Baseball Regulations, etc., in Certain Areas.

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 105-20.5

in effect

105-20.5. Baseball Regulations, etc., in Certain Areas. 1. HARDBALL PERMITTED. a. The playing of baseball shall be permitted on baseball diamonds on the following premises: Adams playfield, 495 E. Morgan avenue Auer Avenue playfield, 2221 W. Auer avenue Bryant playfield, 5726 N. 89th street Burnham playfield, 1755 S. 32nd street Dyer playfield, 151 N. 80th street Garden Homes playfield, 4456 N. Teutonia avenue Hampton playfield, 5130 N. 53rd street Hawthorne Glen, 1130 N. 60th street Kinnickinnic playfield, 2821 S. Kinnickinnic avenue Merrill Park playfield, 463 N. 35th street Riverside Pumping Station, N. Humboldt avenue and E. Chambers street Rogers playfield, S. 35th and W. Rogers streets S. 78th street playfield, 7900 W. Tripoli avenu Whitman playfield, 4200 S. 54th street Wick playfield, 4929 W. Vliet street b. Baseball may be permitted on other turf areas when written permission has been given by the recreation division. 2. SOFTBALL ON TURF DIAMONDS. a. The playing of softball on turf softball diamonds under the jurisdiction of the board of school directors shall allow for the use of a regulation 12 inch softball or larger on the following premises: Adams playfield, 495 E. Morgan avenue Auer Avenue playfield, 2221 W. Auer avenue Barton playground, 5700 W. Green Tree road Browning playground, 5575 N. 76th street Bruce playground, 6453 N. 89th street Bryant playfield, 5726 N. 89th street Burbank playfield, 6225 W. Adler street Burroughs playground, 6700 N. 80th street Burnham playfield, 1755 S. 32nd street Carmen playfield, 7320 W. Carmen avenue Custer playfield, 4001 W. Custer avenue Dyer playfield, 151 N. 80th street S. 88th street playground, 3575 S. 88th street N. 82nd street playground, 3778 N. 82nd street Enderis playfield, 2938 N. 72nd street Fairview playfield, 6311 W. Stack drive N. 53rd street playground, 3618 N. 53rd street Garden Homes playfield, 4456 N. Teutonia avenue Hampton playfield, 5130 N. 53rd street Hawthorn Glen, 1130 N. 60th street Jefferson playground, 1029 N. Jefferson street Jewell playfield, 1810 W. Wood avenue Juneau playfield, 6500 W. Mt. Vernon avenue Kilmer playground, 3120 W. Green avenue Kinnickinnic playfield, 2821 S. Kinnickinnic avenue Lancaster playground, 4931 N. 68th street Lewis playfield, 1424 E. Pryor avenue Lincoln playfield, 300 W. Lincoln avenue Lowell playground, 4360 S. 20th street Merrill Park playfield, 461 N. 35th street Parklawn playfield, 4434 W. Marion street Parkview playground, 10825 W. Villard avenue Riverside Pumping Station, N. Humboldt avenue and E. Chambers street Rogers playfield, S. 35th and W. Rogers streets S. 78th street playfield, 7900 W. Tripoli avenu N. 65th street playground, 6600 W. Melvina street Stark playfield, 4951 N. 40th street N. 24th street playground, 4950 N. 24th street Warnimont playground, 3500 S. First street Whitman playfield, 4200 S. 54th street Wick playfield, 4929 W. Vliet street b. The listing playing of softball on the following turf softball diamonds shall be restricted to the use of a 12 inch, rubber-covered restricted-flight softball or a 14 inch softball or larger: N. 95th street playground, 707 N. 94th street Victory playground, 2222 W. Henry avenue 3. SOFTBALL ON SURFACED DIAMONDS. The playing of softball shall be restricted to the use of a 12 inch rubber-covered restricted-flight softball or a 14 inch softball or larger on all surfaced softball diamonds on public school grounds, playgrounds, playfields, and other premises under the jurisdiction of the board of school directors, with the exceptions as listed in subs. 4 and 5. 4. BALL PLAYING RESTRICTIONS. a. Softball Restricted. Ball playing shall be restricted to the use of a 14 inch leather-covered outseam softball or larger on the following premises, excepting only as the respective pupils at such schools may play such games during school hours on school days, but only under the direction of a teacher or some other person designated by the principals of the respective schools: Doerfler, 3014 W. Scott street Fourth Street, 1542 N. 4th street Garfield, 2215 N. Fourth street Grant, 2920 W. Grant street Liberty, 4824 S. 27th street Wisconsin Avenue, 2708 W. Wisconsin avenue b. Ball Playing Prohibited. Ball playing shall be prohibited on the play areas and practice fields of the following premises, excepting only as the respective pupils at such schools may play such games during school hours, on school days, but only under the direction of a teacher or some other person designated by the principal of the respective schools. Elementary School Exceptions: Bartlett, 2964 N. Bartlett avenue Berger, 3275 N. 3rd street Browning, 5575 N. 76th street Douglas Road, 3919 W. Douglas road Emerson, 9025 W. Lawrence avenue Engleburg, 5100 N. 91st street Eugene Field, 1226 S. Seventh street Greenfield, 1711 S. 35th street Hayes, 2431 S. 10th street MacArthur, 3151 S. 60th street Meinecke, 1369 W. Meinecke Mound, 2148 S. Mound street New Road, 4707 S. 13th street Silver Spring, 5073 N. Green Bay avenue N. 35th Street, 517 W. Courtland avenue N. 36th, at 3620 W. Rohr avenue N. 37th, at 1715 N. 37th street N. 38th, at 2623 N. 38th street Tippecanoe, 357 E. Howard avenue Trowbridge, 1943 E. Trowbridge street Walnut, 2318 W. Walnut street Whittier, 4382 S. 3rd street c. Ball Playing Prohibited. Ball playing shall be prohibited at all times on the following playgrounds: Hillside, 636 W. Plymouth Wright, 2461 N. 55th street 5. BALL PLAYING ON SECONDARY SCHOOL GROUNDS. a. Prohibited. Ball playing shall be prohibited on the play areas and practice fields of the following premises, excepting only as the respective pupils at such schools may play such games during school hours on school days, but only under the direction of a teacher or some other person designated by the principal of the respective schools. Exceptions: Bay View, 2751 S. Lenox street Boys Tech, 319 W. Virginia street Edison, 5372 N. 37th street Juneau, 6415 W. Mt. Vernon avenue King, 1801 W. Olive street Lincoln, 816 E. Knapp street North, 1121 W. Center street Pulaski, 2500 W. Oklahoma avenue Riverside, 1615 E. Locust street South, 1321 W. Lapham street Washington, 2525 N. Sherman boulevard Washington Annex, 6720 W. Moltke avenue Wells, 830 N. 19th street West, 2300 W. Highland avenue b. Softball Allowed. The playing of softball with a 12 inch regulation softball or larger may be allowed on the following secondary school grounds: Audubon, 3300 S. 39th street Bell, 6506 W. Warnimont avenue Custer, 5075 N. Sherman boulevard Fritsche, 2969 S. Howell avenue Hamilton, 6215 W. Warnimont avenue Kosciuszko, 971 W. Windlake avenue Madison, 8135 W. Florist avenue Marshall, 4141 N. 64th street Morse, 4601 N. 84th street Muir, 5496 N. 72nd street Parkman, 3620 N. 18th street Peckham, 3245 N. 37th street Sholes, 4965 S. 20th street Steuben, 2360 N. 52nd street Walker, 1712 S. 32nd street Wright, 8400 W. Burleigh street 6. OTHER REGULATIONS. The batting of balls is permissible only from the home plate areas of the painted diamonds. The board of school directors shall prescribe the regulations applicable to the play of hard baseball and softball on all premises under its jurisdiction, and said board shall place one or more signs at least 2 feet square on all public school grounds, playgrounds, and playfields, informing the public as to which kind of ball playing is thereon permitted or prohibited. In the batting of softballs, the use of bats more than 34 inches in length or more than 2-1/8 inches in diameter at the thickest portion of the bat is prohibited. In the batting of hard baseballs, the use of bats more than 42 inches in length or more than 2-3/4 inches in diameter at the thickest portion of the bat is prohibited. 7. PLAY LOTS AND TOT LOTS. The municipally owned play areas (play lots and tot lots) are under the exclusive control and management of the commissioner of public works who shall make all rules and regulations pertaining to the use thereof and post signs prominently in the play areas governing use of the areas. Violation of any of the rules and regulations of the commissioner of public works shall be punishable as prescribed in s.105-20.52.

Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH105.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/26/2026