Dwyer Stadium

Across the street from Dwyer Stadium, Jul-2003.

The seating areas, as seen from the third-base side.

Looking out from the main grandstand. The park is in a residential area.

Chronological Tour: Stop 109

• Location: Bank Street, Batavia, N.Y. (map it using Google Maps)
• Opened: 1937 (stadium rebuilt 1996)
• Home team: Batavia Clippers (1939-53, 1988-97), Indians (1957-59), Pirates (1961-65), Trojans (1966-87) Muckdogs (1998-2019), New York-Penn League
• Capacity: 2,600

Rating: 3 baseballs

In 1996, I was rained out of yet another attempt, this time at the new Dwyer. However, I got to the park for the first time in 1997, on a clear, brisk July evening.

The renovation was necessary for the player areas, such as the dugouts and locker rooms, which had been far below standard. The pattern was Falcon Park in Auburn, which had been rebuilt the year before.

The franchise has been rumored to be on the way out for several years; it was operated by the Rochester Red Wings for a while. The club became abandoned and operated for several seasons as a ward of the league, which itself fell victim to the restructuring of the Minor Leagues for 2021. A new owner hopes to join the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, an Empire State-based college summer league.