Ruppert Stadium (Newark)

Ruppert Stadium
Former names Davids' Stadium (1926-1931)
Bear Stadium (1932-1933)
Location 258 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Broke ground 1926
Opened 1926
Demolished 1967
Owner New York Yankees (1931-194?)
City of Newark (194?-1967)
Surface Grass
Construction cost $500,000 USD;
Architect Charles A. Davids
Capacity 12,000 (1926)
19,000 (1936)
Field dimensions

(1923)
Left Field - 305 ft
Left Center - 365 ft
Center Field - 410 ft
Right Center - 365 ft

Right Field - 305 ft
Tenants

Newark Bears (AFL-1926)
Newark Bears (IL) (1926-1949)

Newark Eagles (NNL) (1936-1948)

Ruppert Stadium was a baseball stadium that formerly stood in Newark, New Jersey, in the area now known as the Ironbound. Originally named Davids' Stadium, it was home to the minor league Newark Bears of the International League from 1926 to 1949 and the Newark Eagles of the Negro Leagues from 1936 to 1948. It was also the home field of the short-lived Newark Bears of the first American Football League in 1926.[1][2][3]

See also

Hinchliffe Stadium

References