This is one of the greatest comeback stories in sports history.
Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J., was once the pride and joy of this industrial city 15 miles from Manhattan. Opened in 1932, it hosted Negro Leagues baseball games (including home games for the New York Black Yankees and New York Cubans) and saw some of the biggest stars in Black baseball pass through its doors—names like Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell. It also served as the home field for the city’s high school athletes, including Paterson native Larry Doby, who went on to break the American League color barrier.
