The field is named for Charles Erny (1889-1963) a benefactor of Temple University and its athletic program.

[2] Temple hosted East Coast Conference tournament games at Erny Field in 1978, 1980, and 1982.

[4] Arcadia's baseball team moved their home games to Skip Wilson Field in 2018.

[5] Erny Field has been the site of the Philadelphia Public League baseball championship.

[6][7] Erny Field hosted Philadelphia Catholic League baseball playoff games in 1959 and from 1973 through 1979.