Did you know? The following four ballparks are named after longtime GHTBL players, coaches, team sponsors and GHTBL Hall of Fame inductees:
1. Matthew M. Moriarty Field at Mt. Nebo park in Manchester, Connecticut – dedicated in 1975:
Matthew M. Moriarty Field
Matthew M. Moriarty Field
2020 Rainbow Graphics
Matthew M. Moriarty Sr. 1958
2. Ray McKenna Field at McAuliffe Park in East Hartford, Connecticut – dedicated in 1984:
Ray McKenna Field, East Hartford, CT
GHTBL Playoffs, McKenna Field, 2020.
Orioles at Jets, McKenna Field, 2021.
GHTBL Playoffs, McKenna Field, 2015.
Hartford Courant, October 30, 1981.
3. Frank J. McCoy Field at Henry Park in Vernon, Connecticut – dedicated in 2010:
Vernon Orioles banner, 2022
Frank J. McCoy Field, 2020
Frank J. McCoy Field marker
Honoring Frank McCoy, 2010
Frank McCoy June 22, 1990
4. Buzzy Levin Field at Pat Kidney Sports Complex in Middletown, Connecticut – dedicated in 2018:
Jerome “Buzzy” Levin Field, 2018.
The Levin Family, 2018.
Plaque at Buzzy Levin Field.
Buzzy & Harriet Levin, 2015.
Middletown Press, May 20, 1990.
Its amazing that no field has never been named after Gene Johnson. Truly the best of the best