About Harrison Park
Harrison Park was an MLB stadium in Harrison, New Jersey. It opened in 1915 and closed in 1923. Its last recorded capacity was 21,000. Its only tenant was Newark Peppers (MLB, 1915). On our ranked lists it ranks 23rd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
3 m above sea level
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Newark Peppers While based here: 1 season · 80-72-3 regular season · no postseason trips
MLB · 1915
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MLB | 1915 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Harrison Park?
The capacity of Harrison Park is 21,000.
When was Harrison Park built?
Harrison Park opened in 1915.
Where did the Newark Peppers play before Harrison Park?
Before moving to Harrison Park in 1915, the Newark Peppers played at Federal League Park in 1914.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 17 m of this point).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prudential Center | 2007– | 0.8 mi |
| City Field | 1925–2009 | 2.5 mi |
| Knights of Columbus Stadium | 4.0 mi | |
| Waverly Fairgrounds | 4.1 mi | |
| Oakland Park | 1885–1906 | 5.4 mi |
| Giants Stadium | 1976–2010 | 6.7 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.