Baker Field

Opened in 1923

About Baker Field

Baker Field is a former name of Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, used 1923–1982. Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium is a College Football stadium in New York, New York. It opened in 1923. It seats 32,000. Its current tenant is Columbia Lions (College Football), since 1923. By capacity it ranks 95th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 23rd oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 21st longest single tenancy (103 years) of the 102 longest on record.

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Photo of Baker Field
Photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel. License: CC BY 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

32,000

Year Opened

1923

Location

New York, New York 10034

Elevation

36 ft

11 m above sea level

Operator

Columbia Lions football

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

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Teams

Home seasons at Baker Field by team, 1923–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Columbia Lions
While based here: 84 seasons · 204-301-21 regular season in the 59 seasons with results on record · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 1923–present
Ivy Group 1956–2026 · Independent 1923–1955 · FCS (Division I-AA)
  1. Home venue unknown 1870–1922
  2. Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium 1923–present
College Football 1923–present

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Baker Field?

The capacity of Baker Field is 32,000.

When was Baker Field built?

Baker Field opened in 1923.

Who operates Baker Field?

Baker Field is operated by Columbia Lions football.

Who plays at Baker Field?

Baker Field is the home venue of Columbia Lions.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Baker Field

1923 - 1982

Current

Location

Coordinates: 40.8732, -73.9165
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Ohio Field 1.1 mi
Gaelic Park 1926– 1.3 mi
Coffey Field 1930– 1.9 mi
Hilltop Park 1903–1913 2.6 mi
Yankee Stadium I 1923–2008 3.1 mi
Yankee Stadium 2009– 3.1 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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