Breadon Field

Breadon Field – Max Hess Stadium
Former names	Breadon Field (1948–1958) Max Hess Stadium (1958–1964)
Location	Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°37′47″N 075°29′00″W / 40.62972°N 75.4833333°W / 40.62972; -75.4833333
Broke ground	1948
Opened	1948
Closed	1960
Demolished	1964
Surface	Grass
Tenants
Allentown Cardinals 1948–1952; 1954–1956 Allentown Chiefs 1957 Allentown Red Sox 1958–1960

Breadon Field was a minor league ballpark in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, located on the east side of MacArthur Road, about 0.5 mile north of the U.S. Route 22 interchange. It was named for St. Louis Cardinals owner Sam Breadon, who built the ballfield in 1948. In 1958, it was purchased by Max Hess, Jr, owner of the Allentown Hess Brothers department store. After the last team moved out after the 1960 season, and several attempts to obtain another minor league team failed, the facility was torn down in 1964.

After being raised, the former baseball field eventually was sold by Hess in October 1965. The land was undeveloped for about a decade, going through several owners and eventually being incorporated into a larger tract. It was developed into the Lehigh Valley Mall, which opened in 1976. The site of Breadon Field is located approximately where the entrance road from MacArthur Road enters the mall parking lot.

Teams

The following teams played at Breadon Field:

• Allentown Cardinals, 1948–1952; 1954–1956
• Allentown Chiefs, 1957
• Allentown Red Sox 1958–1960 (As Max Hess Stadium)

See also

Baseball portal

• Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania
• History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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