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Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, New Jersey, page- The stadium was built largely in 1931-32, with seating and amenities added 1932-34.

Hinchliffe Stadium is a 10,000 seat horseshoe-shaped arena, poised dramatically within the Great Falls National Historical Park at the corner of Maple and Liberty streets in Paterson's Totowa section. It was slightly modified again in 1963-64 when ownership passed from the City to the Paterson Schools, and "upgraded" 20 years later under Mayor Frank Graves, adding Astroturf and fiberglass seating.

06/13/2026

June 13, 1947 - On this date, George Fonder won the 25-lap midget car feature at Hinchliffe Stadium in front of approximately 8,500 revelers. On this evening, Fonder was actually driving Charlie Miller's car, as Miller was sidelined with an injury. Fonder finished the five-mile race in 5.53.20. Dutch Schaefer came in second place, while Tony Bonadies came in third.

06/12/2026

June 12, 1954 – A Larry Doby single to right field with the bases loaded in the sixth inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Hall of Famer Bob Feller earned the win for Cleveland going six innings and striking out eight batters. The eighth batter that Feller struck out was Billy Co***lo for career strike out 2,502, placing him just five strike outs away from surpassing Hall of Famer Christy Matheson on the all-time strikeout list.

06/11/2026

June 11, 1953 – On this date, the New York Giants defeated the Milwaukee Braves by a score of 3-1. With the game scoreless through three and a half innings, Hall of Famer Monte Irvin stroked a home run to deep center field off of Milwaukee’s Jim Wilson en route to a New York victory. Irvin began his illustrious career at Hinchliffe Stadium when he tried out for the Newark Eagles.

New York Giants Preservation Society (BASEBALL)

06/10/2026

June 10, 1950 - In the top of the eighth with the game tied at three runs a piece, Larry Doby quieted the crowd at Shibe Park in Philadelphia when he hit a triple to drive in Luke Easter to make it 4-3 in favor of the Cleveland Indians. The next batter, Al Rosen, hit a home run and Cleveland never looked back defeating the Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 7-3.

Image: Shibe Park, Philadelphia

06/09/2026

June 9, 1934 – On this date, the New York Black Yankees defeated the Cuban Stars by a score of 10-3 at Hinchliffe Stadium. New York was led by player/manager George Scales. Scales hit three doubles in three consecutive plate appearances. He was 3 for 4 on the day, with two runs batted in and scored twice.

Black Yankees catcher Bob Clarke joined Scales in the hit parade also going 3 for 4 with two doubles, a single and two runs batted in.

Isidro Fabre was the starting pitcher for the Cuban Stars. Fabre was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956.

Image: George Scales during his time with the Homestead Grays

06/08/2026

June 8, 1954 – In the top of the ninth inning, with the New York Giants down by a score of 5-4 against the Milwaukee Braves, Monte Irvin hit a double to left field with two men on base to give New York a 6-5 lead.

Hall of Fame pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm secured the Giants' victory by retiring the side in the bottom of the ninth inning at Milwaukee’s County Stadium.

Irvin started his professional career at Hinchliffe Stadium with a tryout for the Newark Eagles.

Image: L-R Don Mueller, Hoyt Wilhelm, Monte Irvin

New York Giants Preservation Society (BASEBALL)

06/07/2026

June 7, 1949 – On this date, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators by a score of 13-11 at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. Larry Doby went 2 for 4, with two home runs, four runs batted in and three runs scored.

The game was mired in controversy, Doby’s second home run came off of relief pitcher Walt Masterson in the fourth inning to tie the game at eight runs apiece. Cleveland’s second baseman Joe Gordon was the next batter. Masterson hit Gordon on the left shoulder and Gordon charged at Masterson with bat in hand.

The benches cleared, but home plate umpire John Stevens managed to keep the fracas from intensifying, until Washington catcher Al Evans got in Gordon’s face and started the melee up again. This time third base umpire Jim Honochick stepped in to restore order.

The tension also caused the crowd to feel agitated. In the sixth inning, Doby smoked a line drive that first base umpire Bill Grieve called foul, the home town crowd roared in displeasure. Fans were so irate that a “quart-sized beer bottle” was thrown in the umpire’s direction.

06/06/2026

Hinchliffe Stadium Profile: "Wild Bill" Wright

Happy Birthday to Burnis "Wild Bill" Wright, who was born on this date in 1914. Wright spent 15 seasons in professional baseball. Wright was a seven-time All-Star, and in 1943 he was the Mexican League's Triple Crown winner, narrowly beating two Hall of Famers in two of the three categories. His batting average was .366 while Ray Dandridge was .354. In the home run category, Wright had one home run more than Roy Campanella to end the season with 13 dingers.

In a game at Hinchliffe Stadium, Wild Bill hit two home runs for the Washington Elite Giants in a 15-9 loss to the Newark Eagles. Dandridge and Campanella also happened to play in this game. Dandridge collected three hits for Newark, while Campanella for 0 for 5 for Washington.

06/05/2026

Hinchliffe Stadium Profile: Carlisle, PA

In our extensive research on Hinchliffe Stadium, not only have we discovered interesting people, but interesting places that connect to Hinchliffe Stadium. Nestled approximately three hours away from Hinchliffe Stadium, Carlisle, Pennsylvania is quaint town that offers great restaurants, breweries, and an up-and-coming entertainment scene.

Carlisle was once home to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a boarding school for Native American's. The location of the school, like Hinchliffe Stadium, is a National Historic Landmark. Today, it is the home of the U.S. Army War College. Two prominent students from Carlisle rose to national prominence in sports: Jim Thorpe and Albert "Chief" Bender.

One of the greatest athletes of all time, Thorpe is widely known as a football player. Thorpe also played professional baseball and basketball, and was also an Olympian. Bender would become a Hall of Fame pitcher, having won three World Series titles with the Philadelphia Athletics.

At Carlisle, Bender and Thorpe would miss each other by two years as Bender graduated in 1902, while Thorpe's first year was 1904. At Hinchliffe Stadium, both men would miss each other by one day.

On July 8, 1933 Bender appeared at Hinchliffe Stadium as the manager of the House of David team that lost to the Paterson City Club by a score of 10-9. The next day, on July 9th, Thorpe played with the Oklahoma Indians baseball team and mustered a single also against the Paterson City Club.

Cumberland County, PA National Historic Landmarks Program

06/04/2026

June 4, 1933 –The Paterson City Club defeated the Wi******er Ball Club by a score of 6-1 at Hinchliffe Stadium. Dutch Stryker was given the mound assignment for Paterson. Stryker, who spent parts of two years in Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves (1924) and the Brooklyn Robins (1926), pitched a complete game and struck out four batters.

Stryker also went 1 for 4 at the plate, scored a run, and was lauded for “running hard a couple of times to throw men out on rollers in his territory.”

Image: Sterling "Dutch" Stryker with the Brooklyn Robins

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Great Falls National Historical Park
Paterson, NJ
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