Pynchon Park

Pynchon Park
	A poster promoting a Springfield Bicycle Club event in September 1883 when the stadium was known as Hampden Park
Location	Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°06′37″N 72°36′37″W / 42.1102°N 72.6103°WCoordinates: 42°06′37″N 72°36′37″W / 42.1102°N 72.6103°W
Opened	1853
Closed	1966
Tenants
	Springfield Bicycle Club; Springfield Giants; Springfield Acorns

Pynchon Park, also known as Hampden Park and League Park, was a sports venue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1853 by the Hampden Agricultural Society and was destroyed by fire in 1966.^[1]

The venue hosted various events, including horse racing, bicycle racing, and college football (including several editions of the Harvard–Yale football rivalry). It also served as home grounds for the minor league baseball team primarily known as the Springfield Ponies.

In 1885 and 1896, cycling's hour record was unofficially broken multiple times at Hampden Park.^[2]

College football[]

Date	Winning Team	Result	Losing Team	Event
November 24, 1881	Amherst Mammoths	0-0	Dartmouth Green	Regular season game
October 30, 1889	Wesleyan Cardinals	20-17	Williams Ephs	Regular season game
November 9, 1889	Harvard Crimson	67-2	Wesleyan Cardinals	Regular season game
November 16, 1889	Yale Bulldogs	52-0	Wesleyan Cardinals	Regular season game
November 22, 1889	Lehigh Engineers	11-11	Wesleyan Cardinals	Regular season game
November 23, 1889	Dartmouth Green	20-9	Williams Ephs	Regular season game
November 23, 1889	Yale Bulldogs	6–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
November 12, 1890	Harvard Crimson	64-0	Amherst Mammoths	Regular season game
November 21, 1890	Wesleyan Cardinals	34-6	Brown Bears	Regular season game
November 22, 1890	Harvard Crimson	12-6	Yale Bulldogs	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
November 21, 1891	Yale Bulldogs	10–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
October 26, 1892	Yale Bulldogs	50–0	YMCA Training School Maroons	Regular season game
November 19, 1892	Yale Bulldogs	6–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
November 25, 1893	Yale Bulldogs	6–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
October 17, 1894	Yale Bulldogs	34–0	Dartmouth Green	Dartmouth-Yale Rivalry
November 24, 1894	Brown Bears	20-4	Dartmouth Green	Regular season game
November 24, 1894	Yale Bulldogs	12–4	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry ("Hampden Park Blood Bath")
November 25, 1905	Dartmouth Green	24-6	Brown Bears	Regular season game
October 27, 1906	Dartmouth Green	0-0	Williams Ephs	Regular season game
November 24, 1906	Brown Bears	23-0	Dartmouth Green	Regular season game

References[]

^ Strahan, Derek (2017). Lost Springfield, Massachusetts. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-1-4671-3666-2.
^ McKay, Feargal (30 January 2018). "The Penny Hour - The Last Hour Record Set On A High-Wheeled Bicycle". Podium Cafe. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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[1] Strahan, Derek (2017). Lost Springfield, Massachusetts. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-1-4671-3666-2.

[2] McKay, Feargal (30 January 2018). "The Penny Hour - The Last Hour Record Set On A High-Wheeled Bicycle". Podium Cafe. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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