Dwyer Stadium
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Batavia, New York 14020
.jpg) Exterior of Dwyer Stadium in 2018 | |
 Interactive map of Dwyer Stadium | |
| Location | 299 Bank Street Batavia, New York 14020 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°00′33″N 78°10′43″W / 43.009174°N 78.178722°W |
| Owner | City of Batavia |
| Operator | Genesee County Baseball Club |
| Capacity | 2,600 |
| Field size | Left Field: 325 feet Center Field: 400 feet Right Field: 325 feet |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1995 |
| Opened | June 24, 1996[1] |
| Construction cost | $3 million ($6.01 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Highland Associates[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Batavia Muckdogs (NYPL/PGCBL) (1996–present) Empire State Yankees (IL) (2012) Genesee Community College Cougars (NJCAA) | |
Dwyer Stadium is a 2,600 capacity stadium in Batavia, New York, situated in Genesee County. It opened in 1996 replacing the original stadium that was built in 1937, while the playing field is the original. The stadium is currently home to the Batavia Muckdogs of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league; the Genesee Community College Cougars of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA); and high school teams including the Notre Dame of Batavia Fighting Irish and Batavia Blue Devils.
State Street Park (1939–WWII)
The grandstand and surrounding structure of Dwyer Stadium may be new but the field and area hold over 80 years of professional baseball history. Originally built in 1939 the stadium underwent three names and stood until 1995 when being replaced by the new stadium, keeping the previous name.
State Street Park was built in 1939 and employed 17 local workers to construct. During the first season of play the stadium went unfinished and a snow fence had to be placed for each game to act as the outfield wall while chairs had to be borrowed from a local mortuary for seating. The works project continued through the first season but did not deter fans as 3,000, still a record for Batavia, attended the first game of professional baseball at State Street Park.
MacArthur Stadium (WWII–1972)
During World War II the name was changed to MacArthur Stadium after General Douglas MacArthur in an act of patriotism.
Dwyer Stadium (Original: 1973–1995)
Before the 1973 season the stadium found its final name, Dwyer Stadium, after Edward D. Dwyer, a long time team president that was instrumental in keeping the team in Batavia. The stadium was a wooden and covered grandstand that was famous in old time ballparks.
Dwyer Stadium (1996–present)
In 1995, it was officially announced Batavia would be getting a new $3 million stadium on the same location; the field would remain intact while the grandstand and seating would be torn down and replaced. Auburn and Batavia each got a stadium that was almost carbon copies of one another. The old Dwyer Stadium still has its place in the new stadium as the original Wall of Fame is still present behind the first base bleachers.