Pynchon Park

Pynchon Park
	A poster promoting a Springfield Bicycle Club event in September 1883 when the stadium was known as Hampden Park
Location	Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°06′37″N 72°36′37″W / 42.1102°N 72.6103°W
Opened	1853
Closed	1966
Tenants
	Springfield Bicycle Club; Springfield Giants; Springfield Acorns

Pynchon Park, also known as Hampden Park and League Park, was a sports venue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1853 by the Hampden Agricultural Society. It has been host for horse racing, bicycle racing, college football games between Harvard and Yale, and lastly baseball. In 1966, it was destroyed by fire.^[1]

In 1885 and 1896, cycling's hour record was unofficially broken multiple times at Hampden Park.^[2]

College football

Date	Winning Team	Result	Losing Team	Event
November 23, 1889	Yale Bulldogs	52-0	Wesleyan Cardinals	Regular season game
November 16, 1889	Yale Bulldogs	6–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
November 22, 1890	Harvard Crimson	12-6	Yale Bulldogs	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
November 21, 1891	Yale Bulldogs	10–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
October 26, 1892	Yale Bulldogs	50–0	Springfield Pride	Regular season game
November 19, 1892	Yale Bulldogs	6–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
November 25, 1893	Yale Bulldogs	6–0	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
October 17, 1894	Yale Bulldogs	34–0	Dartmouth Green	Dartmouth-Yale Rivalry
November 24, 1894	Yale Bulldogs	12–4	Harvard Crimson	Harvard-Yale Rivalry
October 16, 1895	Yale Bulldogs	26–0	Dartmouth Green	Dartmouth-Yale Rivalry

References

^ Strahan, Derek (2017). Lost Springfield, Massachusetts. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-1-4671-3666-2.
^ McKay, Feargal (30 January 2018). "The Penny Hour - The Last Hour Record Set On A High-Wheeled Bicycle". Podium Cafe. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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[1] Strahan, Derek (2017). Lost Springfield, Massachusetts. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 131–137. ISBN 978-1-4671-3666-2.

[2] McKay, Feargal (30 January 2018). "The Penny Hour - The Last Hour Record Set On A High-Wheeled Bicycle". Podium Cafe. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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