This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in New Haven, Connecticut. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.
Howard Avenue Grounds Home of: Elm City – National Association (1875 only – all but one game) https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1875/PKL_NEW011875.htm Hartford Dark Blues – National League (1877 one game)https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1877/PKL_NEW011877.htm New Haven Elm City – Eastern League (1887 only) New Haven – Atlantic Association (1889–1890)New Haven Morning Journal-Courier, April 15, 1889, p.4 New Haven Nutmegs – Eastern Association / Eastern League (1891–1892)New Haven Morning Journal-Courier, April 20, 1891, p.4New Haven Morning Journal-Courier, May 16, 1892, p.4 Location:Howard Avenue (west, home plate); Spring Street (north, left field); Cedar Street (east, center field); railroad tracks (south, right field) Currently: residential
Hamilton Park race track, orig. Brewster Park (1859–1861), then Elm City Driving Park in December 1888 Home of: Elm City – NA (1875 only – one game) https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1875/PKL_NEW021875.htm
New Haven Bluebirds aka Edgewoods – Naugatuck Valley League (1898)Hartford Courant, March 13, 1928, p.13 Location: Whalley Avenue and what is now West Park Avenue Currently: residences and Edgewood Park
Yale Field Home of: Yale University Bulldogs first opened 1885 New Haven Ravens – Eastern League (1994–2003) New Haven County Cutters – Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (2004–2007) Location: West Haven, Connecticut 252 Derby Avenue (north, home plate); Yale Avenue / Marginal Drive (east, left field)
Donovan Field (so named in 1931)Springfield, Massachusetts The Republican, April 28, 1931, p.20 orig. Savin Rock Grounds, then Weiss Park (II) Home of: New Haven Edgewoods – Connecticut LeagueHartford Courant, March 13, 1928, p.13 (1894 only – league disbanded mid-season) New Haven Texas Steers – Atlantic League (1896 only – part-season)Hartford Courant, March 13, 1928, p.13 New Haven Blues / Black Crows / Prairie Hens / Murlins – Connecticut League (1899–1908)Hartford Courant, March 13, 1928, p.13 New Haven White Wings / Weissmen – Eastern Association (1913–1914) / Colonial League (1915) / Eastern League (1916–1919)Hartford Courant, March 13, 1928, p.13 New Haven Weissmen / Profs – Eastern League (1928 – mid-1930 disbanded) New Haven Bulldogs – Eastern League (1931 – mid-1932 – league disbanded mid-season) Location: West Haven, Connecticut – 50 Oak Street (northeast, third base); Captain Thomas Boulevard (northwest, first base)New Haven City Directories – 1937 p.469; 1940 p.1014; 1953 p.393; 1960 p.226 Currently: vacant lot
Lighthouse Point Park Used during about 1910 through 1920 by various New Haven teams for Sundays and exhibition games due to blue laws within the city of New Haven Location: just east of Five Mile Point Light Currently: public park
Weiss Park (I) (for club owner George Weiss) Home of: New Haven Weissmen / Indians / Profs – Eastern League (1920–1927) Location: Hamden, Connecticut – east of Dixwell Avenue, between Helen Street (north) and Wooding/Woodin Street (south)Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer, March 25, 1920, p.8 stands disassembled and moved to Savin Rock for 1928Hartford Courant, March 11, 1928, p.36Hartford Courant, March 13, 1928, p.13 Currently: commercial businesses
See also Lists of baseball parks
References
Further reading
External links Howard Avenue Grounds Hamilton Park