Silver Stadium
"The Taj Mahal" "Wrigley Field of Rochester" | |
Silver Stadium, then Red Wings Stadium, in 1963 | |
| Former names | Red Wing Stadium (1929–1968) |
|---|---|
| Location | 500 Norton Street Rochester, NY 14621 |
| Coordinates | 43°11′15″N 77°36′40″W / 43.18755°N 77.61099°W |
| Owner | Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. |
| Operator | Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. |
| Capacity | 15,000 (1929–1987) 12,503 (1987–1994) 11,502 (1995–1996) |
| Field size | Left field: 320 feet (98 m) Center field: 420 feet (130 m) Right field: 315 feet (96 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1928 |
| Opened | May 2, 1929 |
| Renovated | 1987 |
| Closed | September 10, 1996 |
| Demolished | Late 1997 – early 1998 |
| Construction cost | $415,000 ($7.6 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | George W. Thompson |
| General contractor | Harrison Dann |
| Tenants | |
| Rochester Red Wings (IL) (1929–1996) Rochester Braves (AFL) (1936) Rochester Tigers (AFL) (1936–1937) New York Black Yankees (NNL) (1948) | |
Silver Stadium was a baseball stadium located at 500 Norton Street in Rochester, New York. It was the home stadium for the Rochester Red Wings of the International League from 1929 to 1996, and for the New York Black Yankees of the Negro National League for their final season in 1948. The ballpark also briefly hosted professional football as it was the home field for the Rochester Braves (second American Football League) in 1936 and the Rochester Tigers (second American Football League) in 1936 and 1937.
The facility opened on May 2, 1929, as Red Wing Stadium. It was renamed to Silver Stadium on August 19, 1968, for Morrie Silver, then the president of Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. Silver Stadium hosted its final event, a Governors' Cup playoff game between the Columbus Clippers and the Red Wings, on September 10, 1996, and was demolished in late 1997 and early 1998. The site is now an industrial and office park. The stadium's nickname was "The Taj Mahal" of minor league ballparks for its grandeur. The stadium was often referred to as the "Wrigley Field of Rochester" due to its similar charm and historical significance to the Chicago Cubs' stadium, Wrigley Field.