Riggin Field



Entrance to the Little League field area of Riggin Memorial Field, Jun-2013.

Looking in from the outfield, the multi-use concession building is visible.

The Little League field overlooks NJ 17.

Quick Facts:
This field is part of the larger Riggin Memorial Field, dedicated by the Borough of East Rutherford in the 1920s to one of its fallen heroes of the first World War.

The Little League program in East Rutherford started in 1951. This area of the park was used for Little League at that time, but until a major park renovation, this ball field faced south, with the first-base line running parallel to NJ 17.

A renovation relocated the football field to be parallel to the highway, making the larger area near the corner of Hackensack Street (CR 55) and Union Avenue (CR S-32) the primary full-sized baseball field as well as a soccer area. The main baseball field (at which I have never attended a complete game) and the football field also received artificial turf at this time.

At the same time, the orientation of the Little League field was shifted, so that the first-base line is parallel to Railroad Avenue, which runs alongside the old main line of the Erie Railroad. As a result, the batter now looks directly at the highway.

In addition, the field now sports the regulation Little League outfield fence distance of 200 feet all around, which is deeper than the original field.

A plaque near home plate memorializes long-time league coach Tom Schreiber, who died in 2004.


Date League Level Result
Thu 25-Jul-1985 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Garfield AL 8, Hasbrouck Heights 1
Mon 13-Jul-1987 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford AL 23, East Rutherford 2
Mon 13-Jul-1987 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Lyndhurst NL 3, Wood-Ridge 1
Wed 15-Jul-1987 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Wood-Ridge 22, East Rutherford 1
Wed 15-Jul-1987 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Lyndhurst NL 11, Rutherford AL 4
Fri 17-Jul-1987 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford AL 6, Lyndhurst AL 5
Fri 17-Jul-1987 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Garfield NL 4, Saddle Brook 2
Sat 9-Jul-1988 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford AL 8, North Arlington 5
Sat 9-Jul-1988 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Lyndhurst AL 17, East Rutherford 3
Mon 11-Jul-1988 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U North Arlington 11, East Rutherford 4
Mon 11-Jul-1988 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford AL 16, Lyndhurst AL 7
Wed 13-Jul-1988 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Saddle Brook 11, North Arlington 8
Wed 13-Jul-1988 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Carlstadt 8, Rutherford AL 3
Fri 14-Apr-1989 E Rutherford LL LL Major Advocates 11, Caughey’s 3
Mon 17-Apr-1989 E Rutherford LL LL Major Raven 13, Keller 11
Sat 18-Jul-1992 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 10U Rutherford AL 19, Wood-Ridge 0
Fri 24-Jul-1998 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 10U Rutherford NL 8, Rutherford AL 7
Wed 1-Jul-2009 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Carlstadt 5, Hasbrouck Heights 4
Wed 1-Jul-2009 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford AL 16, East Rutherford 0, 4 inn
Tue 7-Jul-2009 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 10U Carlstadt 16, Rutherford NL 6, 5 inn
Tue 7-Jul-2009 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 10U Rutherford AL 19, East Rutherford 0, 4 inn
Fri 28-Jun-2013 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 10U Carlstadt 7, East Rutherford 3
Sat 29-Jun-2013 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Kearny 7, Rutherford AL 2
Sat 29-Jun-2013 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Hasbrouck Heights 4, Rutherford NL 3
Sat 29-Jun-2013 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U North Arlington 4, East Rutherford 3
Sun 30-Jun-2013 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Carlstadt 10, Rutherford NL 1
Sun 30-Jun-2013 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Wood-Ridge 6, Rutherford AL 0
Fri 20-Jun-2014 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford 3, Carlstadt 2
Fri 20-Jun-2014 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Lyndhurst 14, East Rutherford 2
Sat 28-Jun-2014 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Lyndhurst 6, Rutherford 3
Sat 28-Jun-2014 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Kearny 10, East Rutherford 0, 4 inn
Fri 26-Jun-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Wood-Ridge 12, Wallington 4
Fri 26-Jun-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford 18, East Rutherford 0, 4 inn
Wed 30-Jun-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford 7, Kearny 6
Wed 30-Jun-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U North Arlington 8, East Rutherford 1
Thu 2-Jul-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U North Arlington 9, Rutherford 4
Thu 2-Jul-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Carlstadt 16, East Rutherford 2, 4 inn
Tue 7-Jul-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford 17, Carlstadt 1, 4 inn
Tue 7-Jul-2015 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Lyndhurst 7, East Rutherford 4
Tue 5-Jul-2016 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Rutherford 12, Kearny 2, 4 inn
Tue 5-Jul-2016 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 12U Wood-Ridge 12, East Rutherford 0, 5 inn
Sun 25-Jun-2017 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 11U Rutherford 13, Lyndhurst 1
Sun 25-Jun-2017 NJ Dist 5 LL LL 11U Hasbrouck Heights 12, East Rutherford 0, 4 inn
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