Mohawk Mills Park
Also Known As: Crescent Park 1914-1937; Herbert L. Shuttleworth II ParkLocation: Amsterdam, NY
on Chuctanunda Creek, next to the Mohawk Mills Amusement Park, just outside town limits, near Pioneer Road & Crescent Avenue.
Capacity: 2,000 (1938); 3,200 (1941); 3,000 (1949)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 269-416-315 (1938); 279-406-309
Mohawk Mills Park, first used for baseball in 1914, had wooden outfield fences: 26 feet in left, and 16 feet in center and right. The catcher faced south. The grandstand burned in 1942, but it was rebuilt in eight days, just in time for a New York Yankee exhibition game. Shuttleworth Park is still used.
Used by: Amsterdam Rugmakers
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Mohawk Mills Park:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1951 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 62 | 56 | 30,837 | 523 | Roster | Stats |
1950 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 72 | 65 | 49,026 | 716 | Roster | Stats |
1949 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 67 | 71 | 83,449 | 1,209 | Roster | Stats |
1948 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 57 | 80 | 90,790 | 1,325 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 73 | 67 | 88,876 | 1,270 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 61 | 58 | 78,915 | 1,326 | Roster | Stats |
1942 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 77 | 46 | 36,627 | 596 | Roster | Stats |
1941 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 68 | 54 | 37,738 | 619 | Roster | Stats |
1940 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 70 | 53 | 41,051 | 667 | Roster | Stats |
1939 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 81 | 41 | 39,346 | 645 | Roster | Stats |
1938 | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian-American League | 79 | 40 | 25,672 | 431 | 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.