Harrison Park
Located in Harrison, New Jersey

Stadiums New York Harrison Park

The stadium had a seating capacity of around 21,000. It was a large ballpark, with dimensions of 375 feet in left, 450 feet to center and 375 feet in right; these dimensions, and the fact that baseball was still in its "dead ball" era, made it difficult to hit for power. Just six home runs were hit in Federal League play in Harrison, and only one left the ballpark, hit by the Peps' Emil Huhn (his only career home run). Huhn would be better known as Fred Toney's catcher in the "double no-hit" game on May 2, 1917, where both Toney and Hippo Vaughn tossed no-hitters through nine innings. A crowd of 26,032 attended the opener on April 16, 1915; subsequent crowds were in the 5,000-10,000 range. Hal Chase, the "Black Prince of Baseball", was involved in an altercation just outside Harrison Park after a game on Sunday, April 25. Chase, playing for the Federal League team in Buffalo, came to blows with Newark fan Billy Quinn, who had been heckling Chase. Saloon owner (and former boxer) Patrick McGuigan joined the fray and landed a few blows before police broke up the brawl. Chase was uninjured and played the next two days in Newark. After the Federal League disbanded at the end of the 1915 season, the ballpark was used by the minor league Newark Bears until 1923.

The stadium had a seating capacity of around 21,000. It was a large ballpark, with dimensions of 375 feet in left, 450 feet to center and 375 feet in right; these dimensions, and the fact that baseball was still in its "dead ball" era, made it difficult to hit for power. Just six home runs were hit in Federal League play in Harrison, and only one left the ballpark, hit by the Peps' Emil Huhn (his only career home run). Huhn would be better known as Fred Toney's catcher in the "double no-hit" game on May 2, 1917, where both Toney and Hippo Vaughn tossed no-hitters through nine innings. A crowd of 26,032 attended the opener on April 16, 1915; subsequent crowds were in the 5,000-10,000 range. Hal Chase, the "Black Prince of Baseball", was involved in an altercation just outside Harrison Park after a game on Sunday, April 25. Chase, playing for the Federal League team in Buffalo, came to blows with Newark fan Billy Quinn, who had been heckling Chase. Saloon owner (and former boxer) Patrick McGuigan joined the fray and landed a few blows before police broke up the brawl. Chase was uninjured and played the next two days in Newark. After the Federal League disbanded at the end of the 1915 season, the ballpark was used by the minor league Newark Bears until 1923.

Field Details

Name Harrison Park

Style Open Grounds
Wooden Structure

Capacity 21,000

Surface Grass

Exterior Lights None

Outfield 375-450-375

Location Bounded by Middlesex St (now Angelo Cifelli Dr), South 3rd St; Burlington Ave and S. 2nd St
Harrison, NJ 07029

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Known As

Harrison Park 1915‑1923

Peppers Park (alternate)

Harrison Field (alternate)

Peps Park

Teams

Pepper (FL) 1915

F i l t e r & S o r t

Field Details

Name Harrison Park

Style Open Grounds
Wooden Structure

Capacity 21,000

Surface Grass

Exterior Lights None

Outfield 375-450-375

Location Bounded by Middlesex St (now Angelo Cifelli Dr), South 3rd St; Burlington Ave and S. 2nd St
Harrison, NJ 07029

Links

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Known As

Harrison Park 1915‑1923

Peppers Park (alternate)

Harrison Field (alternate)

Peps Park

Teams

Pepper (FL) 1915