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From the 1950s to the early 80s{{date uncertain}} [[1974]] it was the site of a baseball stadium called Admiral Mason Park. The ballpark was named in honor of [[Charles P. Mason]], a Vice Admiral in the [[United States Navy]] and two-time [[Mayor of Pensacola]]. After the stadium was demolished, the land was partitioned to create the adjacent [[Veterans Memorial Park]]. The remaining undeveloped space is used informally for soccer and other sports, and for overflow parking during festivals and events in the [[Seville Square Historic District]].

Admiral Mason Park was a 2,000-seat baseball stadium situated on the waterfront site with the address 100 South [[9th Avenue]]. The park is best remembered as the home of various Pensacola-based minor league baseball teams including the [[Pensacola Dons|Dons]] and [[Pensacola Senators|Senators]]. The Dons were owned by [[Fred Davis]] and started playing at the park in [[1957]].<ref>[http://www.alabama-florida-league.com/nafl_-_articles_Pensacola_Baseball.htm Deep South Class D Baseball]</ref> The team became the Senators, after major league affiliate the [[Wikipedia:Washington Senators|Washington Senators]], in [[1961]]. The park was a popular destination, but odors from the nearby [[9th Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant]] prompted the nickname "Stinko Stadium" from some patrons.<ref>J. Earle Bowden. "It's spring and the feeling is baseball." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 31, 2001.</ref> After the league folded in [[1962]] for refusing to accept black players, Admiral Mason Park languished for almost two decades more than a decade before ultimately being demolishedin [[1974]].