McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, R.I.

Home of the Longest Game

Main entrance to the renovated McCoy Stadium, May-2010.

The seating bowl, after the renovation, Jul-2000.

Additional bleachers in the outfield only enhance the facility.

Quick Facts:

Location: Columbus Avenue and Pond Street, Pawtucket, R.I.
Opened: 1942 (renovated: 1999)
Home team: Pawtucket Slaters, New England League (1946-49); Pawtucket Indians (1966-67), Red Sox (1970-72), Eastern League; Pawtucket Red Sox, International League (1973-present; perhaps called Rhode Island Reds, 1976)
Capacity: 10,000

Chronological Tour: Stop 5

Rating: 3 baseballs

The new left-field cupola at sunset.

Baseball history was made 18-Apr-1981 at McCoy Stadium. That night, the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings played until after 4 in the morning without determining a winner. The game wound up going 33 innings, a professional record.

The venerable old park received a face lift prior to the 1999 season; the stadium was completely redone, and even the field moved a few feet to allow for 2,998 extra seats. I got back to it in 2000, and as you can see, it’s greatly improved. In any case, it’s still the real McCoy.

The park, pre-renovation (1995): Exterior | Field

Game #	Date	League	Level	Result
28	29-Jul-1988	International	AAA	Tidewater 5, PAWTUCKET 4
169	30-Jul-1995	International	AAA	PAWTUCKET 4, Syracuse 2
320	1-Aug-1998	International	AAA	Rochester 8, PAWTUCKET 1
409	8-Jul-2000	International	AAA	PAWTUCKET 4, Scranton 3
466	13-Jul-2001	International	AAA	Scranton 9, PAWTUCKET 5
1054	29-May-2010	International	AAA	PAWTUCKET 7, Norfolk 2
1133	1-Aug-2011	International	AAA	PAWTUCKET 4, Louisville 3

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