Culver Field
Template:Short description Template:Infobox venue Culver Field is a former baseball ground located in Rochester, New York. Located at the northwest corner of University Avenue and Culver Road, Culver Field was home of the Rochester Broncos from 1886<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> until it burned down on October 8, 1893.<ref name="DnC1893">Template:Cite news</ref>
Re-built for the 1898 season, the new Culver Field played host to the newly named Rochester Beau Brummels for a decade. However, the right field bleachers collapsed May 19, 1906, leading to dozens of injuries and lawsuits.<ref name="DnC1906">Template:Cite news</ref> After the 1907 season, the ballpark was acquired by Gleason Works, which turned the site into the plant that stands to this day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Late in the 1898 season, three neutral-site games were played in Rochester, between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Spiders of the National League. The games of August 27 and 29 were played at Culver Field.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The game of the 28th (a Sunday) was played at the Ontario Beach Grounds in the Charlotte section of the city.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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External links
- Newspaper article about opening day, 1886
- Newspaper illustration of the ballpark from opening day, 1886
- 1900 map showing Culver Field