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| Address | 105 Wahconah St. Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′44″N 73°15′09″W / 42.462319°N 73.252582°W |
| Owner | City of Pittsfield |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1919 |
| Tenants | |
| Pittsfield Electrics (Eastern Association) 1913–14 Pittsfield Hillies (Eastern League) 1919–30 Pittsfield Electrics (Canadian–American League) 1941–48 Pittsfield Indians (Canadian–American League) 1949–50 Pittsfield Phillies (Canadian–American League) 1951 Pittsfield Red Sox (Eastern League) 1965–69 Pittsfield Senators (Eastern League) 1970–71 Pittsfield Rangers (Eastern League) 1972–75 Berkshire Brewers (Eastern League) 1976 Pittsfield Cubs (Eastern League) 1985–88 Pittsfield Mets (NYPL) 1989–2000 Pittsfield Astros (NYPL) 2001 Berkshire Black Bears (Northeast League) 2002–2003 Pittsfield Dukes (NECBL) 2005–2008 Pittsfield American Defenders (NECBL) 2008–2009 Pittsfield Colonials (Can-Am League) 2010–2011 Pittsfield Suns (FCBL) 2012–present | |
Wahconah Park | |
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| Area | 18.2 acres (7.4 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Joseph McArthur Vance, David McNab Deans |
| Architectural style | shed-roof grandstand w/ wing |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000878[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 12, 2005 |
Wahconah Park is a city-owned baseball park located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and nestled in a working-class neighborhood. One of the last remaining ballparks in the United States with a wooden grandstand, it was constructed in 1919 and seats 4,500. Through the park's history, 201 different Pittsfield players went on to the Major Leagues, and 100 different Pittsfield players already had some Major League experience. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
In the July 23, 1990, issue of Sports Illustrated, author Daniel Okrent raved about the park in his column entitled Just A Little Bit of Heaven – Pittsfield's Wahconah Park is Baseball as it Oughta Be.[2]
In 2012, the stadium became the home field of the Pittsfield Suns, an expansion franchise of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. The Suns will not play the 2024 season because of safety issues at Wahconah Park.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Okrent, Daniel (July 23, 1990). "Just A Little Bit Of Heaven". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 14, 2016.