McCoy Stadium

McCoy Stadium
View from the north in 2023
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McCoy Stadium is located in Rhode Island
McCoy Stadium
McCoy Stadium
Location within Rhode Island
McCoy Stadium is located in the United States
McCoy Stadium
McCoy Stadium
McCoy Stadium (the United States)
LocationOne Columbus Avenue
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
Coordinates41°52′23.39″N 71°22′12.14″W / 41.8731639°N 71.3700389°W / 41.8731639; -71.3700389
OwnerCity of Pawtucket
OperatorPawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club Inc.
Capacity10,031 permanent seats. Up to 11,800 including grass berm, bleachers and standing room sections.
Record attendance11,982[1]
Field size
  • Foul lines: 325 feet (99 m)
  • Alleys: 375 feet (114 m)
  • Center field: 400 feet (120 m)
  • Outfield fence: 8 feet (2.4 m), except 5 feet (1.5 m) at bullpens
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Broke groundNovember 3, 1940
OpenedJuly 4, 1942
Renovated1992, 1999
Expanded1999
Closed2023
Construction cost$1.5 million[2]
($28 million in 2023 dollars[3])
$14.914 million (renovation)
($27.3 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectMark Linenthal
Thomas F. Harding[4]
Heery International (renovation)
Tenants
Pawtucket Slaters (NEL) 1946–1949
Rhode Island Steelers (ACFL) 1966
Pawtucket Indians (EL) 1966–1967
Pawtucket Red Sox (EL) 1970–1972
Pawtucket Red Sox (IL) 1973–2020
Website
www.milb.com/pawtucket/ballpark/mccoy-stadium

McCoy Stadium is a former baseball stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. From 1970 through 2020, it served as home field of the Pawtucket Red Sox (PawSox), a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Completed in 1942, the stadium first hosted an affiliated minor league team in 1946, the Pawtucket Slaters, a Boston Braves farm team. In 1981, the stadium hosted the longest professional baseball game in history, as the PawSox defeated the Rochester Red Wings in 33 innings by a score of 3–2.

  1. ^ "2012 PawSox Media Guide" (PDF). Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club Inc. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Borges, David (2002). The Pawtucket Red Sox. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7385-1129-0. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Yankopolus, Jennifer Evans (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006. Norcross, Georgia: Greenway Communications, LLC. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-9755654-2-1. Retrieved September 29, 2011.