Baseball in Madison

Warner Park

"The Fish Bowl"
"The Wolf's Den"

Warner Park hosted the Madison Muskies (and their successors, the Hatters) from its construction for the 1982 season through 1994. It subsequently hosted the Madison Black Wolf of the Northern League for several years, and remains in use as host to the Northwoods League's Madison Mallards.

Photograph courtesy of Rich Reynolds/Madison Mallards.
(Rich contributed more pictures of Warner Park.)

Source of Name: Not known.

Ballpark Characteristics

  Left Center Right Seating
  350  385    350   4,000  (1992)
  350  385    350   3,500  (1990)
  350  385    350   4,000  (1988)
  350  385    350   3,900  (1986)
  350  385    350   3,400  (1983)

Park Effects

The Stats Minor League Handbooks indicated that Warner Park helped the pitchers. A lot. (4 years data.)

Attendance Record

  Year Attendance
  1994     69,060
  1993    101,219
  1992     95,846
  1991     92,663
  1990     82,490
  1989     84,064
  1988     88,343
  1987     84,381
  1986    118,310
  1985    110,949
  1984    118,161
  1983    131,646
  1982    127,639