Dwyer Stadium, Batavia, N.Y.

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.

Quick Facts:

Location: Bank Street, Batavia, N.Y.
Opened: 1930 (stadium rebuilt 1996)
Home team: Batavia Clippers (1996-97), Muckdogs (1998-present), New York-Penn League
Capacity: 2,600

Chronological Tour: Stop 109

Rating: 3 baseballs

I never got to see a game at the old Dwyer Stadium. In my only attempt, in 1993, I drove all the way up from Charleston, W.Va., to catch a game only to get caught in a monsoon passing through Attica, just south of Batavia. That rainstorm was enough to cancel the game.

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.

While I don’t count Dwyer Stadium as an absolute must-see, it’s not the worst place to land on a weekday night if you’re in the mood for a ball game and you don’t want to go to Rochester or Buffalo.

Game #	Date	League	Level	Result
254	19-Jul-1997	NY-Penn	A	BATAVIA 6, Williamsport 1
622	16-Aug-2003	NY-Penn	A	Vermont 3, BATAVIA 2, 13 inn

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