The Bellingham Bells play at historic Joe Martin Field---the same field Ken Griffey Jr. began his professional baseball career on in 1987 with the Bellingham Mariners. Joe Martin Fieldhas a seating capacity of over 1,800 and offers free parking, a picnic area down the left field line and a grass hill where fans can bring a blanket or lawn chair. Opened in 1964, Joe Martin Field was known as Civic Field until 1980.

TENANT HISTORY
The ballpark has been home to three different minor league teams. The Bellingham Dodgers were the first affiliated team to call Joe Martin Field home. They were replaced in 1977 by the most well-known tenants Joe Martin Field has ever had, the Bellingham Mariners. The Bellingham Mariners played at Joe Martin Field from 1977 until 1994 and gave the big-league Mariners fans a glimps of the future with names like Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, Dave Henderson and Dave Valle all playing in Bellingham. But after 18 seasons and four Northwest League championships, the Mariners moved their short-season Class-A ballclub even closer to Seattle and the San Francisco Giants brought their affiliate to town. The Bellingham Giants played just two seasons at Joe Martin Field (1995-96) before leaving the ballpark without a primary tenant.

In 1999 Joe Martin Field became the home of the Bellingham Bells of the Pacific International League (PIL). The Bells played in the PIL until 2005 when they left to play in the inagural season of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League. Today the league is simply known as the West Coast League and features some of the finest collegiate players in the country. Each summer the the Bells play around 30 home games at Joe Martin Field as part of their WCL schedule which features teams from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.

Address
Joe Martin Field
1220 Civic Field Way
Bellingham, WA
(map)

How to get to Joe Martin Field:

From the South:
Off I-5 at Exit 253
At the stop sign, proceed straight on Potter St.
Stadium is on the corner of Potter & Orleans.

From the North:
Off I-5 at Exit 253
Turn left on Lakeway Drive
Turn left onto Orleans
Stadium is on the corner of Potter & Orleans

Known as:
Civic Field (1973-1980)
Joe Martin Field (1980-pres.)

Built in:
1964

Seating Capacity:
1,800

Dimensions:
LF-325, CF-380, RF-320

Former Big Names in Bellingham:
Ken Griffey Jr. -- 1987
Joe Nathan -- 1995
Derek Low -- 1992
Mike Hampton -- 1991
Edgar Martinez -- 1983
Darnell Coles -- 1980
Ed Nunez -- 1979
Mike Scioscia -- 1976
Dave Stewart -- 1976
Rick Sutcliffe -- 1974
Pedro Guerrero -- 1974

Tenants
Bellingham Dodgers (1973-76)
Bellingham Mariners (1977-94)
Bellingham Giants (1995-96)
Bellingham Bells (2005-pres)

Championships
Bellingham Mariners
Northwest League champs: 1977, 1980, 1986 and 1992
Bellingham Bells
Pacific International League champs: 1999