Built for unofficial sandlot baseball games by railroad workers from the adjacent Old Colony Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Line, the field hosted many barnstorming all-stars, including Negro league teams like the Baltimore Elite Giants, Boston Royal Giants and the New York Black Yankees.
The field was constructed for unofficial sandlot baseball games by railroad workers from the adjacent Old Colony Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Line. It hosted many barnstorming all-stars, including Negro league teams such as the Baltimore Elite Giants, Boston Royal Giants, and the New York Black Yankees.