Harrison Park (Newark)
Encyclopedia
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 Pepper 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 (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.
The stadium had a seating capacity of around 21,000.
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 Fed disbanded, the ballpark was used by minor league clubs until it was destroyed by fire during the 1923 season.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
ground located in Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison, New Jersey
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
, a city adjacent to Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. The ground was home to the Newark Pepper of the Federal League
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
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
Passaic River
The Passaic River is a mature surface river, approximately 80 mi long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey,...
. Home plate was in the northwest corner. The ballpark was bounded by Middlesex Street (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.
The stadium had a seating capacity of around 21,000.
Oil tanks were visible behind the right-center field seating, adjacent to the rail yards. An Otis Elevator Company
Otis Elevator Company
The Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems today, principally focusing on elevators and escalators...
factory stood across the street to the west, near the river.
After the Fed disbanded, the ballpark was used by minor league clubs until it was destroyed by fire during the 1923 season.
Sources
- Marc Okkonen, The Federal League of 1914-1915: Baseball's Third Major League, SABR, 1989.