QU Stadium

QU Stadium is a stadium in Quincy, Illinois originally known as Q Stadium. It is primarily used for baseball, but also has a separate football field. It was the home of the Quincy Cubs, a minor league baseball team competing in the Midwest League during the 1960s through 1973, when the team moved to Dubuque, Iowa. The Quincy Rivermen, a summer amateaur baseball league for college baseball players, competed on the baseball side of the stadium until the late 1980s. A summer league team called the "Quincy Gems" is the current team that inhabits the stadium.
The stadium was built in 1938 as part of the WPA. It is constructed of large limestone blocks and concrete. A "sister" facility of limestone and concrete was built near Quincy High School (which was then located at 13th & Maine). This sister facility was the practice field for Quincy High School athletic teams until a new high school was built at 30th & Maine. At that time, the building at 13th & Maine became...