Pelican Stadium, originally known as Heinemann Park, was a sports stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1915 to 1957. Alexander Julius Heinemann was an officer and shareholder in the New Orleans Pelicans baseball organization, but the principal owner of the Pelicans was Charles Somers. Heinemann was, however, the principal owner of the stadiu…
Pelican Stadium, originally known as Heinemann Park, was a sports stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1915 to 1957. Alexander Julius Heinemann was an officer and shareholder in the New Orleans Pelicans baseball organization, but the principal owner of the Pelicans was Charles Somers. Heinemann was, however, the principal owner of the stadium and grounds where the Pelicans played. He began his career as a peanut and soda-pop vendor at Sportsman's Park in New Orleans and worked his way up through the ranks. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his office at the ballpark in January 1930.
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