Pynchon Park

Pynchon Park
A poster promoting a Springfield Bicycle Club event in September 1883 when the stadium was known as Hampden Park
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LocationSpringfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°06′37″N 72°36′37″W / 42.1102°N 72.6103°W / 42.1102; -72.6103
Opened1853
Closed1966
Tenants
Springfield Bicycle Club
Springfield Giants
Springfield Acorns

Pynchon Park, also known as Hampden Park and League Park, was a sports venue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1853 by the Hampden Agricultural Society and was destroyed by fire in 1966.[1]

The venue hosted various events, including horse racing, bicycle racing, and college football (including several editions of the Harvard–Yale football rivalry). It also served as home grounds for the minor league baseball team primarily known as the Springfield Ponies.

  1. ^ Strahan, Derek (2017). Lost Springfield, Massachusetts. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-1-4671-3666-2.