Wahconah Park

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Wahconah Park - Pittsfield Dukes

Team: Pittsfield American Defenders

Affiliate: None

Year Opened: 1919

Seating Capacity: 4,500

Dimensions:	LF 334
	CF 374
	RF 333

Former Notable Players: Edgardo Alfonso, A.J. Burnett, Jeromy Burnitz, Brian Daubach, Jason Isringhausen, and Preston Wilson

Notes: Built before the advent of night baseball, home plate faces the setting sun, which results in "sun delays" several times a season. It is only 374 feet to the center field wall while right center measures 430 feet to accommodate a football gridiron. The park is located on Wahconah Street, hence the name. The name Wahconah comes from a Mahican legend of an Indian maiden. Abandoned by the New York-Penn League at the end of the 2001 season, it is now home to a Northeastern League franchise. The park is the subject of the book Foul Ball by Jim Bouton. This photo was the inspiration for the dust jacket artwork. At the end of the 2003 season the Northeast League franchise moved to Yale Field which had been abandoned by an Eastern League team.

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New Jersey Cardinals vs. Pittsfield Astros, July 19, 2001

July 20, 2001

Last modified: August 16, 2010