Campbell's Field

Campbell's Field
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Address401 North Delaware Avenue
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′01″N 75°07′42″W / 39.950245°N 75.128306°W / 39.950245; -75.128306
OwnerCamden County Improvement Authority[1]
OperatorRutgers University–Camden
Capacity6,700
Field sizeLeft field: 325 ft (99 m)
Center field: 405 ft (123 m)
Right field: 325 ft (99 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundJune 15, 1999
OpenedMay 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
DemolishedDecember 2018[2]
Years active2001–2018
Construction cost$25 million
ArchitectClarke Caton Hintz
Tenants
Camden Riversharks (ALPB) 2001–2015
Rutgers–Camden Scarlet Raptors (NCAA) 2001–2018
Saint Joseph's Hawks (NCAA) 2009–2011
Temple Owls (NCAA) 2014

Campbell's Field was a 6,425-seat baseball park in Camden, New Jersey, United States that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 11, 2001. The ballpark was home to the Rutgers–Camden college baseball team, and until 2015 was home to the Camden Riversharks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The naming rights were owned by the Camden-based Campbell Soup Company, which paid $3 million over ten years. Stadium demolition started in mid-December 2018.

The park, located at Delaware and Penn Avenues on the Camden Waterfront, featured a commanding view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge connecting Camden with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River. Views of the Philadelphia skyline could be seen from the right-field grandstand and via "Campbell's Field Cam", a stationary weather camera broadcast on KYW-TV.

  1. ^ Daniels, Mark (April 3, 2015). "Campbell's Field set to be acquired by Camden County Improvement Authority". South Jersey Times. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via NJ.com.
  2. ^ Spedden, Zach (November 19, 2018). "Campbell's Field Demolition Contract Approved". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved November 20, 2018.