Culver Field is a former

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ground located in

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. Located at the northwest corner of University Avenue and Culver Road, Culver Field was home of the

Rochester Broncos The Rochester Broncos were a short-lived baseball team in the American Association, playing only one season, in 1890. They finished fifth in the league with a record of 63–63. Their home games were played at Culver Field. Rochester was one ...

from 1886 until it burned down on October 8, 1893. Re-built for the 1898 season, the new Culver Field played host to the newly named Rochester Beau Brummels for a decade. However, the right field

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s collapsed May 19, 1906, leading to dozens of injuries and lawsuits. After the 1907 season, the ballpark was acquired by Gleason Works, which turned the site into the plant that stands to this day. Late in the 1898 season, three neutral-site games were played in Rochester, between the

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and

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of the

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. The games of August 27 and 29 were played at Culver Field. The game of the 28th (a Sunday) was played at the Ontario Beach Grounds in the Charlotte section of the city.

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Newspaper article about opening day, 1886Newspaper illustration of the ballpark from opening day, 18861900 map showing Culver Field
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