- Stumpf Field
Infobox_Baseball_Stadium
stadium_name = Stumpf Field
location = 1350 Fruitville Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
broke_ground =
opened = 1938
closed =
demolished =
owner =School District of Lancaster
operator =School District of Lancaster
construction_cost = $
architect =
tenants =Lancaster Red Roses (1938 -1961 )
seating_capacity =
dimensions = Left Field: 350 ft ( m)Left Center: 350 ft (106.68 m)
Center Field: 350 ft (106.68 m)
Right Center: 350 ft (106.68 m)
Right Field: 350 ft (106.68 m)
Wall: 8 ft (2.4384 m)
Stumpf Field is a baseball-only stadium in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania that opened in 1938. It was built as the home of the
Lancaster Red Roses baseball team, who played in the Interstate, Piedmont, and Eastern Leagues through 1961. [cite web | title=Stumpf Field changes name | work=Ballpark Digest | url=http://www.ballparkwatch.com/news/2003archives/jan15_21.htm | accessdate=October 15 | accessyear=2006] The ballpark is now used for intramural and high school baseball.History
Built in 1938, Stumpf Field is a simple ballpark with makeshift bleachers down each baseline. The ballpark at one time had covered bleachers behind homeplate, but they have been taken down. The seating on both the first and third baselines are still in place, and retains most its original wooden frame.
The Lancaster Red Roses played at Stumpf Field from 1938 to 1961. The team folded in 1961, and Stumpf Field has since been relegated as a local baseball and softball venue. It was sold to Jeff Sweigart, owner of McMinn's Asphalt and a baseball enthusiast, in 2003 and renovated for local baseball leagues for players ages 20-40, as well as for 40 and older. [cite web | title=Stumpf Field history| work=Digital Ballparks | url=http://www.digitalballparks.com/Eastern/Stumpf.html | accessdate=October 15 | accessyear=2006] Stumpf Field served as home of the
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Marauders baseball team prior to the 2007 season, until a new stadium was erected on campus. [cite web | title=Stumpf Field, home of Marauder baseball | work=Millersville University of Pennsylvania | url=http://muweb.millersville.edu/~athletic/men/baseball/outlook.php | accessdate=October 15 | accessyear=2006]ee also
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Clipper Magazine Stadium References
External links
* [http://www.stumpffield.com Stumpf Field]
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