Kafer Park

Location: New Bern, NC
Cedar & George Streets.
Capacity: 2,500 (1939); 2,470 (1950)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 360-400-290
The catcher faced SW. The park was named after one of the Kafer brothers, Oscar or Alfred. One of them was a doctor; the other owned a large bakery. The LF & CF fences adjoined the National Guard Armory. There was no infield grass. The park is still in use. Grandstand was torn down but field still exists.
Used by: New Bern Bears

Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Kafer Park:

Year	Team	League	W	L	Attend	Avg.
1952	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	40	83	29,056	472	Roster	Stats
1951	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	72	54	45,388	720	Roster	Stats
1950	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	71	67	63,486	920	Roster	Stats
1949	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	73	66	72,291	1,040	Roster	Stats
1948	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	69	70	69,548	1,001	Roster	Stats
1947	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	73	66	104,426	1,503	Roster	Stats
1946	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	57	68	90,485	1,448	Roster	Stats
1941	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	61	57			Roster	Stats
1940	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	58	67			Roster	Stats
1939	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	62	59			Roster	Stats
1938	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	63	49			Roster	Stats
1937	New Bern Bears	Coastal Plain League	48	45			Roster	Stats

Attendance listed indicates the total home attendance for the team even if it played in multiple home ballparks or additional cities in the same year.

Average attendance is based on half the team's total games being played at home.

Kafer Park

Minor League Baseball