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Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field

Baseball stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts

Summary

Baseball stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts

Field	Value
name	Fitton Field
fullname	Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field
former_names	Fitton Field (1905–2005)
Holy Cross Field (1903–1905)
logo_image	Holy Cross Athletics logo.svg
logo_size	30
image	Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field.jpg
image_size	250
caption	View of the stadium in 2006
pushpin_map	USA Massachusetts
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Massachusetts
pushpin_label_position	top
location	Worcester, MA 01610
coordinates
type	Ballpark
current_use	Baseball
opened	(football)
(baseball)
renovated	2005
owner	College of the Holy Cross
operator	College of the Holy Cross
surface	Grass
capacity	3,000
dimensions	Left field: 332 ft
Center field: 385 ft
Right field: 313 ft
tenants	Holy Cross Crusaders (NCAA) 1903–present
Worcester Tornadoes (Can-Am) 2005–2012
Worcester Bravehearts (FCBL) 2014–present
website

a baseball stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts

Holy Cross Field (1903–1905) (baseball) Center field: 385 ft Right field: 313 ft Worcester Tornadoes (Can-Am) 2005–2012 Worcester Bravehearts (FCBL) 2014–present

Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field is a baseball stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Primarily used for College of the Holy Cross sporting events, the baseball stadium also served as the home field for the Can-Am League Worcester Tornadoes, and the current home of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League Worcester Bravehearts. The stadium is named after the Reverend James Fitton, who donated land to the Archdiocese of Boston to found the college.

The baseball stadium lacks any outfield bleachers due to the proximity of Interstate 290 and the Fitton Field football stadium. Fitton Field hosted the MIAA High School Baseball State Finals in 2012 and has hosted them each year since 2014. During football season, the baseball field is used for parking and tailgating.

History

Though Holy Cross had fielded varsity baseball and football teams for several years by the end of the 19th century, the teams lacked an on-campus stadium. They played their home games at the Worcester College Grounds, Worcester Driving Park Grounds and Worcester Oval.

In September 1903, the football team played the first intercollegiate game on the site of today's Hanover Insurance Park, then known simply as Holy Cross Field. Holy Cross beat Massachusetts Agricultural College – now UMass Amherst – by 6-0.

The baseball team began playing at this facility in 1905, with their first game coinciding with the dedication of the facility as Fitton Field. Baseball and football continued to share the stadium until 1908, when a separate football stadium, also known as Fitton Field, was built beyond right-field.

The two adjacent stadiums were known by the same name until 2005, when the baseball field was renovated to accommodate the Worcester Tornadoes. The renamed Hanover Insurance Park featured upgraded seating and lighting, and a capacity of approximately 3,000 spectators.

Famous uses

Lou Gehrig played a game at Fitton Field in 1922 as a sophomore for Columbia University. Babe Ruth played at Fitton Field for the Boston Braves in a 1935 exhibition game against Holy Cross. In a 1939 exhibition game between Holy Cross and the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams hit his first home run in a Red Sox uniform. Satchel Paige played in a 1942 benefit game for the Disabled American Veterans between the Kansas City Monarchs and a team of Worcester all-stars. In 2006, Fitton Field hosted the 100 Inning Game benefit for Curt Schilling's charity, Curt's Pitch for ALS.

References

"2019 Holy Cross Football Fact Book". College of the Holy Cross.
(2018). "Holy Cross Football Tailgating Guidelines". College of the Holy Cross.
(September 28, 1903). "Holy Cross Scored but Once". [[The Berkshire Eagle.
"Worcester Bravehearts: Hanover Insurance Park". Worcester Bravehearts.
Mallaghan, Brianne. (April 19, 2005). "Holy Cross Celebrates Fitton Field's 100th Anniversary". College of the Holy Cross.
(July 28, 1992). "City players recall game with Monarchs". Telegram & Gazette.
(July 25, 2020). "'Now pitching - Satchel Paige'". Telegram & Gazette.

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