Grandstand Rebuilt: 1913 Address: 105 Wahconah St, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 Dimensions: 334' (L), 374' (C), 333' (R) Former Tenants: Pittsfield Electrics (Eastern Association) 1913-1914 Pittsfield Hillies (Eastern League) 1919-1930 Pittsfield Electrics (Canadian-American League) 1941-1948 Pittsfield Indians (Canadian-American League) 1949-50 Pittsfield Phillies (Canadian-American League) 1951 Pittsfield Red Sox (Eastern League) 1965-1969 Pittsfield Senators (Eastern League) 1970-1971 Pittsfield Rangers (Eastern League) 1972-1975 Berkshire Brewers (Eastern League) 1976 Pittsfield Cubs (Eastern League) 1985-1988 Pittsfield Mets (NY-Penn League) 1989-2000 Pittsfield Astros (NY-Penn League) 2001 Berkshire Black Bears (Northern League) 2002 Berkshire Black Bears (Northeast League) 2003 Pittsfield Dukes (New England Collegiate Baseball League) 2005-2008 Pittsfield American Defenders (New England Collegiate Baseball League) 2009 Pittsfield Colonials (Can-Am League) 2010-2011 The view from behind home plate at Wahconah Park. The field dates to the 18th century, and some argue its the oldest baseball field still in use in America. The sun sets on Wahconah Park. The field was laid out in 1892, before night baseball. So it is one of only 2 fields still in use that faces the west. This means there are occasionally sun delays while play waits for the sun to set out of the batter's eyes. The view from down the third base line at Wahconah park. The original fence extends deeply into right field because at various times the field has also hosted football games and needed to fit the dimensions of a football field. The outfield at Wahconah Park. There's an old manual scoreboard in center field. And the bullpen in left was formed by adding a new shorter outfield fence in front of the original fence. The grandstand at Wahconah Park. The original wooden grandstand at Wahconah Park was built in 1919. The original pressbox at Wahconah Park was built right into the granstand, just inches from the fans. Aluminum Bleachers sit in the left field corner. Wooden barn owls hang from the rafters of the main grandstand to scare away birds and discourage them from nesting in the roof. |