Civic Stadium is a baseball field located on the corner of 24th and Willamette Street in Eugene, Oregon. The stadium was built in 1938 and is one of the oldest parks still used for professional baseball. The seating capacity is 6800, although it is rarely that full except on the 4th of July It has been home to the Eugene Emeralds, a Class A Northwest League Affiliate of the San Diego Padres, since the 1950's. It is owned by the Eugene 4J School District and is also used for local soccer games. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... Eugene is the third largest city [1] and boasts the second largest metropolitan population [2] in the state of Oregon, and is also the county seat of Lane County, Oregon. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... The Eugene Emeralds are a minor league baseball team in Eugene, Oregon, USA. They are a Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been a farm team of the San Diego Padres since 2001. ... The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northwestern United States and western Canada. ... The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. ...