Beehive Field
Location: New Britain, CTS. Main Street in the Willowbrook Park Complex.
Capacity: 3,500 (1987); 4,700 (1995)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 330-420-330 (1988); 325-400-325 (1995)
Built in 1982, and opened April 22, 1983, the construction costs ran to $4.5 million. The grandstand had just seven rows; bleachers line both foul lines. The name, Beehive Stadium, was chosen in a 'name the ballpark' contest; it comes from the town emblem, adopted in 1873.
Used by: New Britain Red Sox, Hardware City Rock Cats
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Beehive Field:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1995 | Hardware City Rock Cats | Eastern League | 65 | 77 | 124,560 | 1,887 | Roster | Stats |
1994 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 59 | 81 | 129,696 | 2,126 | Roster | Stats |
1993 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 52 | 88 | 140,915 | 2,135 | Roster | Stats |
1992 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 58 | 82 | 125,393 | 2,090 | Roster | Stats |
1991 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 47 | 93 | 146,632 | 2,095 | Roster | Stats |
1990 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 72 | 67 | 123,017 | 1,770 | Roster | Stats |
1989 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 60 | 76 | 100,943 | 1,484 | Roster | Stats |
1988 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 47 | 90 | 77,965 | 1,138 | Roster | Stats |
1987 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 61 | 79 | 83,338 | 1,191 | Roster | Stats |
1986 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 64 | 73 | 81,617 | 1,191 | Roster | Stats |
1985 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 75 | 64 | 90,802 | 1,307 | Roster | Stats |
1984 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 64 | 76 | 79,949 | 1,142 | Roster | Stats |
1983 | New Britain Red Sox | Eastern League | 72 | 67 | 130,433 | 1,877 | 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.