TeamNew York Cubans
LocationNew York, New York
Closed1938
Capacity10,000
About Dyckman Oval
Located at Nagle Avenue and 204th Street in upper Manhattan's Inwood neighborhood, Dyckman Oval was the de facto home of Latin American baseball in New York during the 1920s and 1930s — primarily under the ownership of Alex Pompez, the Cuban-American executive who built it into a multi-sport venue hosting Negro League baseball, soccer matches, boxing, and Pompez's signature Cuban Stars and New York Cubans franchises. Martín Dihigo, perhaps the most versatile player in baseball history (he played every position including pitcher), starred here through the 1930s. The stadium was demolished in 1938 to make way for residential development.
Fun facts
- Owner Alex Pompez was both a Negro League executive AND a New York City numbers boss — convicted in 1937 in a high-profile racketeering case alongside Dutch Schultz associates.
- Hosted Joe Louis vs Roxborough boxing exhibition + Cuban Stars baseball + New York Football Yankees (early-era pro soccer) all in the same year.
- Pompez later became the New York Giants' chief Latin American scout — signing Willie Mays, Felipe Alou, Juan Marichal, and Orlando Cepeda over his MLB career.
- Site now occupied by the Dyckman Oval Houses — a NYCHA public housing complex named for the stadium that preceded it.
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