Bay Street Park
Location: Rochester, NYSouth side of Bay Street, east of Webster Avenue. Parkside Avenue bordered the South end of the park.
Capacity: 11,000 (1910); 9,500 (1928); largest crowd 16,550 (1928)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): Bigger than Red Wing Stadium
A 1911 map shows a bleacher enlargement in 1910 raised capacity to 11,000. The park had a deep grandstand and a large bleacher section extending to the fence in RF. There was a smaller bleacher section down the LF line. The clubhouse keeper's dwelling flanked the grandstand in left. A lunch stand and a horse shed stood outside the park. The catcher faced about due east. Babe Ruth hit the only ball to pass over the scoreboard in an exhibition game.
Used by: Rochester Bronchos, Rochester Hustlers, Rochester Colts, Rochester Tribe, Rochester Red Wings
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Bay Street Park:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1928 | Rochester Red Wings | International League | 90 | 74 | 235,566 | 2,873 | Roster | Stats |
1927 | Rochester Tribe | International League | 81 | 86 | 129,364 | 1,549 | Roster | Stats |
1926 | Rochester Tribe | International League | 81 | 83 | 134,779 | 1,644 | Roster | Stats |
1925 | Rochester Tribe | International League | 83 | 77 | 158,420 | 1,980 | Roster | Stats |
1924 | Rochester Tribe | International League | 83 | 84 | 160,064 | 1,917 | Roster | Stats |
1923 | Rochester Tribe | International League | 101 | 65 | 217,977 | 2,626 | Roster | Stats |
1922 | Rochester Tribe | International League | 105 | 62 | 204,021 | 2,443 | Roster | Stats |
1921 | Rochester Colts | International League | 100 | 68 | 217,845 | 2,593 | Roster | Stats |
1920 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 45 | 106 | Roster | Stats | ||
1919 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 67 | 83 | Roster | Stats | ||
1918 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 60 | 61 | Roster | Stats | ||
1917 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 72 | 82 | Roster | Stats | ||
1916 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 60 | 78 | Roster | Stats | ||
1915 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 69 | 69 | Roster | Stats | ||
1914 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 91 | 63 | Roster | Stats | ||
1913 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 92 | 62 | Roster | Stats | ||
1912 | Rochester Hustlers | International League | 86 | 67 | Roster | Stats | ||
1911 | Rochester Hustlers | Eastern League | 98 | 54 | Roster | Stats | ||
1910 | Rochester Bronchos | Eastern League | 92 | 61 | 281,270 | 3,677 | Roster | Stats |
1909 | Rochester Hustlers | Eastern League | 90 | 61 | Roster | Stats | ||
1908 | Rochester Bronchos | Eastern League | 55 | 82 | 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.