 Baseball Pilgrimages
| Ballpark Attendance |
| Year | Total | Average |
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010 |
82,412
114,787
111,709
136,904
120,819
97,937
110,711 |
1,962
2,733
3,019
3,111
2,627
2,226
2,516 |
* Attendance figures listed are the regular season totals drawn by the Evansville Otters at Bosse Field
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Bosse Field Facts, Figures & Firsts
Construction cost: $65,000
Architect: Harry E. Boyle & Co.
General contractor: M.J. Hoffman Construction Co.
Owned by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, which oversees all public schools in Evansville and the county (Vanderburgh) that the city is located within.
Named for the mayor at the time of the stadium's construction, Benjamin Bosse, who was elected in 1913 and served as Evansville's mayor until 1922, when he died during his third term in office. Bosse's signature saying can be seen in the stadium that has bore his name from day one: "When everybody boosts....everybody wins!" is written on a sign that hangs inside of the main gate.
Is the oldest home ballpark used by any team in minor or independent league baseball. The next oldest is Centennial Field in Burlington, VT, which opened in 1922. Birmingham's Rickwood Field, which dates to 1910, is actually the oldest professional ballpark still used in the United States, but it hosts only a single Birmingham Barons game each year to maintain that distinction, whereas Bosse Field is the oldest ballpark to be home to a team for its entire season.
The actual capacity (over 8,000) is much greater than the capacity listed (5,110) for Evansville Otters games. Thus, the team has drawn standing-room only crowds as large as 8,253, which the Otters drew on July 24, 2013 when they defeated Traverse City, 1-0, before what was the largest crowd in Bosse Field history.
First game: June 17, 1915; the Evansville Evas beat the Erie Sailors, 4-0, before an announced crowd of 8,082
Other ballpark firsts (all of which occurred on 6/17/15):
| Pitch | Batter | Hit (single) | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
| Jake Fromholz | Johnny Nee | Frank Gygli | Jake Fromholz | Hugh Haggerty |
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