Doubleday Field is a baseball stadium in Cooperstown, New York named for Abner Doubleday and located two village blocks from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The grounds have been used for baseball since 1920, on what was Elihu Phinney's farm.
How much does it cost to rent Doubleday Field?
Rental of the field for a baseball or softball game ranges in price between $400 and $550 per game. The application process for the upcoming summer season begins the fall prior and continues throughout the season as space permits.
What is the history of Doubleday Field?
Built in 1920 on the historic farm of Elihu Phinney, Doubleday Field hosted the Hall of Fame Game between 1940 and 2008 during Induction Weekend to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The original stadium contained a wooden grandstand that was replaced in 1939 during a Works Project Administration effort to modernize the field.