A Tall Wall Down Neck



The new clubhouse and indoor training facility for Ironbound Little League, built in 2011.

Peering in from a small playground down the left-field line.

A 24-foot fence helps protect Denbigh Street from home runs.

Quick Facts:
I don’t know when the Ironbound Little League started playing at this small tract three blocks from the US 1 bypass, but it certainly qualifies as a unique facility.

The park was shoehorned into a rhombus-shaped lot bounded by Chestnut, Denbigh, Malvern, and Hanover streets. The field takes up about half the block. The outfield distance here is short, especially in center field, where it is about 175 feet thanks to the location of Denbigh Street. A 24-foot outfield wall helps make up most of the difference and also keeps many balls from flying out into the street, where many spectators set up lawn chairs on the sidewalk to watch the action.

In 2011, an old clubhouse and press box building was replaced with a new facility that includes a concession stand and indoor batting cages. There are also stands, with an overhang, built alongside the clubhouse, which runs down the right field line. Press box functions are now handled in an outdoor covered pavilion above and behind the plate.


Date League Level Result
Mon 29-Jul-2002 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 10U Rutherford NL 6, Millburn-Short Hills 5
Wed 31-Jul-2002 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 10U Millburn-Short Hills 4, Rutherford NL 2
Thu 1-Aug-2002 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 10U Rutherford NL 2, Millburn-Short Hills 1
Sun 23-Jul-2017 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 11U Rutherford 14, Livingston 4, 5 inn
Tue 25-Jul-2017 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 11U Rutherford 9, Nutley AL 1
Thu 27-Jul-2017 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 11U Livingston 13, Rutherford 11
Fri 28-Jul-2017 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 11U Rutherford 13, Livingston 8
Sun 22-Jul-2018 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 11U Belleville 7, Rutherford 2
Tue 24-Jul-2018 NJ Sect 2 LL LL 11U Rutherford 9, Hoboken 6
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