RSV Pro Facilities Report March, 2013 Newark Bears | 450 Broad St Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: 973-848-1000 Fax: 973-621-0095 URL: www.newarkbears.com League: CanAm League, Single Division Venue Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, 450 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102 Built: 1999 Capacity: 6,200 Soft drink: Ticket prices Season tickets range from $349 to $349 Single tickets range from $10.00 to $10.00 Attendance 2011 average attendance: 997 2012 average attendance: 668
The ballpark was built as the home of the Newark Bears baseball team, as well as to the college baseball teams of the Newark campus of Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. It later became the home of the Bears. It was named in honor of Newark's now-defunct Yankees farm club and its Negro Leagues team. (Baseball, Facilities, Financial, Professional Sports)