Harrison Park (New Jersey)
Harrison Park is a former baseball ground located in Harrison, New Jersey, a city adjacent to Newark, New Jersey. The ground was home to the Newark Peppers of the Federal League in 1915. The field was also called "Peppers Park" or "Peps Park".
The ballpark was located within the city limits of Harrison, a block and a half east of the Passaic River. Home plate was in the northwest corner. The ballpark was bounded by Middlesex Street [now Angelo Cifelli Drive] (north, third base); South 3rd Street (east, left field); Burlington Avenue (south, right field); and South 2nd Street (west, first base). There were (and are) railroad yards skirting the southeast corner of the property, which is only a few blocks northwest of the modern Red Bull Arena.
The stadium had a seating capacity of around 21,000.[1] It was a rather large ballpark, with dimensions of 375 feet in left, 450 feet to dead center and 375 feet in right.[2] Oil tanks were visible behind the right-center field seating, adjacent to the rail yards. An Otis Elevator Company factory stood across the street to the west, near the river.
After the Federal League disbanded, the ballpark was used by the minor league Newark Bears until it was destroyed by fire on August 23, 1924. The site is now used as a match day parking lot for New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
References
- ↑ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1786. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
- ↑ http://www.projectballpark.org/history/fl/harrison.html
Sources
- Marc Okkonen, The Federal League of 1914-1915: Baseball's Third Major League, SABR, 1989.
Coordinates: 40°44′24″N 74°09′29″W / 40.7399°N 74.1581°W
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