# Culver Field

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{{Short description|Baseball ground in Rochester, New York, US}}
{{Infobox venue
| name              = Culver Field
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| location          = [Rochester](/source/Rochester%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), United States
| coordinates       = {{coord|43|9|18|N|77|34|36|W|display=inline,title|name=location of Culver Field}}
| broke_ground      = 
| opened            = 1886
| renovated         = 1898
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| closed            = 1907
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| surface           = Natural grass
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| tenants           = [Rochester Jingoes / Broncos / Hop Bitters](/source/Rochester_Broncos) ([IA](/source/International_Association_for_Professional_Base_Ball_Players) / [AA](/source/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)) / [EA](/source/Eastern_Association_(baseball))) (1889–1892)<br>[Rochester Bronchos](/source/Rochester_Bronchos) ([EL](/source/International_League)) (1899–1907)
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'''Culver Field''' is a former [baseball](/source/baseball) ground located in [Rochester, New York](/source/Rochester%2C_New_York). Located at the northwest corner of University Avenue and Culver Road, Culver Field was home of the [Rochester Broncos](/source/Rochester_Broncos) from 1886<ref>{{Cite news |date=1886-05-09 |title=The League Season Opens |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-1886-05-09-the-le/84469513/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |pages=6 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> until it burned down on October 8, 1893.<ref name="DnC1893">{{cite news |author= |date=October 9, 1893 |title=Flames Devour the Cranks' Pavilion at Culver Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-flames-devour-the/156343612/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, NY |pages=10 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref>

Re-built for the 1898 season, the new Culver Field played host to the newly named [Rochester Beau Brummels](/source/Rochester_Bronchos) for a decade. However, the right field [bleacher](/source/bleacher)s collapsed May 19, 1906, leading to dozens of injuries and lawsuits.<ref name="DnC1906">{{cite news |author= |date=May 20, 1906 |title=Section of Stand Falls at Baseball Park; Many Injured |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-section-of-stand/156343721/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, NY |pages=21 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> After the 1907 season, the ballpark was acquired by [Gleason Works](/source/Gleason_Works), which turned the site into the plant that stands to this day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of Professional Baseball in Rochester |url=http://www.redwingsbaseball.com/history/rochhistory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030803012649/http://www.redwingsbaseball.com/history/rochhistory.html |archive-date=2003-08-03 |website=Red Wings Baseball}}</ref>

Late in the 1898 season, three neutral-site games were played in Rochester, between the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers) and [Cleveland Spiders](/source/Cleveland_Spiders) of the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)). The games of August 27 and 29 were played at Culver Field.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Culver Field II |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/PK_ROC02.htm |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.retrosheet.org}}</ref> The game of the 28th (a Sunday) was played at the Ontario Beach Grounds in [Charlotte](/source/Charlotte%2C_Rochester%2C_New_York) (which is now part of Rochester).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ontario Beach Grounds |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/PK_ROC03.htm |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.retrosheet.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84469513/1886-05-09-the-league-season-opens/ Newspaper article about opening day, 1886]
*[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14318361/democrat-and-chronicle/ Newspaper illustration of the ballpark from opening day, 1886]
*[https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3804rm.gla00154/?sp=34&st=image 1900 map showing Culver Field]

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Category:Sports venues in Rochester, New York
Category:Defunct baseball venues in New York (state)
Category:1886 establishments in New York (state)
Category:1907 disestablishments in New York (state)

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