Max Hess Stadium
Also Known As: Breadon Field 1948-1958Location: Allentown, PA
Seventh Street in Whitehall.
Capacity: 4,000 (1948) 5,500 (1959)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 325-404-325 (1948)
The site is now occupied by Lehigh Valley Shopping Mall.
Used by: Allentown Cardinals, Syracuse/Allentown Chiefs, Allentown Red Sox
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Max Hess Stadium:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1960 | Allentown Red Sox | Eastern League | 67 | 72 | 51,654 | 743 | Roster | Stats |
1959 | Allentown Red Sox | Eastern League | 82 | 59 | 84,430 | 1,198 | Roster | Stats |
1958 | Allentown Red Sox | Eastern League | 51 | 83 | 47,795 | 713 | Roster | Stats |
1957 | Syracuse/Allentown Chiefs | Eastern League | 56 | 84 | 68,110 | 973 | Roster | Stats |
1956 | Allentown Cardinals | Eastern League | 70 | 67 | 77,144 | 1,126 | Roster | Stats |
1955 | Allentown Cardinals | Eastern League | 78 | 60 | 78,382 | 1,136 | Roster | Stats |
1954 | Allentown Cardinals | Eastern League | 66 | 74 | 69,686 | 996 | Roster | Stats |
1952 | Allentown Cardinals | Inter-State League | 82 | 57 | 49,707 | 715 | Roster | Stats |
1951 | Allentown Cardinals | Inter-State League | 91 | 47 | 71,822 | 1,041 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Allentown Cardinals | Inter-State League | 70 | 67 | 48,144 | 703 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Allentown Cardinals | Inter-State League | 87 | 52 | 100,788 | 1,450 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Allentown Cardinals | Inter-State League | 73 | 65 | 102,471 | 1,485 | 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.