Huggins-Stengel Field/Sports Complex

About Huggins-Stengel Field/Sports Complex

The New York Yankees trained in Crescent Lake Field (later Miller Huggins, then Huggins-Stengel) from 1925-1961, followed by the New York Mets (1962-1987), and the Baltimore Orioles (1992-1995). Huggins-Stengel Field is named after New York Yankees manager Miller Huggins and New York Yankees/New York Mets manager Casey Stengel. Baseball greats such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Cal Ripken Jr., Roger Maris, Tom Seaver, Daryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Nolan Ryan, and Willie Mays played at Huggins-Stengel Field. The field has not been raised or lowered and is virtually the same field baseball legends played on since 1925.

The field was dedicated in 1925 by St. Petersburg Mayor Al Lang and was “made to measure” for Babe Ruth who was the home run king at the time. Right field is about 390 feet from home plate to outer rim. The field was filled in and sodded to allow for a deep right field otherwise Babe Ruth’s drives would end up in the swamp.