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Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Wiedenmayer's Park
**Home of:
Newark Indians
The Newark Sailors, later known as the Newark Indians, were a minor league baseball team in the early twentieth century. The team played its games at Wiedenmayer's Park in Newark, New Jersey. Newark played in the Eastern League between 1908 and ...
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
game on July 17, 19 **Location: Hamburgh Place (now Wilson Avenue) and Avenue L teeing into Hamburgh (northeast, home plate); Heller & Merz Company buildings and Avenue M (southeast, left field); East Kinney Street (southwest, center field); buildings and Avenue K (northwest, right field)
***(adjacent to the site of Ruppert Stadium)
* Harrison Park (Newark), Harrison Park or Harrison Field
**Home of:
Newark Pepper
The Newark Peppers, originally known as the Indianapolis Hoosiers, were a Federal League baseball team from 1913–1915. The Federal League (FL), founded in 1913, was a third major league in 1914 and 1915.
History
The Federal League began as an in ...
s -
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season as a minor league in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the e ...
(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
Harrison is a town in the western part of Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey, and is located from New York City.
As of the 2 ...
, 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 also Meadowbrook Field and Asylum Oval
**Home of:
Newark Bears
The Newark Bears were an American minor league professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They were a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and, later, the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. T ...
- International League (mid-1923 - mid-1925) moved to Providence; moved back for 1926; Newark Dodgers - Negro National League (1934-35)
**Location: South Orange Avenue (southwest, third base); buildings and South 12th Street (southeast, first base); asylum and Fairmount Cemetery (north, center field)
**Currently: West Side High School
* Sanborn map showing faint outline of the ballpark, 1930
* Ruppert Stadium (originally Davids Stadium, then Bears Stadium)
**Home of:
Newark Bears
The Newark Bears were an American minor league professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They were a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and, later, the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. T ...
Newark Eagles
The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Abe and Effa Manley.
History
Formation
The Newark Eagles were formed in 1936 when the Newark Do ...
- Negro National League (1936-1948); also the site of some major league games from time to time
**Other sports:
Newark Bears
The Newark Bears were an American minor league professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They were a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and, later, the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. T ...
- first American Football League (1926)
**Location: Hamburgh Place (now Wilson Avenue) (northeast, home plate); Avenue L and Heller & Merz Company buildings (southeast, left field); East Kinney Street (southwest, center field); Avenue K (northwest, right field)
**Currently: Industrial plant
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Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium
Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, originally simply Riverfront Stadium, was a 6,200-seat baseball park in Newark, New Jersey, United States built in 1999. It was the home of the Newark Bears, who played in the Atlantic League of Professional Ba ...
**Home of:
Newark Bears
The Newark Bears were an American minor league professional baseball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They were a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and, later, the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. T ...
(1999-2013)
**Location: 450 Broad Street, Newark.
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
The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs, more commonly known as the Eastern Colored League (ECL), was one of the several Negro leagues, which operated during the time organized baseball was segregated.
League history
Founding
The ECL ...
(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 djacent toRuppert Stadium, is currently occupied by a number of food service businesses.
::City directories indicate the location of Wiedenmayer's Park as "Hamburg icPlace opposite Avenue L".
See also
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Sports in Newark, New Jersey
Sports in Newark, New Jersey, the second largest city in New York metropolitan area, are part of the regional Sports in New York City#Notable New York City Area Teams, professional sports and Media in New York City, media markets. The city has host ...
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Lists of baseball parks
Lists of baseball parks is a list of lists, by city, of professional baseball venues. This is an ongoing project, with lists being added from time to time.
Canada
;British Columbia
*Vancouver
;Ontario
*Toronto
;Quebec
*Montreal
England
;Der ...
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
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball primarily through the use of statistics. Established in Cooperstown, New ...
Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...