Doubleday Field is a small working baseball stadium a block from the Baseball Hall of Fame, used for amateur and collegiate games throughout the summer and for the annual Hall of Fame Classic — an exhibition game featuring Hall of Famers and former major league players that traditionally accompanies induction weekend.
The stadium dates from the 1930s WPA era, with a single grandstand along the first-base line and a simple outfield fence. It has an unpretentious charm that contrasts pleasantly with the scale and polish of the Hall of Fame museum nearby. The grass field is well-maintained, and watching a game here — surrounded by the hills of central New York with a small, knowledgeable crowd — is about as close as you can get to the mythological origins of the sport, regardless of the dubious history behind the myth.