Erny Field

Errny Field is a baseball field at Mount Pleasant Avenue and Michener Street in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is adjacent to the former site of Temple Stadium. Erny Field was the home field of the Arcadia University baseball team from 2004 until 2017. The Temple University baseball team played its home games at the baseball field from 1927 until 2003.

Erny Field

Location	8122 Michener Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40°04′36.7″N 75°10′10.2″W
Field size	Left Field: 0 feet (0 m) Center Field: 400 feet (122 m) Right Field: 0 feet (0 m)
Surface	Natural grass
Tenants
Temple University (NCAA D-I) 1927–2013 Arcadia University (NCAA D-III) 2004–2017

The field is named for Charles Erny (1889-1963) a benefactor of Temple University and its athletic program.[1]

History

Temple University's baseball team played their home games at Erny Field from 1927 until 2003 when they moved to Skip Wilson Field.[2] Temple hosted East Coast Conference tournament games at Erny Field in 1978, 1980, and 1982.[3]

Arcadia University began playing its home games at the field in 2004 and completed a series of upgrades at the field in 2015. Arcadia releveled the field, installed a new irrigation system, rebuilt the home and visiting bullpen areas, and installed new batting cages down the first base line.[4] Arcadia's baseball team moved their home games to Skip Wilson Field in 2018.[5]

Erny Field has been the site of the Philadelphia Public League baseball championship.[6][7] Erny Field hosted Philadelphia Catholic League baseball playoff games in 1959 and from 1973 through 1979.[8]

See also

• Skip Wilson Field
• Temple Stadium

References

1. Hilty, James (2010). Temple University: 125 Years of Service to Philadelphia, the Nation, and the World. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9781439900215.
2. "A history of Temple Baseball 1927-2006". owlsports.com. Temple University Athletics. January 4, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2019. The Owls moved to a new home in 2004 on the Temple-Ambler Campus after spending the first 78 years at Erny Field in Cheltenham.
3. Blucas, Korey; Bongiovi, Cathy; Dunn, Ean; Capone, Lauren, eds. (2014). Temple Baseball History & Records (PDF). Philadelphia: Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. pp. 34–35.
4. "Erny Field Undergoes Renovations, Including New Infield, Batting Cages and Bullpens". arcadiaknights.com. Arcadia University Athletics. December 17, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
5. Burns, Caitlin (February 13, 2018). "Baseball Set to Play Home Games at Skip Wilson Field". arcadia.edu. Arcadia University. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
6. Bell, Daryl (June 11, 1982). "Washington wins Public League baseball crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 60. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Philadelphia High School Baseball, Recaps of Public League Title Games". TedSilary.com. Ted Silary. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
8. "Recaps of Catholic League Playoff Baseball Games, Through 1980". TedSilary.com. Ted Silary. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

External links

• The Baseball Cube: Erny Field Ballpark Profile
• Arcadia University: Facilities - Erny Field

Further reading