Paterson, NJ

Paterson is located in northeastern New Jersey, north of Clifton, NJ and 10 miles west of New York City and the borough of the Bronx.

Hinchliffe Stadium, which was home to the New York Black Yankees and the New York Cubans of the Negro Leagues, was designated a national historic landmark by the National Park Service in 2014; it was the first facility dedicated solely to baseball to receive the coveted designation. After extensive renovations, it re-opened as the home of the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League in 2023. Another landmark is the ball field of Eastside High School, which is named for its most famous alumnus, Larry Doby; it was also the object of a major renovation project in 2024-2025.

Teams that have played here

• Paterson Silk Weavers, Atlantic League (1896-1898)
• Paterson Giants, Atlantic League (1899)
• Paterson Intruders, Hudson River League (1904-1907)
• Paterson Silk Citys, Atlantic League (1914)
• Paterson Silk Weavers, Atlantic League (1916)
• New Jersey Jackals, Frontier League (2023-)

Persons who were born here

• Tom Acker, pitcher
• Ray Bates, infielder
• Glenn Borgmann, catcher
• Johnny Briggs, outfielder
• John Cappa, minor league player
• Dick Cogan, pitcher
• Joe Connors, pitcher/outfielder
• Joe Cunningham, infielder
• Charles Dooley, minor league infielder
• Eddie Einhorn, owner
• Mike Jackson, pitcher
• Charlie Jamieson, outfielder
• John Kelly, catcher; manager
• Marquise Liverpool, minor league outfielder
• Bill Mallon, author
• Joe McGuckin, outfielder
• Spike Merena, pitcher
• George Merritt, outfielder
• Tom Murray, infielder
• Vince Naimoli, owner
• Steve Nicosia, catcher
• Ron Norman, minor league pitcher
• Danny O'Connell, infielder
• Ron Perranoski, pitcher
• Bill Pounds, pitcher
• Blondie Purcell, outfielder; manager
• Steve Ratzer, pitcher
• Andres Torres, outfielder
• Tom Vangelas, minor league infielder
• Michael Weiner, executive director of MLBPA
• Rube Wiggins, pitcher

Persons who died here

• John Cappa, minor league player
• Dick Cogan, pitcher
• Ralph DiLullo, minor league catcher
• Charlie Jamieson, outfielder
• John Kelly, catcher; manager
• Jim McCormick, pitcher
• The Only Nolan, pitcher
• Bill Pounds, pitcher
• Rube Wiggins, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Eastside High School
• John F. Kennedy High School
• Paterson Catholic Regional High School
• Paterson High School
• St. Bonaventure High School

Further Reading

• Dan Cichalski: "Refurbished Larry Doby Field dedicated in Hall of Famer's hometown", mlb.com, May 7, 2025. [1]
• Mark Newman: "NJ Negro Leagues park gets landmark status: Home of NY Black Yankees and Cubans, Hinchliffe Stadium earns elite distinction", mlb.com, April 16, 2014. [2]
• John Zinn: "A Stepping Stone to the Majors: The Olympic Base Ball Club of Paterson, 1874-76", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 52 Number 1 (Spring 2023), pp. 86-95.