Five Firemen’s Field

The bridge across the creek leading to Five Firemen’s Field, Jul-2018.

The “A” frame building serves as equipment storage, concession stand, and press box.

Looking out at the field from just to the right of home plate.

• Location: Banta Place at Lloyd Street, Ridgefield, N.J. (map it using Google Maps)
• Opened: Before 1968
• Home team: Ridgefield Little League

The field, in Veterans Memorial Park, is sunken several feet from the surrounding land, which is adjacent to Wolf Creek, which rises a block north of the park. Sets of metal bleachers are situated behind the dugouts, and fans can also observe the game from the outfield at street level. There is a decent amount of foul territory here except behind the plate, but pitches that hit the backstop can take strange hops. The field dimensions are a few feet short of Little League average, and a six-foot fence surrounds the playing area.