Culver Field

{{Short description|Baseball ground in Rochester, New York, US}}

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| stadium_name = Culver Field

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| location = Rochester, New York, United States

| coordinates = {{coord|43|9|18|N|77|34|36|W|display=inline,title|name=location of Culver Field}}

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| opened = 1886

| renovated = 1898

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| closed = 1907

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| surface = Natural grass

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| tenants = Rochester Jingoes / Broncos / Hop Bitters (IA / AA / EA) (1889–1892)
Rochester Bronchos (EL) (1899–1907)

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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{{Cite news |date=1886-05-09 |title=The League Season Opens |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-1886-05-09-the-le/84469513/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |pages=6 |via=Newspapers.com}} until it burned down on October 8, 1893.{{cite news |author= |date=October 9, 1893 |title=Flames Devour the Cranks' Pavilion at Culver Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-flames-devour-the/156343612/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, NY |pages=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}

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.{{cite news |author= |date=May 20, 1906 |title=Section of Stand Falls at Baseball Park; Many Injured |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-section-of-stand/156343721/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, NY |pages=21 |via=Newspapers.com}} After the 1907 season, the ballpark was acquired by Gleason Works, which turned the site into the plant that stands to this day.{{Cite web |title=The History of Professional Baseball in Rochester |url=http://www.redwingsbaseball.com/history/rochhistory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030803012649/http://www.redwingsbaseball.com/history/rochhistory.html |archive-date=2003-08-03 |website=Red Wings Baseball}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Culver Field II |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/PK_ROC02.htm |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.retrosheet.org}} The game of the 28th (a Sunday) was played at the Ontario Beach Grounds in the Charlotte section of the city.{{Cite web |title=Ontario Beach Grounds |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/PK_ROC03.htm |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.retrosheet.org}}