Kinsley Park

Kinsley Park was an athletic field, used for professional football, minor league baseball and pro soccer, located in Providence, Rhode Island at the corner of Kinsley Avenue (north, third base) and Acorn Street (west, first base), across Acorn from the Nicholson File Company Mill Complex.

[1] In October 1927, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played an exhibition game at the park during their North American post-season barnstorming tour.

[2] The field is best known for hosting the first night game in NFL history on November 6, 1929, between the Steam Roller and the Chicago Cardinals.

Rather than lose a contest with a high probability for a nice payday, the historic night game was hastily scheduled.

Hoping to regenerate fan interest during the situation, the Gold Bugs had cobbled together an exhibition schedule.

L to R: Peter Laudati , Lou Gehrig , Tim O’Neil, Babe Ruth , and James Dooley at Kinsley Park, October 10, 1927