond,
Berkeley, etc.)...
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Take
Hwy 80-South.
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Take
the Alameda/San Jose/880 turnoff.
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On
880, take the first Alameda/Broadway (Downtown Oakland) turnoff.
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At
the bottom of the off-ramp, turn RIGHT onto 5th Street.
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Follow
5th street (runs below/adjacent to freeway) until you see the
Alameda/Webster Tube exit on your left.
-
Take
the Webster tube from Oakland into Alameda.
This puts you on Webster Street.
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Turn
RIGHT on Atlantic (first signal), then RIGHT on West
Campus Dr.
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Follow
W. Campus to the back and then turn RIGHT into the
parking area.
Coming from the South (from Hayward, Fremont, San Jose,
etc.)...
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Take
Hwy 880-North towards Oakland.
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Take
the Broadway exit in Oakland.
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At
bottom of off-ramp, turn LEFT.
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Once under
the freeway, get in far-left lane and take a sharp LEFT
into the Alameda/Webster Tube.
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Take
the Webster tube from Oakland into Alameda.
This puts you on Webster Street.
-
Turn
RIGHT on Atlantic (first signal), then RIGHT on West
Campus Dr.
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Follow
W. Campus to the back and then turn RIGHT into the
parking area
Coming from the East (from Orinda, Concord, Antioch, etc.)...
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Take
Hwy 24-West-to-Hwy 980/Downtown Oakland.
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Take
the Alameda/12th St. Exit. On offramp, veer left onto Brush
Street.
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Go
straight on Brush Street about 1/4 mile, down under the freeway and
turn LEFT onto 5th Street.
-
Follow
5th street (runs below/adjacent to freeway) until you see the
Alameda/Webster Tube exit on your left.
-
Take
the Webster tube from Oakland into Alameda.
This puts you on Webster Street.
-
Turn
RIGHT on Atlantic (first signal), then RIGHT on West
Campus Dr.
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Follow
W. Campus to the back and then turn RIGHT into the
parking area.
From
Alameda:
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Go
towards the west-end of the island to Webster Street.
(Encinal or Central are the easiest ways to get over there.)
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Turn
RIGHT on Webster towards the tube.
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Turn
LEFT on Atlantic, then RIGHT on West
Campus Dr.
-
Follow
W. Campus to the back and then turn RIGHT into the
parking area.
--
Inter-League Fields --
Washington
Manor (Stenzel Park)
(Inter-League
Games in San Leandro)
Directions:
-
Take
Doolittle past Marina Blvd and then past Fairway.
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Stay
in the left lane and turn LEFT at the stop sign (just
before dead-end).
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Curve
around until you get to a "T" in the road.
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Turn
RIGHT on Wicks, and then go through signal on
Manor Blvd.
-
Stenzel
Park will be on your left.
There's
street parking and a parking lot just past the field.
(San
Leandro)
- Take Doolittle (or 880) to Marina and
turn LEFT over the freeway.
- After the shopping center, turn RIGHT
on Teagarden.
The ball field's about 1/4 mile down on
the right.
(Fremont)
- Take 880 south to the Thorton
Ave. exit.
- Take Thorton Ave EAST
(towards hills) and cross back over the freeway.
- Go 6 blocks to Fremont Blvd.
- Turn LEFT on Fremont and
go past the next traffic light.
The school is on the right-hand side.
Southgate
(Hayward)
-
Take the Tennyson Rd. West exit off of 880.
-
Turn RIGHT
at the second light which is Sleepy Hollow. Proceed
on Sleepy Hollow as the road curves to the left, you will see the park
on the right.
-
Turn RIGHT on Chiplay St.
The
field is behind the playground.
(San
Leandro)
- Take Doolittle (or 880) to Davis and
turn LEFT over the freeway and cross East 14th.
- Davis turns in to Callan Ave.
- Go to the end of Callan and turn RIGHT
on Bancroft.
The High School is about 3/4 mile down on the left. The field is
behind the school.
(The entrance to the Varsity field is just before the school; easy to
miss.)
Greenman
(Oakland)
-
Get
on 880 to 66th (the street that leads to the north entrance to the
Oakland Coliseum).
-
Go
east on 66th (towards the hills).
-
Go
about 4 blocks past San Leandro Blvd.
-
The
field will be on your right (just past Lucille Street)
McConnell
Field
(Oakland)
Raimondi
(Oakland)
-
Take
880-North.
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Go
past the Hwy-980/24 turnoff... staying on Hwy-880 towards SF.
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Take
the 7th Street Exit towards West Grand Ave.
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Turn
RIGHT on 7th St.
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In
less than 1/4 mile, turn LEFT onto Wood Street
-
Go
to 18th Street (another 3/4 mile). You'll see
the field on your right.
(Corner of Wood & 18th).
Brookfield
(Oakland)
Carter
(Oakland)
-
Take
880-North to Hwy-980/24 East
-
Take
the 51st Street/Telegraph Exit
-
Stay
in the right-hand lane
-
Turn
RIGHT on 51st Street
-
Turn
RIGHT on Telegraph
-
Turn
LEFT on 48th Street
The field will be on your right.
--
Other Fields --
(corner
of Otis Drive and Mound Streets)
Directions:
If coming from out of town...
-
Take
Highway 880 like you're going to the Oakland Airport.
-
Take
the High Street exit and go West (towards the bay).
-
Go
over bridge and into Alameda.
-
Take
a RIGHT on Otis Drive. The fields are on that same
block on your right.
Street parking only.
(Encinal
High School)
Directions:
-
Go
west on Central Ave (or Encinal Ave. to Central) towards the old
base.
-
When
you reach 3rd Street (you'll see Encinal High School on your left)
turn LEFT before the school.
-
Either
park in the street or they usually have a back parking area
open.
-
To
get to the parking area, turn RIGHT when you see the
baseball field and go down the driveway.
Castro
Valley High
(Castro
Valley)
Directions:
- Take 880-S to 580-E.
- Take the first Castro Valley exit.
You will be on Castro Valley Blvd.
- Turn LEFT On Santa Maria, then
turn RIGHT on Mable.
The school is on the left.
(Dublin)
Directions:
- Take Highway 580 East.
- Exit at Hopyard/Dougherty (one exit east
of highway 680).
- Go north - back over the freeway - on
Dougherty Road.
- After about 1/4 mile, turn right on
Dublin Blvd.
- The guarded entrance to Camp Parks is about 1/2
mile on the left.
Camp Parks is a military installation.
Every adult in the car needs a photo ID to
get on the base.
- From the guard's gate, go about 1/2 mile
and then turn right and go about another 1/2 mile.
The field is behind the barracks.
It's probably best to double-check the
directions to the field when you get to the guard's gate.
(Fremont)
- Take 880 south to the
Thorton Ave. exit.
- Take Thorton Ave EAST (towards hills) and cross
back over the freeway.
- Go 6 blocks to Fremont Blvd.
- Turn LEFT on
Fremont and go past the next traffic light.
The school is on the
right-hand side.
(Fremont)
- Take 880 south to the Fremont Blvd. exit.
- Cross
back over the freeway onto Fremont Blvd.
- Turn LEFT on Paseo Padre
(2 lights down).
- Turn LEFT on Rowland.
The field is at the end of Rowland.
(Southgate
and Mt. Eden)
Directions:
-
SOUTHGATE
- Take the Tennyson Rd. West exit off of 880. Turn RIGHT
at the second light which is Sleepy Hollow. Proceed
on Sleepy Hollow as the road curves to the left, you will see the park
on the right. Turn RIGHT on Chiplay St. The
field is behind the playground.
-
MT.
EDEN (JV & Varsity Fields) - Take the Tennyson Rd. West
exit off of 880. Turn LEFT at the first light which is Calaroga
St. Proceed on Calaroga approximately 1
mile. You'll see the High School fields on the
right.
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hotels - practice
fields - time off -
For
visitors planning to stay in Alameda for the tournament, here is some
hopefully helpful info.
HOTELS
There
are a number of additional hotels in downtown Oakland, but these are the
closest ones (see map below).
This
one's within walking distance:
-
A: Hawthorn Suites - www.oaklandhs.com
1628 Webster Street
Alameda
,
California
94501
(510) 522-1011
and
here are two about a 5 minute drive away:
PRACTICE
FIELDS
Welcome
to our daily dilemma. We're always short on fields. There
are some grassy areas around the College of Alameda to warm-up, but it's
not good for a full-scale practice. Here's
a map of some other Alameda field
locations that you can try (on a first come, first served basis). Good
luck!!!
TIME
OFF
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Webster
Street - Walking distance from the field. Restaurants,
Walgreens Drug Store, Starbucks, Banks, etc.
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Marina
Village
- Restaurants, Groceries, Coffee, Banks, etc.
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Park
Street - Downtown shopping district. Restaurants, Shopping,
Coffee, Banks, etc.
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SouthShore
Shopping Center - Big 5 Sporting Goods, Trader Joe's, Restaurants, Mervyn's,
Groceries, Shopping, etc.
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USS
Hornet Aircraft Carrier/Museum - World War II Aircraft Carrier
Museum. This warhorse participated in World War II and the Apollo 11
manned space missions. Open seven days a week.
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Crown
Beach - Largest sand beach in San Francisco Bay.
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Crab
Cove Park & Beach - Park, picnic, and beach.
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