List of baseball parks in Newark, New Jersey
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Newark, New Jersey. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.
- ballpark(s) unknown or uncertain - some sources say Meadowbrook Oval
- Newark Domestics/Little Giants - Eastern League (1884-1886)
- Newark Giants - International League (1887 only)
- Newark Trunkmakers - Central League (1888 only)
- Newark Little Giants - Atlantic Association (1889-1890)
- Newark - Atlantic League (1896-1900)
- Newark Sailors/Indians - Eastern League/International League (1902 - mid-1915) (to Harrisburg)
- Newark - Atlantic League (1907 only)
- Newark Cubans - Atlantic League (1914 only) to Long Branch mid-1914
- Newark Stars - Eastern Colored League (1926)
- Newark Browns - East-West League (1932 only)
- According to Okkonen, the International League club that played opposite the Federals in 1915 had their home field on a property bounded roughly by Wilson Avenue to the north, L Street T-ing in from the north, Delancy Street to the south, railroad tracks to the east. The site, later occupied by Ruppert Stadium, is currently occupied by a number of food service businesses.
- Harrison Park or Harrison Field
- Occupants: Newark Peppers - Federal League (1915); Newark Indians/Bears - International League (1916-1919); Newark Bears - International League (1921-mid-1923) (field burned on August 18, 1923)
- Location: Harrison, New Jersey, a city adjacent to Newark - Middlesex Street (north, third base); South 3rd Street (east, left field); Burlington Avenue (south, right field); South 2nd Street (west, first base); also railroad yards skirting the southeast corner of the property.
- Currently: Industrial plant
- Meadowbrook Oval
- Occupants: Newark Bears - International League (mid-1923 - mid-1925) moved to Providence; moved back for 1926; Newark Dodgers - Negro National League (1934-35)
- Location: South Orange Avenue (probably southwest); 12th Street (probably southeast).
- Ruppert Stadium (originally Davids Stadium, then Bears Stadium)
- Occupants: Newark Bears - International League (1926-1949); Newark Eagles - Negro National League (1936-1948); also the site of some major league games from time to time
- Other sports: Newark Bears - first American Football League (1926)
- Location: Hamburg Place (now Wilson Avenue) (northeast); Avenue K (northwest).
- Currently: Industrial plant
- Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
- Occupant: Newark Bears (1999–2013)
- Location: 450 Broad Street, Newark.
See also
Sources
- Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
- Michael Benson, Ballparks of North America, McFarland, 1989.
- Marc Okkonen, The Federal League of 1914-1915: Baseball's Third Major League, SABR, 1989.
External links
- Summary of professional baseball in Newark
- Summary of Newark Bears baseball
- Summary of International League ballparks
- Summary of Negro Leagues ballparks
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